The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
RADWAY { CO., S. Elm Street, N. Y

sent their ideas succintly, often eloquent
ly. and they are masters Of the art of
pleasing the commonwealth they repre-
sent, else they could not serve term after
term, but they do not understand the ms
and outs of the Senate rules and are often
bothered with the how and the where
fore These senators find the Vice Presi-
dents unfailing technical knowledge,
which Is frequently at their disposal, of
great value.
Mr.. Hobart usually reaches the capitol
at IL 80, when the Congressional wheels
are grinding just half an hour before the
Senate begins work for the day. OF course
he is surrounded by group Of men eager
| to get a word with the Vice President
| as soon as he reaches the Senate chamber
| floor, and he gives every one as free an
| audience as circumstances win permit.
| But, no matter what the pressure, there
| is one duty which he invariably attends
TO before the session begins This is the
| careful perusal of the previous days jour
| nal. He has an unusually retentive mind
and might reasonably be sure of keeping
| track of everything were he not TO look
at the journal at all, but he prefers 10
| refresh his memory every morning and 10
take nothing for granted.
After the session hos begun he has eyes
and ears only for the current proceedings.
! He keeps close watch of all that is go
ing on and of everything that is said; he
| has never been known 20 lose the thread
and be obliged to ask about the previous
| question: and he enforces the rules In
other words, he looks upon che work of
| the Senate Craftsmanship precisely as he
regarded keeping a country school years
! ago, 1t is rare indeed that he calls any
| one to the chair, and for this reason, a
newspaper correspondent, out of sympa-
| thy with the Vice Presidents self-imposed
task of listening to many speeches deiv-
cred otherwise chiefly to empty benches
recently described Mr.. Hobart as the
Chronic audience"
Mr.. HObnrt's Busy Days.
When Congress is in session, Mr.. Hobart
| Is one of the busiest men in the national
capitol. He rises early, and before 8
o'clock has broken his fast Sharp on the
hour he seats himself at his desk in the
ground floor room set apart as an office
! in the Hobart residence. His letters are
! always roughly divided into classes by
! his personal secretary before Mr. Hobart
is ready for their consideration. Into one
class are put the letters relating to his
! large business interests. Mr. Hobart got
out of most of his directorates when made
| Vice President 50 as to be free to give
virtually undivided attention to his official
work, but there are still many matters
| upon which his business associates con-
/ suit him by mail. Their letters are nat
urally, attended to by Mr. Hobart himself
Besides these the mornings mail brings
many letters of purely personal and So
cial nature. Many others that are for
ma.ly official as to contents. and sti1 9TH
ers whose writer's solicit personal backing
with the President or the heads of gov
eminent departments
Mr.. Hobart impresses the visitor who
! sees him for the first time as essentially
| american in type. and this impression
| grows with each subsequent interview. He
is rather above the middle hight, his fea-
lures are almost regular, his wholesornely
! tinted face Is shaver Clean. save on the
! upper lip his hair and long rnoustache are
beginning to show the gray, and his blue
eyes have the frank, direct look of a man
who has fought his own way to a high
| place in life and Ls neither afraid nor AFRO
| CANT. His voice is full and round. His
| manner has been termed bluff II has also
! been characterized as suave / should saw
! 1t might better be spoken of as off-hand.
| He gives the typical American salute with
hearitness; there is no gTudgng Peter
! Grievous touch in his handshake. nor Ia
there any affected cordiality or careful
conformation to the latest vogue You
| get the whole hand and you are made TO
! feel when you get it that should you have
a reasonable request to prefer, it will be
| granted without any ifs and ands, and that
! If 1t can't be granted the fact will be
! quickly but inoffeneveiy be made clear
Those who meet Mr.. Hobart by special
appointment generally see him In his or
! fee the others are received in the recep-
ton room opening directly off the entrance
hall. 1t is a large, cheerful room, which
somehow suggests the man, and is fur
| nished with easy chairs and lounges,
| which make your waiting comfortable II
| you have to wait. Sometimes, when there
| are many present, Mr. Hobart circulates
among his callers instead of having them
| come to him, 10 the great saving of every
ones time. On those rare occasions when
| the visitors are few he Is prone to seat
himself easily by callers side for short
talk. and he always puts everyone at ease.
! AS a rule he IL ready for the callers by 10:
this gives just an hour to them, for he
likes to start for the capitol, to which he
generally walks, at II.
Mr.. Hobarfs Social Life.
Callers are occasionally received by M
Hobart at his home after the Senate has
| adjourned for the day, but the time be-
tween o'clock and the dinner hour Is
| brief and not so many go then as In the
morning. There is. no lack OF occupation,
though, for the afternoon mail has to be
attended 20, and often some Of the morn
must be disposed Of, for II there Is any
thing he dislikes 1t Is left over letters. Be
sides, time for the consideration OF social
matters has somehow 70 be provided
That is not always difficult. but there are
days apienty when II h.
Since Mr.. Mort0n's term Il has been sup
posed that social observsnoee take up a
large portion Of the Vice Presidents time.
money ana energy Unlike some general
COMPOSITIONS, this one Is iuBf now quite
accurate. though Wr. Morton was the first
Vice President who cut much u social
figure. But Mr.. Hobart "a onhaDd, ~ !
nave SAID. while Mr. Hobart "a gracious.
aud both enjoy social life immensely The
result a. such pfonolneed personal popu-
! larlfy for both that were each week a. he
u thirty Instead ~ seven days. "a would
ba imp0efinie fQf them 40 acospf an tho
social oourtsaies faiadared. A. "A 4. fhoy
either 50 out o. entertain eFcry evening