The sun., 1896-06-20
REPUBLICAN, TICKET NOTES.
McKinleH IL SO; Hobart is Sc.

States in recent years have been 50 often candi-
dates for elective oflcc before the people as Nc
Kinley md Hobart Major Mckinley was first
n candidate in 1868 when elected prosecuting
attorney OF Stark county, o., and beginning In
1876. he was continuously n candidate for Con-
gress in the Canton district, and always sue
| cessfui He was defeated in 1890. and
elected Governor OF Ohio In 1901 and reelected
In 1898. His majority when reelected was four
times greater than when first chosen. Mr..
Hobart began his political career us candi-
date for elective Office more than twenty
years ago rs Republican nominee for
tho Trenton Senate In Paterson. After
ward he was sont to the Now Jersey Senate
from his district, and In the several contests In
| which he engaged he was generally successful.
| President Harrison when nominated in 1883
had been a candidate for elective office but once
| previously (for Governor OF Indiana In 1870
and been defeated. Gcn. Arthur in 1880 and
Mr.. Reid in 1892. Republican candidates for
the Vcc-Presidency, had never previously been
nominees for elective Office.
Tho population OF Canton, Gov. McKinley's
! home town, was $4,000 by tho last Federal GEN.
sus. The population or Paterson. n. j.. of
| which Mr.. Hobart Is n distinguished resident,
was by the same census $4,000. Aaron Burr.
third Vice President Of the United States. was
| q native Of New Jersey.
The first candidate for Vice. President nomi.
mated by n Republican National Convention was
a resident OF New Jersey-willam L. Dayton
| chosen by tho National Convention at Phila-
delpha in 1856. Mr.. Hobart, the Republican
candidate for Vice-President this year. comes
| from the same State.
| Prior to the beginning OF tho civil war and
since tho close of the civil war the Republican
party had as its Presidential candidates men
| having mi IN NJ spry yiroi In Gcn
| Fremont tho first nominee OF the Republican
| party, entered the army ns a Sccond Lieutenant
| and rendered distinguished service during the
| Mexican war The military record OF Gen.
Grant was the chief element of political availa-
bility In 1868 Hayes enlisted In 1851 In the
Twentythrd Ohio Infantry and commanded a
| brigade ut Winchester. Garfield served in the
Forty-second Ohio Volunteers and took an
active part In the battle OF Chickamauga
| Gen. Harrison went to war with the Seventeen
Indiana Infantry and mustered out OF
service In June, 1868 with the rank OF Major
| General. William Mckinley enlisted in the
war rs private in the Twenty.thrd Ohio In
fantry md was n brevet Major at tho close of
the civil conflict. The list OF soldier cand ddates
before and since the civil war was broken only
by the nomination OF Mr.. Blaine in 1854. While
| the Republicans have generally nominated
candidates with military records for President,
their cc-'residcntinl candidates have, all OF
| them except ten. Logan. defeated in 1884. been
| civilnns-Day Hamlin. johnson, ColfaI,
Wilson, Wh"rlrr. Arthur, Morton, Reid, and
Hobart. Gen. Arthur got his title from service
from 1860 to 500 Engineer. In. Chief on Gov.
| Morgan's stan.
Gov. Mckinley was married in 1871. Senator
Hobart m'.rri"d IN 500. Mckinley was 20
when he was married: Hobart was o5.
| Both Mckinley and Hobart are campaign
speakers. Mr. Mckinley for many years has
| been one OF the most forceful and popular OF the
| Republican "campa!gners" in Ohio and Mr..
| Hobart has occurred like position among the
| campaign orators OF New Jersey. In the Pres!-
dental election Of 1892 both took IN active
| part. Mr.. Mckinley making n campaign tour OF
| the country In the interest of HARRISON and Mr..
| Hobart, who was New Jerseys member OF tho
| Republican National Committee. taking an
active part in the fight in that State. An Ohio
| President would be no new thing. A New Jer-
| sey Nice-Prcsident would be a political novelty,
for no resident Of tina. state heretofore nomi.
mated for the Office OF Vice President has been
| elected. New Jersey ha,. a Presidential cand!-
date In 1852 and again in 1864. Both were de-
fea,ed.
| Ohio. from which State the Republicans have
taken their Presidential candidate. has never
been lost to the Republican party in Presi-
dental contest since its establishment in 1856.
| New Jersey. from which state the Republicans
have their Vice. prcs!lcntial ca nd date this year
| has never been carried by tho Rcpuhlican in
| Presidential election since the foundation OF tho
| Repubica party, with the exception OF 1872.
when the detection OF od-!ine Democrats from
the Greeley and brown ticket were strong enough
| TO throw the electoral vote Of New Jersey into
| the Republican column.
Few candidates for President and for Vice
! President OF the United States in recent years
| have been natives OF the State Of which they
wcro residents when nominated. Mr.. Lincoln.
| though an Illinois man. was born In KcntucKy.
| Gen. Grant OF Illinois and Gen. Harrison of In
| diana were born in Ohio. Mr.. blaine OF Maine
| was n native OF Pennsylvania. Henry Wilson OF
| Massachusetts. Rcpublic candidate for Vice
| President IN 1872, was n native Of New IIamp-
| shire. Gen. Arthur. New York's representative
| on the Republican ticket OF 1850. was n native
OF Vermont; SO was Mr.. Morton. New York's
| representative on tho Republican national
| ticket OF 1888 and Mr. Reid. New York's rep
resentatiye on the Republican national ticket OF
| 1902, was born in Ohio ON tho Democratic
| side, in recent years. tho rule record has been
about the same. Gov. Hendricks an Ohio
man, nominated for Nice-prcsident In 1870
and again In 1884. born in Ohio
| Allen G.. Thurman. though buckeye
| by residence. was n native OF Lynchburg. Va,
and Adlai Stevenson Of Illinois was born in
Kentucky. The Republican ticket of this year.
Mckinley and Hobart, Is made up OF two candi-
dates born md reared in the States from which
they are accredited politically. Mr.. Mckinley
was born In the town OF Niles, o.. fifty miles
northwest OF Canton. Mr.. Hobart wns born In
| Long Branch, Monmouth county. y. j. forty
miles south OF Paterson. where he resides.
| The first Mckinley banner to appear In New
| York was put up more than u month ago Mt tho
/ headquarters of the Mckinley League, 20 East
| Twenty-second street. 1t has been up ever
| Since and 1t Is q fair guess even In politics.
where thero is lIttlo that Is certain, that 1t will
continue there throughout the present canvass.
| There Is already disquIctng rumor that Mr..
Hobart Is TO he called lIustliug Hobart" by his
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