The evening times., 1899-09-26
NOT OUT OF POLITICS.
Mr.. Hobart Said to Have No Idea Oi
Declining q RenOminatiOn.

Mr. Hobart Said to Have No Idea Of
Declining q Renomiaation.
| NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-vice President
Garrett A. Hobart, about whose condi ion
alarming reports were yesterday crcu-
his home, in Paterson, N. j., and close
friends say he will not only be able to
preside over the United States Senate next
winter, but will be well enough to consider
a denomination if the convention of 1900
! offers 1t to him. When Mr.. Hobart retuIn-
| ed to his home from Long Branch week
ago his neighbors and large number OF
| citizens of Paterson prepared to drop in
/ for chat, as they had been accustomed
| to do, and to offer their coincidence on the
| Vice Presidents continued ill-health To
all these callers the stereotyped reply was
made that, by his physicians orders, Mr..
! Hobart was to see no one except relatives.
This led wiseacres to declare that Mr..
Hobart's condition must indeed be seri-
Gus. Rumors began to circulate, and,
while they did not agree as to whether the
/ kidneys, liver, or heart was affected, all
intimated that Mr.. Hobart's retirement
! from business and political life might be
expected at an early day.
! 1t was said that Mrs. Hobart, also. had
broken down under the nervous strain OF
nursing her husband for the last two
months.
! In order that these rumors might be put
| at rest, Mr. Hobart Huttle, brother-in-
/ law of the Vice President gave yesterday
| what may be considered an authoritative
statement as to Mr.. Hobarts condit on.
'In the first place. said Mr.. Tuttle,
! there Is no foundation for these reports
about Mr.. Hobart, except the fact that he
does not see everyone who calls. He is
suffering from nervous prostration, brought
on by overwork, and his physician, Dr. w.
] X. Newton, has ordered that he have COM
! plete rest. 1t was just by seeing too many
persons and endeavoring to comply with
their requests that he broke down, and il
was natural that his doctor should require
him TO deny himself to callers"
| Speaking slowly, as though weighing his
| words. Mr.. Tuttle said:
! 'Mr. Hobart has no organic disease. The
| doctors have examined him carefully, and
! find no organ affected. He has nervous
! prostratfon. That is the whole trouble. He
has had indigestion and insomnia, but both
are the results of his general condition. He
/ is gradually improving. He now sleeps
/ naturally at night and sleeps well, while
he had to resort TO narcotics when at Long
! Branch. He is up and dressed every day.
| He reads the newspapers and such letters
| as demand his attention. He dictated an
swers to several letters today. and We ex-
pct him to go to his law Office before the
| end of this week
LAS in all serious cases of nervous pros
| tration, his Improvement is slow, as II
! takes time TO build up the nerves. Unless
there is a decided setback, he will be able
| to perform his duties as presiding officer
of the Senate next winter. Nothing is fur
ther from Mr. Hobart's thoughts than be-
! ing Obliged to relinquish these duties oil
| to drop out OF politics. As for the talk OF
his not being able to accept denomination
and of his having informed Mr.. Mckinley
to that effect, Mr.. Hobart has not lost his
senses so far as to talk about declining an
honor that has not been offered to him, and
that rests with a convention to be held a
year hence"
Mrs. Hobart also denied the report that
her husband was seriously i'll, or that hei
own health had been affected by close at
tendance upon him. DIR. w. X. Newton
said yesterday that Mr.. Hobart was steadi-
ly improving and that he would probably
be able TO attend to his business affairs in
| a few days.