By April 1899, Hobart's illness was well known in the press, though Hanna assured the newspapers that Hobart would be on the ticket in 1900: "nothing but death or an earthquake can stop the re-nomination of Vice President Hobart".
1899年4月，霍巴特的疾病已是众所周知，但汉纳还是向报纸保证霍巴特会是1900年大选的副总统候选人：“除了死亡和地震，没有任何事情能够阻止副总统霍巴特再次获得提名。