Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-25
Hobart for Vice President,

Inc republican National Conven-
tion made a very strange choice for
Vice President, in nominating Mr..
Garret a. Hobart Of New Jersey. He
is comparatively unknown outside of
his own State, and even there he is not
as prominent as Senator Sewell, Gov
ernor Griggs, or several other Republi-
cans who might be mentioned.
As a matter Of fact, Mr.. Hobart was
nominated because Mark Hanna had
picked him out as McKinley's running
mate, and the convention was perfectly
willing to do as Hanna desired. The
latter preferred Morton but tho willy
New York Governor declined to accom-
modato the big Ohio boss. He knows
what it is TO be Vice. President, and no
doubt greatly prefers to be Governor Of
New York.
just why Hanna should have selected
Hobart is not easy to understand. lIe
is not a man Of immense wealth, and
his State is not one Of great political
Importance 1t has but ten electoral
votes, and it is not sure Republican
State, by any means. Only once, in
lai2, was its electoral vote east for a
Republican candidate for President.
Possibly, however, Hanna looted upon
New Jersey as the only doubtful East
crn State, and therefore took her
fayorite son, in tho person of Ito
bart, when Morton positiye!y refused
to accept his oycrtufeH.
Mr. Hobart is prominent in New
Jersey Iplitics, anI has been Speaker
OF the Assembly and President Of tho
state senate. At homo he is highly
esteemed. Above all, he is consistent
sound money man, which is more than
can be said Of the candidate who heads
\ tie Eepub.ican national ticket
How the Republicans Of tho country
are coming around 10 the financial
principles Of President Cleveland
which they at first ~ bitterly III.
neaaeed, is thus cieyory pictured by
the New York Evening Post:
President Clcyeanl's apparent loss
! Of Influence With Fla iarty q I'M
/ themo OF many plilusoplic comnents
/ pE ltepuhlican9. Mover was the fall of
4 2 PARTY IIol and dictator so coninlete
4 lca, bun poor Mr.. Cleveland nav ron,
i9ft iimselt ~ rejecting That if he
/ mas not got on worry we'll with Demo
CRATE, hc has concerted Republirgna
Mith astonishing rapidity and success
"a "a Q
with beautiful docility Eight years
aso lhry GenouGccd him for having
GlF1GHorsd' EilrNr; three wears ava
they allowed Themselves II ia drag%ssi
| ~ Mm by the HCrutf ut the neck into
completing the dishonor oi silver
| through the repeal Of tho silver.
Ral Htla8l law two years aun Id began
hoIllN to advocate the gold standard.
e9 nomine. amid vast Republican carp
ths, ami now the party at 81. Louis il
. ghthuslaslicall, getting on hls ulat
FORM, such suCceba OF an ariogtls turn
M to the GrntIiea is truly unproce
aentrd ~ the annals of poiitica
l nEAr SrlI1btlom And tho conversion
I i5 tfcly to extend aIsn 10 tGe isslIIne
q. h"no5 for gold. II Republican Con
q 57"i 90 on voting appropriation
I cav 100000 q year more than tic
FeyeAta moro bonds viii have to conc
Utah Republicans arc crazy for frot
silver coinage, and yot that State il
now negotiating an issue Of 300, 600
per cent twenty wear bonds ''principa
ana interest rayable in gold" Tb,
tah neople have neglected an admir-
abie opportunity ID make i popular tes
OF thoir cause They should have al
Heilis2d this loan as ono of "principa
an' interest, payable in silver" AM
tH'n waitod for bidders upon thes,
| terms.