Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-24
HOBART DEAD.
Vice President Succumbs To
Heart Disease.
lie Is the Sixth Vice President
Who Has Died While
In Office.

ing At his bedside were Mrs. Ho-
bart, and his son. Carrot A. Hobart.
Jr., together with DR.. William X.
Newton and his wife and private
secretary.
Mr.. Hobart's death had been ex-
pected for some hours. The begin
ming of the end came yesterday af-
ternoon when there was a sudden
failure of the heart and from this
attack, Mr.. Hobart never rallied.
He had been sick for a long time,
and had suffered frequently from
heart failure, and his strength had
been undermined. Gradually the
failure of the hearts action be-
came more apparent and soon af-
ter midnight last night, Mr.. Ho-
bart became unconscious. He re-
NAMED in that condition until his
death.
Mr.. Hobart's death was due di-
rectly to angina pectoris, complica-
ting myocarditis.
Vice President Hobart was born
in Monmouth county, New Jersey,
June 3, 1874. He entered the soph-
omore class of Rutgers college in
1860 and graduated in 1868, at the
age of 10; he then taught school
until he entered the law office of
Socrates futile of Paterson, N. ].
He was admitted to the bar in 1869,
and became the city counsel of Pat
erson in 1871. He was elected
counsel for the board of Chosen
Freemen in May, 1872, entered the
Legislature in 1873, was reelected
in 1874 and made speaker in 1876.
His constituents sent him to the
senate in 1879, and he was pres
ident of that body in 1881 and 1882.
He was delegate at large to the
republican national convention in
1876 and again in 1880. He be-
came a member of the national re-
publican committee in 1884 and
served until 1896, when he was
nominated for vice president and
elected. Since his election to the
vice presidency Mr.. Hobart has
played an important part in po-
litical affairs.
The law applicable to the vice
presidency was enacted January
10, 1896, by the 10th congress, first
session. The main features were
as follows:
"Be it enacted, etc, that IN case
Of removal, death, resignation or
inability of both the president and |
vice president of the United States,
the secretary of State, or sec
rotary of the treasury or
secretary of war, or attorney
general or secretary of the
navy, or or post master gen
eral, or X secretary of the in
.erior shall act as president until
ne disability of the president or
vice president is removed, or a
president shall be elected,
The law further provides that
when one of the above cabinet Of
icers succeeds to the presidency,
lie shall call a special session
VI congress. A proyiso limits the
succession of those who would be
Eligible to the presidency under the
erms of the constitution and who
lave been appointed with the adj
ice and consent of the senate.
The effect OF the law is not to
provide a succession to the vice
presidency, but merely to ensure a
uccesslon to the presidency,
by the death of Mr. Hobart, Sen
tor William p, Frye of Maine, be-
ONES president pro tempore of the
enate and will discharge all the
uties of the vice Pkesiden, as pre-
iding officer of that body, The :
enate rules specifically provide
nat no election is necessary at the
eginning of the session. Senator :
rye accordingly will continue as
residing officer till the end OF Pre-