The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-22

New York, Nov 21.-Garret Augustus
Hobart was born on June 3, 1874, at
Long Branch, Monmouth county, n. D.
His ancestors were English on his
fathers side and Dutch on his moth
ers. He himself was thoroughly rep
resentative of New Jersey. his boy
hood. youth and manhood having been
passed within the bounds of his state,
and all his successes, business, pro-
fessional and political, identified him
only the closer with it, He was grad
uated from Rutgers college in 1865
when he was old nineteen years old,
and almost Immediately after his grad
uation determined to study law. After
teaching school for awhile he went
to Paterson with the intention Of study
ing law in the office of Socrates Tuttle,
one of the ablest lawyers in northern
New Jersey. Mr.. Hobart arrived in
Paterson with new suit of clothes
and 81 so in his pocket, but from the
time that he began his studies in Mr..
Tuttle's office his rise in material
prosperity and professional reputation
was constant.
In 1866 he was admitted to the bar,
parchment as counsellor. After serv-
ing in number of unimportant offices,
such as clerk to grand juries, he was
in May, 1871, chosen city counsel. The
following year he was chosen counsel
to the Board of Chosen Freeholders
and at the expiration of his term de-
clined a reelection. In 1872 he was
elected to the assembly. He was re-
elected and without any special effort
on his part chosen speaker of the
house. He took the place untram-
mclled by promises or pledges and was
consequently enabled to select his COM
mttees and direct the work of the
house with no other end in view than
the welfare of the state.
Chosen to State Senate.
In 1876 he declined a reelection. In
1877 he was chosen to represent Pas
sale county in the state senate. His
success as senator was equal to that
in the lower house. IN 1879 he was
reelected. During 1881 and 1882 he
was president of the senate and he
closed his legislative career with the
highest encOniums on his ability and
fairness, receiving the expression of
appreciation of legislators as well as
the public. In 1884 he was the Repub-
lican caucus candidate for United
States senator. The assembly was
largely Democratic and the Republican
members were left to indicate their
choice without solicitation. Mr.. Ho-
bart received more votes than all the
others together the measure of this
compliment will he better understood
in the light of the fact that among
those voted for by the Republicans
were George a. Halsey, the late Fred
eric \. Potts and others Of equal prom.
inencc. The election resulted in the
choice of John Il. McIherson.
In his career as senator Mr. Hobart
was made a member of the state Ra'
publican committee. In 1880 he was
elected it's chairman, a place which
he held until 1891 when his colleagues
on the committee reluctantly accepted
his proffered resignation. In 1884 h:
was appointed a member Of the ma
tional committee upon which he serV
ed with such conspicuous ability thai
he was entrusted with fthe duties o
the most important character TO th'
impression which his abilities mad
upon his COLLEAGUES i'm the natiOna
committee was due largely to his nom
nation for tho vice presidency in 1N9G
Mr. Hobart took part in the exciting
campaign which followed whom the is
sues were national honor or dishonor
and his ringing utterancos against tn
free silver delusion had much to d
with clarifying the popular mind upor
this subject.