Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-27


lustrious dead for period of thirty
days"
Mr.. Hobart's Illness.
Mr.. Hobart's illness first attracted
public attention when he went to Long
Branch last summer. He spent por-
ton of the summer there, and during
that time had a number of weak spells.
It was not admitted then by his ply
stefan or family that he was seriously
ill, although he continued in failing
health. Near the end of the Long
Branch season Mr.. Hobart went to his
Paterson home in company with Mrs.
Hobart, his son and secretary.
About a month ago Mr.. Hobart's i'll
ness took a decided change for the
worse and shortly after that a notice
was issued by Mr.. Hobart's family to
the public admitting that the vice
presidents condition was critical and
that very little hope of his recovery
was entertained. The announcement
was also made that he certainly would
never again appear in public life.
Mr.. Hobart's family, his personal and
intimate friends and political associates
have since been resigned to the inevi-
table, although there were times in the
last days of the vice-president's illness
that he was brighter and appeared 10
be growing stronger. Sunday there
was a decided unfavorable change in
his condition and he continued to grow
woo 1znr until tho end came.
Flags at Half Mast.
All the flags in Washington are half
masted out of respect to the memory OF
Vice President Hobart. The announce
ment of the vice presidents death,
while not unexpected, came as dis
tinct shock and cast a deep gloom over
the city where he was loved and hon
ored. The news was first received at
the white house 10 minutes before 9
o'clock in private message from Pat
erson. The flag over the executive
mansion was Immediately hauled down
to half mast.
Carrot A. Hobart was a Jerseyman
by birth. He was born in Long Branch
June 3, 1874. His ancestors on his ia
theirs side were English, and on his
mothers side Dutch. He was sent to
Rutgers college when he was a boy,
and was graduated when he was 20.
For three months he was school
teacher. That did not promise to sat
isfy his ambition, and he gave it up, 20
begin the study of law. He was admit
ted to the bar in 1869, and in that year
he married Miss Jennie TuJtle. Hobart
rose rapidly. When he had been but
three years at the bar, in 1871, he be-
came city counsel of Paterson, and the
year following he was made counsel TO
the board of chosen free-hOlders CT
Passaic county. In the fall of 1872 he
was elected to represent the third dis
| trict of Passaic county in the state as
sembly. From that time forward lie
was recognized as the republican leader
in Passaic county, and he soon ranked
with the foremost politicians of the
state He made his mark at once in
the assembly, and when reelected in
1873 he was chosen speaker. His dis
trict sent him to the state senate in
| 1876 by the phenomenal majority OF
| 1899 which was more than twice as
great as that which it gave to Hayes
for president In the senate as in the
assembly, Mr.. Hobart ranked with the
leaders from the first. He was elected
president in 1881.
From 1880 to 1891 he was chairman
of the republican state committee, AND
planned several of the most brilliant
campaigns in the history of the repub-
lican party in New Jersey. In 1884 he
became a member of the re-
publican national committee, and
ever since he has been q
member of it's executive committee
His first and only failure came in the
same year with his selection as a
member of the national committee
He was nominated for United States
senator, but the legislature was dem
Ocratic, and he was defeated by John
R. Mcpherson.
Mr.. Hobart was a delegate-at-large
to the republican national conventions
in 1876 and 1880; was elected member
OIL IHe udClO1dl CO1AH11CC00 III LOOT ''AA0'
served continuously until 1896. AS a
member of the republican national
committee he has been active and en-
ergetic.
In 1896 he was nominated for vice
president by the republican national
convention and was duly elected, TAX
ing the oath of office March 4, 1897.
In private business Mr.. Hobart was
very successful and he was rated as
several times millionaire. He was
receiver for the New Jersey Railroad
company, the presidency of which he
subsequently declined, and of the Mont
Clair Railroad company, and the First
National bank of Newark. He was