The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29
Mckinley and Hobart.
Cordial Relations Exist Between the President
and YiCe.PreSident.

An interesting feature OF the Mckinley
existing between President Mckinley and
Vice President Hobart. The tradition
that places the incumbent of the vice
presidential office in the embarrassing
situation of man with big title and
bearing no relation whatever to the gov
ornamental machine. except to preside
over the deliberations of the Senate
/ without the right to make speech OF the
/ power to vote, has at last been broken,
says a correspondent in the New York
sun. 1t was an open secret in Washing
ton, all during the Cleveland admnistla-
ton, that Vice President Adla Stevenson
was as much of a stranger to the White
House as WAS Senator Golman, and all
through no fault whatever of Adlai AS
far back as Buchanan S time, when John
{. breckenridge, one OF the ablest and
most popular southern men in public life,
was Vice resident, the occupant of that
office was ignored by the President
Breckenridge was never consulted by
Buchanan but once. and that was in No
vember preceding the close OF his official
term, when the President asked him for
his opinion as to the wording of his
Thanksgiving proclamation. Mr. Steven
son never had even that honor conferred
upon him, but seemed to be absolutely
forgotten by the President all during his
term. Vice President Morton was on
good terms with President Harrison, but
there was no real intimacy between them.
All this changed now. President Nc
kinley and Vice President Hobart are the
very best of friends, and in way COM
panions as well. Mr.. Hobart is a frequent
caller at the White House, where lie is
constantly consulted on official matters,
and the President often asks him up at
night to his private office, where they sit
and chat and talk over affairs of State and
| other things less important to the country
President Mckinley not only recognizes
the V1ce-President as an important ad-
junct of the administration, but he has
displayed a very friendly feeling for him,
and their relations have been the subject
of common remark since the 4th of March,
President Mckinley apparently has the
highest regard for Mr.. Hobart, and the
admiration is reciprocated. The Vice
President has surprised the Senate by the
readiness with which he adapts himself to
the not very easy task of presiding over
the Senate in way to suit everybody
Although business man, with little or
no parliamentary experience, he has famil-
larlzed himself with the rules with sur
prislng quickness, and has a direct force
full way OF settling questions in the chair,
while at the same time not forgetting to
be impartial and courteous to every one.
The Vice President is very business like
in all his official actions He almost in
variably arrives at the Vice Presidents
room in the Senate lobby at II O'clock
and remains until II, where he is accessi-
BILE to all visitors, and he is almost con-
stantly in the presiding officers chair
while the Senate is in session. Although
in favor of some sort of curtaiment of the
privileges of debate in the Senate, Mr..
Hobart is deeply interested in the speech
making, and finds the task of listening to
it more congeniai than he anticipated.