1101 a the death of garret arret A ll obart vice president of the united states state was ras not unexpected until nomi COMI dated and elected flee president mr llonart was unknown to tho colin country tir at large but had becenti i ery suc business man in new jersey prom from the day that be he entered public life lie he achieved immediate personal popularity he lie dei developed eloped into a dignified nud and courteous a py colding ott leer and won the reap ct cf ef the senate regardless of part divisions in the social life of ot the tile capital be he was a leading factor ills relations with the president were cordial and intimate a condition that has his noich isted between tho the president and ice president ident for man beam ears indeed the friendship between afe killel and llonart was so marked ae ws to excite I 1 the comment of washington corfe spon dents mr air Il Hobart 8 interests and 0 s m I 1 ere with the great indus bilal combinations and trusts which rou sided out the ticket I 1 placing him it and from bibich be he procured immense sc sums ot mouty tu too aid the republican campaign his ilia advice and he albars 1 otal the lews of th the napoleons of trade and finance was as followed b the president he lie was thu ier luau enolal in shaping the police polle otile ird rd ministration by the death of mr bir hobart hs thi office of ice president becomes a cant caal senator william willism I 1 P freoa main president pro tern tem of the fa ate will become the presiding officer of that bodi wd but he will not become it ie e president and would not lue sue aced to the presidential office in case odthe of the presidents death disability dis abilio or retno al under the old law ia in rase of the death 0 of the president and i ice president the succession was to the presiding officer of the senate and after him to the speaker of he bouse house under the new law passed at the first session of the forta orta ninth con congress greas in case of the death of the president and I 1 ke lee president the secretary of state stat becomes acting president etiL in cuse there should be no secretary of state 1 then it would fall fail tc to cabinet officers office in n the following order Sec 01 of tuc tue treat tur sec of wa wat attorney ney general poat po masUr general ril secre tar of the nary navy secretary sec of the interior this dicing the order ia in which said departments depart menta were cre almi W 44