Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-22
NATIONAL POLITICS.
MAKES THE SENATE DEMOCRATIC.

UHio EopiJ w q HucIf.
II am satisfied with the position ha,
taken and have no regrets. l should ha,
walked out of the Republican con ventio
had been single and alone instead {
with the bravest band of men who eve
left party that they might still kee
their principles"
The Colorado delegation who Wake
, out of the convention were: Henry n
Teller, F. O. Goudy, j. W. Rockefeller, ,
NJ. Downing, A. M. Stevenson, j. l
Vivian, G. j. Hart and G. H. Bricker
stein.
From Idaho-F. T. Dubois, W. s
Sweet, Price Haley, A. B. Campbell, B. 1
Rich and Alexander Robinson.
From Nevada-A. G. Cleveland, Enoc
Strother, j. B. Overton and W. p. Phil
lips, leaving G. H. Sproule and G. F. Pur
ritan in their seats.
From Utah-F. j. Cannon, Clarence AL
len and Thomas Kearns.
From Montana Charles l. Hartman
only and from South Dakota, r. Il. Petit
grew.
The others constituting the twenty
three we're from scattering states ant
territories.
1t was we'll understood among the bolt
ing delegates that, while only one
delegate from Montana, Congressman
Hartman, went out in the bolt, the full
delegation was in perfect sympathy with
tine movement, including Senators Carte,
and Mantle. They had differences Of
opinion about the necessity of going
boldly out of the hall, some of them TAX
ing the position that it would be just as
effective for the delegation to remain in
their seats silent and without participat.
ing in the proceedings as it would to
walk out. It is confidently expected that
the Montana delegation will be found
working in perfect harmony with their
boiling colleagues.
Counting Senators Cartsr and Mantle
and the four senators, Teller, Dubois,
Cannon and Pettigrew, who went out,
there are six United States senators who
participated in the protest against the
gold plank. They constitute almost one
seventh of the Republican strength in the
senate.
Their detection reduces the Republican
representation in the senate to thirty
eight and makes the Republican vote one
less than that of the Dem ocrats. All this,
of course, depends upon the extent to
which Carter and Mantle join in the in
dependent movement. The silver men
regard this as one of the strongest
grounds of vantage occupied by them.
THE NOMINEE FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Garret August Hobart was born June
3, 1874, in Monmouth county, Nj. His
fathers name was Addison w., and moth
er's Sophia. Hobart's father was
school teacher, but later became far
mer.
His early life was spent in Monmouth
county within sight of the historic revo-
lutionary battlefield of Monmouth, and
his early education was obtained in the
common schools of Newark and Patter-
son neighborhood. Later, at the age of
II, he entered Rutgers college, New
and spent four years there,
graduating with high honors when 21
years old. He went to Patterson and
commenced the study of law in the Office
of Socrates Tuttle, destined to become
his father-in-law later in life. After
spending three years in the law Office he
was admitted to the practice of law in
The state of New Jersey and worked up
arge and remunerative practice, being
,ounsel of the city and county govern
nents.
He was early identified with politics,
out sought no political Office until 1873,
vhen he was elected a member of the
tate legislature. The next year, 1874,
le was reelected and was made speaker |
If the assembly by unanimous vote of his
colleagues. In 1875 he was elected state
enator from the Patterson district, and |
hree years after was given the place as
president of the upper body of the assem-
,ly.
A number of times he was solicited to
lccept the nomination for cong ressman
rom his home district, but would not ac-
'ept. In 1880 he was the Republican
,ominee for United States senator, but
he assembly being overwhelmingly DEM
,cratic he failed to secure the coveted |
|eat, the honor falling to John R. Mo
oherson. Mr.. Hobart was chairman Of
he Republican state executive commit
ee for twelve years, and New Jersey
member of the national committee since
684.
He was married to Jennie Tuttle, the
laughter of Hon. Socrates Tuttle, under
vhom he had studied law, July 20, 1866,
md has one son living, Garrett Augustus,
low IL years old. He was appointed one
II the receivers of the New Jersey Midland
abroad, and Hugh Mccullough, of New
FORK, was joint receiver, looking after
he New York interests of the road. Later,
'nder the direction of the court, he be-
anne the sole receiver, and reorganized
he road under the name of the Susque-
Ianna Western. At the time of the re.
eivership there were large amounts ow-
ng to the army of employees, and Mr.. Ho-
art claims the credit of hiring legal
ounsel to see that their interests we're
protected against those of numerous pre-
erred creditors. In acknowledgement for
his fair treatment the mon passed resolu.
ions thanking him for the interest taken
D their behalf.
On December 12, 1895, he was ap-
pointed one of the three arbitrators for
he Joint Traffic association lines, in,lud-
ng thirty-two roads. The purpose of
he arbitration commissioners is TO pre-
ent discrimination aud protect the lndi-
idual lines in all their rights. The ar
itrators have not, nor can they have any
'ecuniary interest in the roads com-
rised under the association.
Complaint was made that the exist.
nee of the board was contrary to the
urpose and intent of the interstate CON-
,erce act, but Judge Wheeler, of ver-
,ont, has recently decided that it's exist
nee was not only legal, but necessary
Or the protection of shippers from dis.
rimination by rebates or otherwise.
Mr.. Hobart has been in public life in
lev Jersey ever since he was 20 years of
ge, but his most recent triumph, and one
, which he prides himself most, is his
Anticipation in the state campaign in
ev Jersey, which resulted in the sslec.
ion Of John W. Griggs, the first Repub-
can governor the atata has had In thirty