The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-11-22
MR.. HOBART'S CAREER
an Hm'ne"tiy Succeasfui Man Roth i,
business and Politics.
BSclU1EN PURE

Garrct A. Hobart was em;port,r
cessful both in business and no,;t;os
his reputation as "a man of affairs ,nd nc
one oi the sh:cwdest business men in m.
country was perhaps greater than his
reputation as u political leader and states.
man "ntil his election to the vice presi.
uehcv three years ago. Mr.. Hobart was
oorh In 1874, at Long Branch, y. j. His
ancestors on his fathers side were Eng
lish and on his mothers side Dutch
1h'rty-three years ago he was graduated
from Rutgers college and began teaching
school. Three months later he entered
upon the study of law with Socrates Tut.
tie, prominent lawyer in Passaic county
and who was at that time mayor OF Pater.
son. Young Hobart is said to have arriye,
at Paterson with but dollar and fifty
cents in his pocket, and from this small
beginning he m.de his way unaided to
wealth and prominence. In 1869 he was
admitted TO the bar and the same year he
married the daughter Of Mr. Tuttlc. Mr..
Hobart made his way rapidly at the
bar OF his native state and his
bent led him early into politics
In 1871 he was made city counsel of
Paterson and in 1872 was elected to the
state assembly. Of which body he was
chosen speaker In the following year.
Even during these early years he dis
playct that accurate knowledge Of men
an exhibited that wonderful executive
ability which were the key Of his later
success. both In business and politics.
At the end Of his second year in the as
sembly, he retired to devote himself 70
the law and to the numerous business in
tcrcsts with which hc had become idcnti
fled. But the demands Of his party would
not o|'vit OF his remaining long in pri.
vntc life. and in 1876 he was elected to the
state senate, of which body he was chosen
| president in ls,l. During his service in the
! senate he was chairman Of the judiciary
committee and WAS the author of many
| measures Of Importance which are now
| on the statute books Of the State OF New
| Jersey. His party became more and more
| exacting in its demands upon him He
was recognized rs IA safe and guiding
| hand. and from 1850 tn 1891 he was ut tn,
head of the state Republican organization
of New Jersey. and as such planned somt
Of the most brilliant campaigns conduct
I'd by his party In the state. From 1881
until ls!G he was q member of the ma
tional Republican executive committee
| and had much tn do with the manage
ment If the national campaigns during
those years During all these years his
/ business connections became broader and
broader His keen insight into affairs
| made his advice and counsel OF such
| value that he was sought after by some
of the largest corporations IN the couh
| try, and at the time Of his election
as vice president he was a director
| in no less than sixty dlner
| ent companies Probably the greatest
business honor which he attained was ms
selection as one OF the three arbitrators oil
the ioint traffic association. Through MS
business connections and his law practice
| he built up large fortune. After his
| nomination and election To the vice presi
dency on III, ticket headed 10y Mr. Mc
| kinlcy he came TO Washington and tooS
up his residence in the old cameron ii'a,
sion nd ioininv the site Of the historis ole
! seward house, ON Lafayette square "htl'
| Blaine died MIR. Hobart 5 residence our
ing the past two years has been the scene
of many delightful social affairs. Soclais
the vice president and his charming WIZ
divided the honors with the president ant
, Mrs. Mckinney. Vice President Hobart
genial temperamcnt and charming per
sonality made him very popular, IL"
only in the senate, over which he preside'
with dignity and ability, but withail wh'
came in contact with him.
| Mr. Hobart left but one child, Garret "A
Hobart. .Jr.. a boy of II Fanny, glrl o
os died in 1895, in Italy, while there VIII
her parents - ,,,;a
inc officer and good rarllameh
,,ri,r II had been the habit of mos
vice presidents to refer closely alspu'e'
no,n,s of order to the senate for decision
Mr Hobart. however, usually decided ~
snch ou.stions himself especially II the.
involved parliamentary law ana tne r".c
,,i,l NOT proyide fordecision by the senate
He was quick in disposing OF business
his desk, and proceedings were never u.
lnyc.l through any indecsion on ms par
His firm and impartial manner won IN
r,spect OF all senator's, while ms gem"
and nlensant manner made nm one y
the most popular men who ever ME" ti
hi,h office which his death leaves Nacah'
Smallpox iu the Forty.eighth.
San FRANCISCO, Nov. An ofticia
ranort from the United States quarrai
,;ne station at Angels island says tina
.ha d;sease that has broken out in tn
Eorty.eichth (colored), is smallpox o.
,onI a doubt. The three cases IN I'll
Iosnital are progressing favoraoly an
. there ,s no fear of an epidemic.
, Carnegie Company Interested
> w.uxEoAx, Ills. Nov. 2l.-Regart
. ing the purchase OF s,ooo acres o. r.'so, ,a,,
, nn % the lake shore north OF here repo'
. !. current that the Carnegie company y
r to to erect great iron works there e':' an
y ,',;,d new town. Nothing DENIM
!. o" o-to;ned IA to the truth