Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-21
VICE PRESIDENT DEAD.
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tive capacity that are admirable as
they are rare.
MIR. Hobart's Wife was Miss futile,
the daughter of his old legal preceptor.
He has son 10 years old. His only
daughter Fannie, a young woman of
great attachments and undoubted char
ity, died al Bellagio, Italy, in June, 1895.
Mr.. Hoparts home betokens wealth
seven figures in extent and welded by
a man of good taste and extended cut
ture. The central hallway is adorned
with an excellent painting of the own
er. presented by his colleagues of the
New Jersey assembly on the occasion
of his retirement from the speakers
chair.
Mr.. Hobarts death will open anew
many opportunities for our federal con-
stitution TO display its completeness
and preparedness TO meet all contin-
gencies. The senate provides for such
an emergency by eleeting a president
pro tenn, TO hold Office indefinitely. and
be always ready to take the place of
the vice president should he he inca
FACILITATED or absent. At the last session
of the senate Senator Frye. of Maine.
was elected president pro TEN, and
therefore he will call the senate TO or
der when 1t meets next month. Ii is
entirely within the discretion of the
senate to continue Senator Frye in his
position or substitute some one else.
But Senator Frye, like Vice President
Hobart was,is exceedingly popular with
his colleagues. and in all probability he
will be allowed to serve as long as he
desires
Although Senator Frye is the presi-
dent pro tenn of the senate, he is not
now in the line of succession TO the
presidency should anything happen to
President Mckinley. The law passed
Eby congress a few years ago provided
that in the case of the death or in
capacity of the president the vice
president should succeed TO the position
LOT president and in case of the death
or vacancy in the position of vice pres
ident the members of the cabinet
should be in line for the presidency, in
the order of their seniority, beginning
with the secretary of state. Therefore
Secretary Hay is now next in rank. and
then follow the other members CT the
cabinet in the following order: Secre-
ltary of the Treasury Gage, Secretary OF
War Root, Attorney General Griggs
1 Postmaster General Smith, Secretary
of the Navy Long, and Secretary of the
Interior Hitchcock. The rank of the
members of the cabinet is given to them
1 in the order of the creation of their re-
lspective departments. Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson is not in line of sue
cession, as that department was not
created when the law was passed.
Even before Vice Presidents Hopart's
death Washington naturally had begun
Ito speculate on the republican candi-
date for the presidency and run
ming mate for President Mckinley,
lwho, it is conceded will be renominated
| The majority of the slate makers, in
view of the fact that Ohio is again to
have the first place, consider that the
east is to be given the second place.
Naturally New York is looked upon as
the state to furnish the vice-presi-
Dental candidate, and in the abundance
lof material there, it seems hard to
make choice. Secretary Root or Gov.
Roosevelt seemed to be the first choice,
but the announcement that the latter
had no desire for the place had caused
the Root boom to grow Gen. Fred
Grants name was suggested early in
the week, but this is regarded as very
| improba The friends of H. Clay
Evans, commissioner of pensions, claim
that as he withdrew in favor of Mr. Ho-
bart at st. Louis in 1896, he should have
another chance. Beyond doubt his
friends will make strong fight.