Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-25

daughter was gained: You are the
only man l have ever known to whom
would intrust my daughter" Mrs.
band in politics. Her i'll health has in
no wise deferred her from enjoying the
political honors he has won, nor has
it prevented her from being a wise
counselor. Her presence has time and
again served as an inspiration to her
husband. When political preferment
first came to former Governor McKin-
ley, it was his wife who convinced him
that he should accept. She believed
implicitly in his talents, and that his
service would be for the good of the
state she was certain. She has never
wavered in her faith in her husbands
convictions, and consequently she is
protectionist and believes the country
must have a protective tariff law.
She has confidence in him not only as
a public official, but as a man. Her
illness has been overcome by her af-
lection, and she has travelled thousands
of miles when she was weak in body
merely that she might be near him.
She has encouraged him by word, look
and presence, and he has in his knight
rocated the sacred affection. Her
home life has been short, for out of the
twenty-five years of married life, more
than twenty have been passed by her
husband in the public service. She
has lived in hotels, doubtless a source
regret, since her fragile body made it
more than imperative that she should
have a quiet place. She has never
complained, but has urged Governor
Mckinley to push forward in his pub
lie career Mrs. Mckinley spends most
of her time in coy apartment on the
second floor, and much of her leisure
is devoted to crocheting those dainty
little slippers which have so many
times brought sunshine Into gloomy
hospital wards i'll various parts of the
country. 1t is said that she has knit
ted over 1000 pairs of these slippers in
her twenty years of invalid life. In
appearance Mrs. Kinley is of medium
height, with brown hair and large deep
blue eyes. Although an invalid she
makes and receives calls and often
gees OH shopping tours. Mrs. Mckin-
ley cares little for dress, although her
toilets are always in excellent taste.
Her actual invalidism dates from thu
birth of their second child, in 1871
This child died in it's infancy and was
followed by the first child, a daughter
of three years, short time afterWard.
Her mother also died tbout this time.
These sorrows were more than she
could bear, and she has never re-
covered. At present in appearance
and in actual health her condition is
better than for several years prViOus.
Candidate for Vice President
Mr.. Hobart was educated as lawyer,
but has gone into manufacturing, aud
in which he represents large financial
interests, but does not own much stock
himself. He lives at Patterson and
may be considered the most public
spirited and influential citizen of that
place. He has a lovely home OIL the
principal street large frame house,
three stores high, of the old-fashioned
French style of architecture, with a
wide porch halfway around it, spa
cious yard, inclosed by a white pickej
fence, and few fine shade trees. A
recent addition to the rear is an art
gallery, with some fine pictures upon
the walls, which is also used as ball
room. Mrs. Hobart might be consid-
cred the social leader of Patterson and
entertains a great deal. but in an I'M
cstentatious way.
Mr.. Hobart is a native of New Jer-
sey, graduate of Rutgers college, 10
the class of '63, and went to Patterson
to study law with Socrates futile, who
for a time was the leader of the bar in
the northern part Of the state. He
soon became a partner, married Mr..
TuttIes daughter and took the corpora
ton business of the firm in his. hands.
AS counsel he naturally became dl-
rector in various companies, and when
they did not pay he generally was ap-
pointed receiver or manager, so that
after a time he drifted out of the law
into the active charge of manufacture
ing establishments owned by his eli
ents. He was receiver and afterward
president of the New Jersey Midland
railway, the New York, Susquehanna &
Western, the Montc1air railroad, the
Jersey City & Albany road and other
small lines at one time or another, and
has reorganized them and put them on
their feet or sold them out to other and
stronger associations. He is at pres
ent a director in several railways, in
Guiding the Lehigh Valley, and last
December was selected as an arbitra-
tor to settle the differences OF the Joint
Traffic association. He is president of
the local gas company, the water COM
pany, a street railway company and
the First National bank, and is a di-
rector in the great Barbour Thread
company, the Pioneer Silk company
and various other manufacturing cor
poration.
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