Evening star., 1897-03-04
FITTED TO PRESIDE
Vice President Hobart's Experience
in Legislative Affairs.
how HE HAS ACHIEVED SUCCESS
His Has Been an Unusually Busy
Life.
A WELL ROUNDED CAREER

Vice President Hobart will not he a
novice a presiding officer of the Senate.
He was speaker of the New Jersey house
OF representatives for two terms and after
ward president OF the state senate. He
ranked as a splendid parliamentarian.
Without II ese qualifications he would have
no trouble as presiding officer. His quick
perception. the natural part of which has
been aided by experience acquired as a
shrewd and successful business man. would
enable him to grasp the rules In a short
time. He also has a remarkable memory.
having, as boy. been able to commit
anything to his mind for safe keeping
The immediate paternal descendants OF
Vice President Hobar, were New Hamp-
shire people. His grandfather, Roswell
Hobart, was a farmer. with large num-
ber of children. One of the sons was Ad-
olson W. Hobart, who as a mere lad went
to New Jersey and began life as a school
teacher. He took charge of the Long
Branch Academy. He married Miss Sophia
Nanderveer. He later moved to Keyport
Monmouth county. n. j., and ran a coun-
try store. afterward going to Marlboro.
in the same county. and engaging In store
keeping and farming. He died there in
1892. his wife having died in 1881. His
wife was of Holland and French stock
and her ancestors were revolutionary fight
ers of renown.
Garret A. Hobart was born at Long
Branch. N. j.. on June 3, ls44, and IS a
year and a few months younger than the
President He has many of the sterling
qualities of Mckinley. He also is a we'll
rounded man, whose developmea: has been
natural but progressive.
His Education.
As a child he attended the common
school, making rapid headway in his
studies. At twelve years of age he had
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a neishboring classical school to prepare
for college. In 1853 he was ready to enter
the sophomore class of Rutgers College
where it had been determined to send him.
He entered Rutgers in 1850. and graduated
IN 1853. at the age of nineteen. taking a
high stand in all his studies. Shortly af-
terward he began school teaching at Marl-
boro. Mr.. Hobart's object i'm teaching
school was to get enough money to study
law. For three months teaching he re-
cember. 1863. and began the study of law
with Socrates Tuttle, leading lawyer of
the town, and an old friend of his father.
Mr.. Tuttle was a New Hampshire man.
who had been induced by Hohart's father
to leave his state and locate in New Jersey.
About the time of the birth of the Vice
President, his father and Mr.. Tuttle We're
discussing the coming event. 1t was agreed
that IL the baby was boy he should study
law Under Mr.. Tuttle. The agreement was
carried out twenty years later.
MI. Hobart, who was poor man. made
money from the beginning of his work, re-
ceiving salary of sl.SQ the first year as
a student. This was increased. In three
years he was admitted to the bar. After
being admitted to the practice of his pro-
fession he hunted for any kind of work in
his line that would pay. He sat up late at
night copying law papers for some of the
best known lawyers of the city. and spent
other hours clerking for bank. Gradu-
ally his practice began 10 grow until at one
time he had a large income. He devoted
himself almost exclusively to the COM
mereial branch of the profession rarely ap-
pearing before jury If il could be avoided.
BY degrees he became interested i'm busi-
ness affairs, taking stock in the many new
manufacturing establishments projected in
his city. AT the time of his nomination he
was interested in many of these, and II ID