The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-19
GARRB1 A. HOBART.
Career. Of the Candidate fol
Wee President : Sixty
Corporations.

Garret Augustus Hobart, who has been
chosen as running mate for w fliam sfc-
k niey, is a thorough Jerseyman. He
was born at Long Branch in 1874 His
ancestors on lis fathers side were Eng
lsh, and those on his ncther.s side:
we're Dutch. He graduated from Rlt-.
gers College wi1en re was twenty years
old and imme e1iately started on that
career wnief has brought him en- the way
tc the second hon1r in tha country, and
made him sne. Of the wealthiest men in
the land. fIe began life as school
teacher, but three months of that soon
conVlnced MIN that the posSsp iiies of
tEat calling were altogether 100 lneagre
TOR a man of his resources and ambition
lie went TO Paterson and became a law
student IN the office # The late Socrates
Tattls Fa sic tha1 ,S'r an eminent m msmRsr # The
lieved in s: pupil and made him member
of his family.
He was a;,nfttei 10 iae har ii ls,9 Il.
in that yeir he married NJ So lc:si.:e Tut
tie, the old lawyers lovely daughter, who
was even that early a social favor:te be-
cause of her beauty, her wit and ner keen
Intellect. The domestic life thus begun
proved one q rare felicity Mrs. Hobart.
as her husbands uGlni.s hear,ily a,iI niten,
rounded cut mas re .tnd ;t;s'stti hl.n II
proper therefore, that sne should have
been the proudest woman in New jersey
last night.
He was admitted to the bar in 1885, and
soon took prominent position at the bar
of Passaic county. He joined the Repub-l
lican party, ane was SON recognized as
saif This was amply demonstrated
when in 1871 ne was made counsel tc the
city of Paterson. and in The follow ng
year counsel to the Board = Chosen Free
holders of Passaic county.
These two offices brought nm in direct
contact with all the prominent men Of
daily opportunity to show his ability as
a lawyer and politician.
These associations were directly bene-
fcial resulting in his selection in 1872 to
THE House 1of Assembly.
He made his mark at oace in the AS.
selnbly, and when reelected in 1873 he
was chosen Speaker. HeSdecl;ned third
term and until 1876 devoted himself to
his Increasing law practice and the bust
ness interests with which he had be-
come Identified.
His district sent him to the STATE SEN
ate in 1876 by the phenomenal majority
of 1893, which was more than twice as
great as that which II caves 10 Mr..
Hayes for President. In the Senate as.
in the Assembly, Mr.. Hobart ranked with
the leaders from the frst He was eject
ed President in 1885, and the manner in
which he ruled the Senate Is still talked
about He served as chairman of sew
eral of the most Important committees
during his term as Senator, notably the
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his work.
Ii was he who framed . measure pro-
v.ding for the summary judicial investi-
gatien of the affairs of any county upoia
the application Of twenty-five freehold
ers. He caused the passage Of an act
charging the Sinking Fund of the State
with the payment Of all the interest ard
part of the principal of the State debt
year.y. thus reducing the expenditures
by 100000 year and causing the re-
moval OF the State tax. He is rernem-.
bored, too, as the author of an act au-
thorizing the arbitration of labor dis
putes,
His was recognized as a safe and gnid-l
ing hand. He knew rnSn. From 1880 to
1891 he was chairman Of the Republican
State Committee and as such planned
the successful campaigns of his party
From the State council lhe mover nata-
rally to the National counc Is of his
the Republican National COMMITTEES and
ever since he has been member cf it's
Executive Committee. In those twelve
years he has been intrusted with duties
of the most important character
His first and only failure came in the
same year with his selection as q mem
bzr ct the National Committee. He
was nominated for United States Sena-
and he was defeated BY John r, Nc
I lPherson,
I His friends say that he could have had
the craftsmanship Of the National Com
contest and THAT he was urged more
than cnce to accept It. His fmmenss
business interests forced him to decline
# Is well known that Mr.. Hobart se-
cured the nomination OF Governor Griggs
They were fast friends and associated to
getfler In a number of enterprises. had
studied law in the same office and the
successor. following him III the House Of
Assembly and In the Senate 81
], When ssa I & Waa ann3s'nssd that aarret al