The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-29
Services at the House

selected by Mr.. Hobart two months be-
fore his death, and eight Senate police,
who carried the casket.
Services at the House.
The service at the house wis brief and
simple It was held in the library which
was banked with flowers sent by friends
of the dead vice-president. Mrs. Hobart,
with her son, Carrot A. Hobart, Jr.. sal
near the head of the casket, while near
her were grouped the President and his
cabinet, judges of the Supreme court,
the honorary pallbearers and the imme-
diate friends OF the family and the fami-
ly servants. Rev. David d. Magic offered
the prayer and read passage of Scrip
cure The President, cabinet and SUI
preme judges and those present took a
last look at the face of the dead, the
casket was closed and all that was NOR
tai of President Hobart was car
ried out to the hearse by members of
the Senate police.
The casket was carried by eight mem
bers Of the capitol police, iii uniform.
The church was beautifully decorated
with flowers.
The services at the church lasted an
hour and were conducted by Rev. DR..
Magic. They began with an organ pre-
Jude and reading Of Scriptures by Rev.
Charles 2. Shaw, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church of Paterson. Then
followed the singing of the hymn 'Near-
er, My God, to Thee" by the Orpheus
club. DR.. Magic then preached the funer-
al sermon and offered prayer. This was
followed by the anthem Weary Hands,. y
sung by the Orpheus club after which
the benediction was pronounced by Dr.
Magic.
The earthly remains of the late Vice
President Carrot A. Hobart were con-
signed to temporary resting place in the
rpcQIVlnO VauIf at (1adar
Carrot A. Hobart was born in Mon
month county, n. j., June 3. 1874: en-
tered the sophomore class of Rutgers col
lege in 1860, and graduated in 1868 at
the age of 10: thereafter taught school
Socrates futile of Paterson, N.
j.; was admitted to the bar
in 1869. and commenced the
practice CT law in the office of that gen
tleman; was clerk for the grand jury in
1865; city counsel of Paterson in 1871;
was elected counsel for the board of
chosen freeholders in May, 1872; entered
ed to the Assembly in 1874, and was
made speaker in 1876; was elected to
the Senate in 1879, and in 1881
was elected president of that body,
and reelected in 1882; was delegate
at large to the Republican national con.
vention in 1876, and was again chosen in
1880; was elected Il member of the ma
tional committee in 1884 and served CON
tinuously until 1896, when he was nc1ni-
mated for vice-president by the Repub-
lican national convention, and was duly
elected and took the oath of office en-
March 4, 1897.
AS affecting the presidential succession
the death of the vice-president places the
secretary of state as first in line in the
event of vacancy in the office of Presi-
dent Until 1886 the law provided that
in case of the death or resignation or in
capacity of the President and vice-presi-
dent, the president pro tempore of
the Senate should become Presi-
dent and after him the speaker of the
House of Representatives. There were
grave doubts of the constitutionality of
this arrangement. and in case the presi-
dent pro tenn of the Senate or speaker of
the House differed politically from the
Executive it would mean a violent up
heaval in the offices and political at
fairs of the country. The result was
the passage Of an act of Congress max
ing the presidential office descend to
cabinet officers, beginning with the
ranking secretary. The president pro
tenn. of the Senate which position is now
held by Mr.. Frye, becomes the perma-
nent presiding officer of that body, and
she office of yice-president remains va
cant.