New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15

exertions and business acumen. He = "A trustee
or administrator OF hundreds II estates ana ne
has money invested in many o. the gllt-edged
properties In New-Jersey and New YORK. years
ago he foresaw the future in store for electricity
as a motive power and an illuminant. and ne put
money into trolley and electric Hight companies.
Mr.. Hobart was born in Long Branch in 1914.
He was graduated from Rutgers College twenty
years later and began the study Of Law In the
office of Socrates futile. In Paterson. lie was
successfully chosen CITY Counsel Of Paterson
and County Counsel for Passaic. In M he was
elected 10 the House Of Assembly vas reelected
the following year and chosen Speaker He was
twice elected 10 the State Senate and in 1881 and
1882 was President OF that body. AS Speaker Of
the House and President Of the Senate he won the
praise Of all his associates, and there Is not liv
Ing man who ser, ed in either House with him
who would not cheerfully testify to his fairnes1
and ability.
Since Mr.. Hobart lef' the State Senate he has
sought no office for himself, but there has been
no State or National campaign in oil those years
without his aid As a member Of the Republican
National Committee he has been active and en-
ergetic. and It IS said that he could have been
chairman Of the committee four years ago. To
him WAC due the nomination Of John ". Grlggs
for Governor OF Ncw-Jersey last year. The re-
sult was a splendid vindcation OF his wisdom and
MANAGEMENT. as Mr.. Grggs not only elected
az the first Republican Governor for nearly three
decades. but had the extraordinary majority Of
10000.
How different Mr. Hobart is from the tribe Of
rolftIcal bosses is best known by the men Whom
ne has helped elect to various offices.
Hobart Is a peculiar man." said Senator Will
Jams Of Passalc. to a Tribune representative In
Trenton last winter. During the time that was
q member Of the Assembly, and while nave pee"
in the Senate. | can't remember him asking me 10
vote for or against any measure OF person WIN a
single exception, and that was IN me case 81
bill affecting Rutgers College. III unit ih7'aii0.
he merely asked me to look into the matter ana
see IL | could consistently support IT, nav
gone 10 him on more than one occasion |" AK III
that knew 90 much, Il no. more than ne dlu
ON the subject and IL would be SAFER 10 loii""
my own judgment. Boss? on no. ne h'''i ""'
built for u boss" , ..,.
Another Republican Of prominence makes TINS
statement of the reasons why he should be noihl-
mated: ,,, r,.,
"New-Jersey Is going to aGk for the wee,
dency because we think are cntteu 70 -
New-York has had 1t for four years cohsectLNeIy
and one Vice President-Arthur- became ifeSi-
dent for almost "A full term. Maine has hau
nominee for President and Vice President New
Jersey has never hitherto In the HE 81 inc ~
publican party been in position to aek for any
thing We nave not counted IN the EicO 80. W.
lege Our Democracy has been too straight
Now we are Republican. We can carry tie
State for Mckinley and Hobart We are gong 70
the Convention to ask the Republican party OF
the Nation to encourage us. and TO make assuT-
ance douDly sure by giving to Ne%-Jersey me
Presidency Our splendid victories in the
elections of 1893 "a and % make II practically
sure that we shall carry the State in 1876. .
"Protecton Ia strong with us. with cahui-
date for Vice President on the ticket from our
state, there will be added state pride and per-
sonal enthusiasm TO the contest which will sweep
all before It."