The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22

HOBART COMESHOME
Tail of the Mckinley Kite
Reaches His Native
State.
FELLOW TOWNSHEH WELCOME HIN
Paterson Was Noisy Saturday But
Will Be Noisier To-
night.
FELLOW ToWNSHEB WELCOME HIN

out II WdS HUIillnS TO THE great llHle
Paterson will have this evening when
it formally welcomes home .'her own
Gus Mr.. Hobart arrived in this city
a little after six o'clock in a special car
Although it had been announced thai
he was on the train there were only 4
few to welcome him Those and the
delegates who were Mr.. Hobart's fell
sow passengers. made up in noise wha.
they lacked IN numbers and the recep-
tion was hearty one. Mr.. Hobart was
in the best of spirits and excellent good
hurnor, Notwithstanding the labors of the
convention and fatigues of the Fiomeward
journey. He shook hands with all who
put out their hands TO him and bowed
and smiled at the applause and cheers
which greeted him
He took the 7.52 train from Jersey City
on the New York, Susquehanna and
Western Railroad and arrived in Pater-
son at twenty minutes to eight O'Clock.
1t was at his desire that no formal and
public demonstration was made. Every
preparation had been made to accord
to him all the honors of a returning vic
ter. This quiet. democratic man. whom
Patersonians call Gus telegraphed
though, that he wished his home coming
to be attended with as little public cere-
moniai as possible.
This was for two reasons First, be-
cause the Republican candidate is the
most unassuming of men, and, second,
because an old and valued friend of his
family, Miss Blauveit, is lying danger
ously Ill at his houses
He Saannad fo haua v,oa1a ar-arv, offorf
to get home without anybody knowing
it. Re d;a not until late Saturday after
noon send word TO his family that he
had left ST. Louis All sorts of rumors
were aloat fixing the return of the candi-
dase at any time from ten o'clock satur-
day evening until Monday morning The
Committee of Arrangements, upon the
receipt Of a message. Immediately
counterma nded al orders for the public
reception.
Word was sent to al the surroundings
towns to postpone the visit Of their dele
cations until tonight.
The preparations took on a new in
terest when it was announced that Mr..
Hobart desired that if any public recep-
tion were given to him that it be en-
tfrely non-psrtisaun. With the excep-
tion CT a few persons. who had inside
anforrnation Paterson believed that Mr..
Hobart would not reach there until mid
night or long after
There were only about two hundred
persons at the railroad station when the
train moved slowly to its place next to
the platform. A red faced man, en-
s1usiastic and ungrannaitical, stood on
car platform, and pointing to the
smoking Gag, yelled That's him.
There VS. a rush toward the front of
the train Summer girls waved their lace
pocket lsandkerch;efs and cheered, and
roughly clad worlzingmen tossed their
esouch hats in air. There was "a naingling
of white straws, silk hats and derbys.
and over this rocking sea of fleadgear
appeared the serene and good natured
face of Garret A. Hobart, Republican
candidate for Vice President of the
United States. He bowed and lifted his
nat
Then the Paterson men and women for
got for the time that they had agreed
not TO be truly enthusiastic until Mon
day night. They gave three ringing
cheers. They rushed through the sta
ton pen nell and surrounded Mr. Ho-
bart's carriage. He looked upon the
crowd with the inperturbable good
nature which Paterson knows so well.
He appeared like man who was glad
to get home, for to him his home is a
haven of rest.
He was tired yet his good nature did
not fail him. He leaned over and shook
hands nan with man with jumper and q
He nodded to group Of factory girls
ana shook hands with fellow clubman
sturdy 1rishrnan, vino worked on the
ralroad raj. raised his hat and Yelled
and niver called to nind?''
Ine crowd gave three ringing cheers
Ter the next Vice President of the
Lnifed States" Mr. Hobart lifted his
say that he considered it an honor to
come back to Paterson A monster
bouquet. which had been presented to
him in Newark by the Republicans Of
Essex county was put in the front seat
and the driver WAS enrneshed in tangle
or roses In the carriage with Mr. Ho-
bart were Arthur 3. Pearce, Chairman
q the County Republican Committee:
General William Barbour. " illia1n AssBasz
borr, A. Hobart Tuttle, HIS brother-ill-
law; Major John r. Beam and Albert A.
wilcox, his law partner. The crowd fol-
lowed the carriage for several blocks.
and then Withdrew before the house was
FIRST to greet him at the house was
his wife. She walked down the steps
with extended hands. He kissed her ten
derry and they two walked into the
house together She was proud of him.
and every look showed it. First he
talked with her moment ana then
turned to meet the other members Of
his household and a few family friends
swho were standing on tne piazza. Among
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