Milford chronicle., 1930-11-14

IL. he recognizes. no arlSJOcracy IN
himself or others, except of person
al worth. Nobody ever got. any
where with Coleman DUPONT by be-
ing afraid of him or by kotowing. He
liked the people who talk back, +"
man to man, when they had some
thing to say, and above all, he low
ed the people who could give and
take a joke. Both by training and
temperament he was hard work
er, one of the hardest workers
among the successful business men
of his generation, and what is more
rare the very spirit of good fun and
hearty play. His ability to turn in
stantly from the keen consideration
of business transactions with mil
lions at stake, gay frolic with
children, little or grown-up, was a
continual delight and surprise to his
friends.
Associate Of JOansOn
One of Coleman duPont's associ-
ates from boyhOod was the late Tom
L. Johnson, the well-known mayor
of Cleveland. Coleman duPont's first
venture in the iron business wGG in
Tom Johnson's company in Penn
sylvania. Later, when both men
were engaged elsewhere a resident
of Johnstown tells of Coleman du-
Pont dropping in at her house for a
friendly chat with herself and her
husband. She was without a ser
want at the time and was preparing
a very simple supper for her fam
lily. Mr.. dupont made himself at
home in the kitchen and although |
he could not stay to enjoy the sup
per which he saw in preparation he
asked if he could bring two old far
mers to supper the next night. His
friends were only too glad to enter
tain him and any friends he choose
to bring. He insisted that the sup
per the next night should be exact
ly the same as the one prepared
while he sat with his feet to the
range and enjoyed the appetiZing
whiffs of fried hOminy. At noon the
next day the husband called his wife
on the telephone and said: do you
know who those two old farmers are
that Coleman DUPONT is bringing to
our house to supper tonight? They
are Alexander Cassatt, president of
he Pennsylvania Railroad and Tom
Johnson, the mayor of Cleveland"
For few minutes they debated bOr-
owing a cook and waitress from
some of their more fortunate neigh
lOrs, hut finally decided to let
Coleman" have his joke and need
ess to say nobody enjoyed it more
han the ''two old farmers"
Always Democratic
General DUPONT was always DEM
'cratic. 1t was not difficult to know
i'm. If he met man once he knew ]
lin every time that he did meet
lin. Frequently before he was Uni
ed States Senator he would ride to t
lis home at 8O8 Broome street on
he West Eighth street electric line. ]
One night as he was going out he
oticed, it was before the day of !
cars, that the con-
uctor was having a hard time to /
ollect his fares and give the sig 4
ais to start and stop the car. The
eneral was standing in the back of {
ne car.
Get your fare and 1 will run this 7
nd of the car" he called to the con- &
uctor.
The conductor willing and for Y
distance of a dozen blocks the q
eneral helped old women on and
If the car and gave the signals to S
art and stop like veteran.
Many of his friends declared that F
D matter how old he might get he
ould always be boy and it was Z
lis bOyish way which made him
lie popular man that he was. Magic f
I'd a particular charm for him and F
: could do tricks with the facility
professional. He delighted to M
ltertain his friends in that way. ri
Lived On Broom Street
The generals home in Whining fl,
n was at 808 Broom street but he H
Id summer home at the Hillside
i'll near Wilmington and another A
Cambridge, Md, where he went re
rest His rest there consisted of
ing work which he could not do at b
S office and while resting as he til
lied 1t, he worked out a number
plans for big things which he 9id. 10
he liked politics he had
real inclination for Office until X
lvernor Denney asked him to ac-
pit the position of United States Co
nator. He felt that it was his duty
accept when the position was Of CO
red him. When once defeated and GI
en- asked to be candidate for the
cOnd time he accepted with de- lo
to win and he did win. Re-
During the World War he went to
rope to straighten out the admin Kt
ration of Young Mems Christian th
sociation affairs in company with
Ter big business men and he did ro
He showed so much vigor that N.
: French war Office paid especial
ention to getting him from place Ia
place and on one occasion sent a
ecial train to take him. While ga
road he made a complete inspec- j
and ne got to the front or to Ia
y place where he desired to go. Si
he made up his mind to do thing j
did it and the French found he Ha
S doing things there. Da
Fought salisbury
General DUPONT was always inter frs
ed in the militia and it was sell Be
n that he missed an encampment
the National Guard of the State Jat
! interest was an incentive to ev- thi
man in the guard to take an in |
est because he was one of them Bic
was glad to be with them. /