Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-06-30
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people of this country entertain
such a high regard as they do
for Mr.. Mckinley would consent
to become the standard bearer
of a cause that has ought upon
us all of our woe and the contin-
! uation of which will make pros
perity impossible.
But the people will vote for
measures not men this year, and
| Mr.. Mckinley as the representa-.
tive of an un-American measure
will go down to defeat.
| The nominee for vice president
is from New Jersey-of course.
! Mr.. Hobart has no national re-
putation. In 1871 he began as
| city counsel of Peterson, N. J.
Then he was sent to the state as
sembly and the state senate, and
| for eleven years he has been
chairman Of the republican state
committee, and for twelve years
New Jerseys representative on
the national committee. He is
a man of large wealth, and is
manager or director of a score of
railroad and manufacturing com
panies.
Concerning Mr.. Hobart the
| the New York World of June Is,
| two days before his nomination,
said:
Under the terms of a bargain
made last autumn Carrot A. Ho-
bart of New Jersey is favored by
| Mckinley and his managers for
the vice presidential nomination.
In return Mr., Hobart delivers TO
Mckinley the vote Of the New
Jersey delegation. Many of the
New jersey delegates prefer
| Reed or some other candidate to
| Mckinley. But they are polite
ally the property of Mr.. Hobart
and must suppress their per-
sonal differences in the interest
of his am bition. ,:
With the support, Of the Nc
Kinley= mana gers thus obtained:
Mr. Hob bart. is boomed', for the
nomination for second place.
Whossis< Hobart then? What
are his qualifications?
The principal purpose of the
vice presidency is TO provide a
worthy successor to the president
in the event of death, resignation
or disability. The vice president
is presumably the second choice,
of his party for president, and he
ought at least to be a man fit for
the succession which is likely to
occur at any time -.
John Adams was the first vice
president, Thomas Jefferson the
second, Aaron Burr, John G.
Calhoun, Elbridge Gerry, George
Clinton and Martin Van Buren,
wereall elected to that Office on
their merits as men ftto be presi-
dent in the event of a vacancy.
A long line of strong men con-
tinued to fill the place until the
new system of boss rule by dick
er made of vice presidential NOM
nations a bid for cam paign sub
scriptions in the 'ssame fellow
like Phelps" spirit, or a ground of
Of bargaining for delegates, as in
Hobart's case. = ==s <.Ss: -
- Hobart is ;al rich corporation
lawyer, eorp0dr anton reorganizer
and ceivero of corporations. He
is president Of the monopoly
known as the 9 East Jersey
Water company, :" with headquar- !
tiers in Wall Street, and is re-.
Iputed to receive $4,000 a year:
as one of the arbitrators OF. the.
nat o11al rail- road pool, d conspir !
lacy against the people, every
Ime mber Of which would be now
in state prison if the present at.
Itorney general and his predeces-:
sor, had done their duty.
His political experience has
consisted Of service III the two.
house of the New Jersey legis-
lature, on the repub lican national
committee and as @ boss in New
Jersey poll les 80
proposal ttoino innate such a
man for presid dent ould be. re-.
Ifgarded as grotesq ue affront.
Iof:the popu1ar intel ligence ct:
the Mckinley ID hangers have.
lbargained put him, if they cam
into positio on Whe e the deathof
lone man would make him presi-.
dent the Init State
l55 IS lam ntablA departure
from sound atrada iitions reckless
gam 1eing e, ali ms to
sinteI1 genceof the people
above faint indi