The age-herald., 1899-11-24
THE VICE>PRESIDENCY
 SIX TIMES VACATED

The death of Vice President Hobart nat urally arouses public interest as to the bearing it may have upon the present ad- minisitration. As matter of fact, it will have material effect, as the office of vice president is more important for its possibilities in the line of presidential suc- cession than in any executive function re- fating to it. The law provides for no suc- cessor in case of the vice presidents death, and the office will remain vacant during the rest of President McKinley's term.
 The vice president of the United States presades in the senate and, on the death. resignation disability of the president. succeeds Sim. Four vice presidents have in this way become presidents: John Tyler succeeded William Henry Harrison, who d4ed April i, 1S41; Willard Fillmore sue ceeded Zachary Taylor, who died July 9. leo0; Andrew Johnson succeeded Abraham Lincoln who died April 15, 1865, and Ches- ter A. Arthur succeeded James A. Garfield. Who died September 19 1881.
 Until ehe latter part of Washington's first administration lgAere was no provision made for the succession in case of the in- capacity Of bo,.h president and vice nresi- dert. Just before the election congress passed an act relative to the election of a. president and vice president of the United states, and declaring the officer who shall be president in case of vacancies in office poth Of president and vice president Sec ton oI this act provided That in case or the removal, death resignation or dis apifty both of the president and vice pres ident Of the United States, the president of fhe senate, pro tempore, and in case there De no president of the senate then the speaker of the house of representatives for the time being shall act as president of the United States until such disability be re- moved, or until president be elected" lis act remained in force until superseded Joy the act of 1SS7
 The death of Vice-President Hendricks disclosed the necessity of new law of succession. The administration being demo- cratic at the time and the senate repubIi- can, the possibility was presented of the administration changing by the order of succession. Had President Cleveland died during his term of office he would have been succeeded by republican president of the senate, and the administration might
 
 Accordingly new succession law was en- acted by the Forty-ninth congress, which provides:
 Tn the case of removal by death resig- nation or inability of both president and Vlce-president, a member of the cabinet shall in the following order act as president until ;Ae disability is removed or president is elected: The secretary of state, the sec- retary of the treasrry, secretary of war a.torney-general, postmaster general, secre- tary of the navy, secretary of the interior, and the secretary of agriculture; provided. congress be not then in session. or within 20 days of it's regular session, in which case the acting president shall issue a proclamation converting congress in extra ordinary session, giving 20 days notice of the time of meeting"
 Garrett A. Hobart is the sixth vice-presi- dent who has died in office. George Clinton, who was James Madison's first vice-presi- dent died in 1872. Elbridge Gerry, who was inaugurated with James Madison in 1913, died in 1874 William R. King who was elected with Franklin Pierce. died in 1853, the same year of his inauguration Presi- dent U. S. Grants second vice-president, Henry Wilson, died in 1875. and Thomas A. Hen6,-icks who was inaugurated with Grover Cleveland in 1885, died the same year. According to the present law of cession, Secertary of State John Hay is next in line should President Mckinley become incapacitated through any cause. TWO REPR:3sENTATIyEFX FXPANSIONIST From the Mexican Herald.
 The first president of the century in the United States was Thomas Jefferson ex- pansionist, and the last president, William Mckinley, is likewise a ruler who has wid- ened the borders of the republic and WI loom up in history in consequence. In 1891 Jefferson was 5S years old, and Mckinley in 1901 will be 5S The vast territory Jefferson acquired against the wishes of the mug