New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26

| to the times and the issues. NO MAJ e'e' ' ~
| a reader or happier faculty OF making iienua
| and keeping them. When 1t became known 'ii'
| he might be put forward for Vice-Presideh., tne
proposition met with glad response from thV th
sands Of men of influence in every part Vi '"e
country who felt that II would be 10 them 81
pleasure to promote his canvass IT,, nil,
His position in Paterson. where he lives WI. WI,
| serve to give an indication OF the quahties INA
are dominant in his nature 1t is manufacture
| ing city. -. A. p,t
About thirty years ago Mr.. Hobart went to pa az
erson as a law student. having been graduated
! from Rutgers In 1863. He had clear neid before
him, with nothing especially to help MN anu
| nothing to hinder hi ! in an e1ort 70 WIN an !,
| honorable position In Tie community ne suuuieu
for his profession in the Office of Socrates Tuttie
! BY 1869 he had become lawyer ana mEIiieI
| Mr. Tuttles daughter. Two years more iounu
| elected to the Assembly and he was maze
| Speaker in his second year. In 1876 ms ielio"
| citizens Of Passaic County SEM MN 70 tns otao .
| Senate and In 1881 he was chosen fresiuenl ol
! that BODY. For eleven years he was chairman
| OF the Republican State Committee. ana since
! 1884 he has been New-Jerseys representative
on the National Committee being for most oi
| the time vice-president and member OF the
| Executive Committee.
REMARKABLE TALENT FOR BUSINESS.
In business Mr.. Hobarts experience has been
even more extensive than in politics. HIS
single had not been hanging out long before
he began to promote enterprises OF considera-
bic Importance In all of these corporations ne
| became a stakeholder by virtue OF his services
| and usually he also served as counsel ana ul-
| rector Thus the foundations or his fortunes
were laid. When the hard times OF the ~ cdiie !,
| ON his interests were already numerous ana
! so diverse that 1t required all ms energy anu
Judgment to carry them through, put ne pore
| the burden manfully and made steady progress
| in power and in the estimation OF MS business
| associates. He was first receiver ana theh i1i
a short time president of the New-Jersey Miu-
| land Railroad. which was reorganized INTO the
| Vor
| receiver of the Montclair Railroad. the Jersey
| City and Albany Railroad and the FIRST Natlonai
! Bank Of Newark He was selected last oecem-
her as one of three arbltrators to hear ana settle
all differences that may arise between the mem
| bers Of the Joint Traffic Association ia,
| To mention and describe all the concerns WIN
| which he is now connected would be long task
Here are some of them re is president OF the
Passaic Water Company Of the Acquh ckanonh =
! Water COMPANY Of the Morris County Railroad
| and of the Paterson Electric Railway companies.
! a director OF the New-York. Susquehanna ana
Western Railroad and the Lehgh an9 HUDSON
River Railroad companies. OF the First Natlonai
| Bank Of Paterson OF the Paterson savings IN
| stituton. the Barbour Brothers Company. the
4, Barbour Flax Spinning Company, the Pioneer
SILK Company the Peoples Gas Light Company
! and the Paterson Electric Light Company; coun-
| sci for the East Jersey Water Company, the
| West Milford Water Storage Company. the Mont
clair Water Company. and other allied interests.
| and a director in the Long Branch Water Com
| pany and the Highland Water Company. Into all
| Of these and many other ventures he has brought
! force. enthusiasm and executive Capacity 'hat
! are admirable as they are rare.
HIS STANDING IN PATTERSON.
Ii is not too much 10 say that he Is regarded
| as the leading man Of Paterson. His beautiful
! home at Carroll and Ellison SITS. a picture OF
which is presented In these columns is the centre
| of the social amenities of the town. and there
are none who bear larger part in the local char
| tiles and good undertakings than himself and his
| wife.
The house has been altered slightly since the
picture from which the accompanying sketch
| Is taken was made An addition on the Ellison
| ST. side has been fitted up an art gallery.
| and II already contains tasteful collection OF
paintings to which frequent additions are made.
1t is we'll understood among those who have
! Mr. Hobarts confidence that II the nomination
comes to MIN he will take II with sense OF graf
| incation but II II goes elsewhere the fact VIII
| not worry him. Three years from now the
| Legislature Of New-Jersey Will elect United
| States Senator to succeed James Smith. IT, and II
II Is controlled by the Republican party, as seems
likely Carrot A. Hobart is likely to be It's choice.
| providing. Of course he ia not already Vice.
| President His friends also say that he may rea-
| sonabiy aspire to place In the Cabinet OF a
| Republican President and II none " these things
| are destined to be his he may st be the re-
| markable leader that he IL. without either the
honors or the responsibilities Of Office