The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-22
ANECDOTES OF HOBART.
Il Fine Presiding Officer How He Met
Bryan-Always a Gentleman

Bryan-Always Gentleman
An interesting story is told of the vice
president, which goes beyond the: date
of his birth and concerns his own father
and his wife's father Socrates futile
in his day one of New jerseys most
eminent lawyers, says the Philadelphia
Press.
Subsequently both of them moved to
Monmouth county, New Jersey. Mr..
futile decided to give up school teach
ing and to so to Paterson to study
law.
AS he met his friend Hobart he turned
to him and said:
Good bye, Hobart; if the little baby
is boy. remember you must make a
lawyer of him. He shall study law in
my office, for I shall be well-known
lawyer by that time
CAN right, futile; that's a bargain, -
was the reply.
1t was a boy, and 20 years later that
boy, Carrot A. Hobart, did enter in the
law office of Socrates futile in Pater-
son, and a few years later he married
Miss futile, the charming, brilliant and
accomplished daughter of his old pre-
ceptor.
Many people who have observed the
proceedings of the United States SEN
ate from the galleries have marveled
at the ease and efficiency with which
the vice president presided over the
senate.
Their amazement was nothing COM
pared with the establishment of the
| senators themselves, who soon realized
F.! that in Mr.. Hobart they had presiding
officer who was perfect master of the
parliamentary art.
Rarely was one of his decisions ap-
pealed from, and his dignity, courtesy
| and absolute impartiality in a very
short time won for him the confidence
and esteem OF every senator
One of the stenographers of the SEN
ate. who had been connected with that
body for S5 years, once said:
"Mr. Hobart Is without exception the
ablest and most efficient presiding Off
Ger the senate has had since the days
of Breckenridge. His superiority arises
not only from the fact that he has an
unfailing knowledge of parliamentary
procedure, but because of his intimate
acquaintance with every act and de-
bate of the senate"
The reason of this skill is at once APP
parent, when it is remembered that Mr.
Hobart was not only speaker OF the
New Jersey assembly, but also presl-
dent of the senate.
THE experience gained at Trenton
said the vice president on one occasion.
was of inestimable value to me:
Among his most highly priced relics
We're the many gavels which he had re-
ceived during his legislative experience,
both at Trenton and Washington. Some
of them had seen active service: others
were souvenirs made from wood with
historic associations.
One of the oldest experiences OF the
vice president happened soon after his
Inauguration.
1t was early in the extra session
called for the passage of the Dingley
tariff bill, when William J. Bryan came
to Washington. He went over to the
senate side and met many of the defuo-
cratic and republican senators in the
lobby.
Finally he called at the vice presi-
dents chamber, but the only occupant
at that time was the vice presidents
secretary, Mr.. Evans.
He cordially invited Mr.. Bryan to IN
ter. and when the well known Nebras-
kan said that he had called to pay his
respects ito the vice president. the sec
rotary promptly said that he would in
form Mr.. Hobart, who was then in The
chair.
The vice president vacated the chair
Immediately, fastened to his room and
for the first time the two national can
didates on opposing tickets met face to
face.