The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
NO MILITARY DISPLAY.
The Vice President to Go Quietly
to Washington Plans for
Life in the Capital.

Carrot A. Hobart, says the Newark
Sunday Call" has practically completed
his personal arrangements for his in
auguration as Vice President of the
United States at Washington on March A..
There will be nd military escort from
New Jersey, as had been talked of. The
matter will not even be presented to the
Legislature for consideration. Mr.. Hobart
will go to Washington, on Tuesday, March
Q. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Ho-
bart, by Junior" as his son Is called,
and a maid. Mr.. Hobart has taken apart
raents at the Arlington Hotel. and will
reside there while his official duties at
Washington require his presence at the
National Capitol. In Mr.. Hobart's party
will be Governor Griggs and his staff.
The Governor n his staff will repre-
s.uguration. The gentlemen will all be
accompanied by their wives.
A reporter of the Sunday CAN" found
Mr.. Hobart at his Office in Paterson and
talked with him about his plans while
at Washington. The Vice President-elect
is in exceedingly good health. He was
seated at his desk when the Call" man
was ushered in. He talked about his ar
rangements, SO far as he was free to do
SO. The Office of Mr.. Hobart at Paterson
is one of a suite of rooms on the second
floor of the handsome Savings Bank
building at Market and Main streets. Mr..
Hobart's private Office is at the corner
of the building, and from the window a
clear view up Main street, the principal
business t~horoughfare of Paterson, is to
be had. The room Is large and airy. On
the floor are several rug and at one side
of the room is a very large oak rolltop
desk, at which the Vice P-resident-elect
was seated.
Mr.. Hobart is one of the easiest of men
to approach. There are no ceremonies
necessary to reach him.. Unless some
other visitor is with him, a caller can
walk right in to his private office, the
door of which Is at all times wide open,
and be sure of a pleasant greeting. n
Vice President-elect is very quiet in his
plain black suit, with Prince Albert coat,
and a black silk four-in-hand scarf.
Mr.. Hobart was very emphatic in what
he said about the National Guard going
to Washington. He is at all times very
frank and decided in what he says, but
he was especially decided yesterday when
he spoke of the fact that the militia
would not accompany him. Probabl no
man in the State would appreciate such
an honor more than Mr., Hobart, but no
man in the State cares less for show and
buster. 1t is evident that the discussion
that has, been current since the sugges-
ton was first made, about the expense
the State pould be put to In sending the
militia to Washington has not pleased
Mr.. Hobart. 1t can be stated with GER
tainty that at no time has Mr.. Hobart
had anything to say regarding the pro-
jeot, either one way or the other until
he spoke of 1T yesterday.
Mr.. Hobart said that there was little
doubt but that there is to be an extra
session of Congress after the Inaugural
ton. He said that he did not know that
the matter had been finally determined
yet, but he felt certains an extra session
would be called. Some time ago In. dis
cussing the probability of an extra ses-
sion Of Congress, Mr.. Hobart said to the
Cali reporter that should an extra ses-
sion be called he would merely arrange
for temporary quarters in Washington.
He said that he would wait until the
opening of the long session of Congress
III December, 1897, before taking a house
at the National capital, but then he
would probably do So.
las to Cabinet positions, Mr.. Hobart
would merely say that the situation
seemed to be very much mixed. He said
that there would probably be no Cabi-
net appointments from New Jersey, but
that there were a host of applicants from
this State for places under the incoming
administration.