The sun., 1908-09-16
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How Gey. Hughes. winning Reputation
M an Investigator, Became the Chief
Executive and Fought the Hoses
i,is Associates on the New Ticket.
Gov. Charles Evans Hughes was born
in Gems Falls. n. y, on April IL, 1882
His father the Rev. David Charles Hughes.
is of Welsh descent and Is o baptist clergy
man. Mr.. Hughes attended Public
School 80 in this city, and at the age OF
"A entered Madison, now Colgate Uni
versity. He left there to enter Brown
University in his sophomore year and
was graduated in 1881. standing third
in his class and winning Phi Beta Kappa
key. He also won one Of the two prizes
given by the faculty for ability. char
acter and attainment
After graduation he taught Greek and
mathematics in Delaware Academy,
Delhi, N. Y. then studied law at Colum-
bia and in the office Of Gen. Stewart l..
Woodford then United States District
Attorney. He was admitted to the bar
in 1881 end three years later became
member of the law firm OF Carter. Hughes
a Cravath. Ee continued the practlc
of law until 1891, when he became pro-
a Ct ecial lecturer there and In the New
York Lew School, end in the same year
resumed practice in his old firm. which
became Carter, Hughos 4 Dwight. The
firm continued until 1908. when Mr.. Dwignt
died and was succeeded by George ".
Sohurman, brother Of President Schurman
OF Cornell When Mr.. Carter died in 1904
Mr., Hughes became head OF the hrm.
whose name was changed to Hughes.
Rounds d Sohurman.
In 1905, as counsel to the Stevens in
vestigating committee. he made such
a reputation that he was chosen as connsei
for the Armstrong committee appointed
10 investigate the lie insurance companies,
As the result OF this WORK the Republicans
nominated him for Mayor against Nc
Cleilan and Hearst MIR. Hughes refused
the nomination, saying that ne beheveo
it his duty. to continue his work IN tne
vet | completed. This immense amount
of labor he carried through TO the end
and the report OF the committee, which
he did much to frame, was adopted by
the Legislature and the proposed leSis-
lation was enacted without change. The
80 cent gas law was a result OF MS ~orh
for the Stevens committee
He was DESIGNATED as one of the special
counsel Of the United States Department
OF Justice to conduct an inquiry regard
ing prosecution OF coal carrying raii-
roads, and in 1905 strong senument
called for his nomination Tor Govern0r,
Saratoga convention. He was the only
Republican elected on the State ticket.
receiving a plurality OF 57,Ss7 votes over
William r. Hearst the Democratic and
Independence League candidate
In the Governors chair ne showed
disrea ard for politicians which did not
make him popular with them He moved
his office into a big room, which was
always open 10 the public, and declined
to give private interviews TO machine
politicians He declined also to enter
into any political jobbery to accomplish
encountered hostility from the old tim,
ers. This opposition twice prevented
the removal by the Legislature Of State
Superintendent OF Insurance Otto Kelsey.
whom he tried to remove for incompe.
tence He failed also to have enacted
into law his plans for direct nominations
and ballot reform.
At the height Of the anti-railroad aRi-
tation he vetoed bill making fiat rate
of two cents mile for steam roads in
this State. and he vetoed also three
platoon bill framed and urged by the
New York city police, Inc r.;a iaw aDonsni ISM
establshing the present Public Service
Commissions was one for which he fought
hardest and the Hart Agnew laws which
were aimed at racetrack betung were
only put through after the Governor
had aroused public sentiment 6y touring
the State making speeches. He vetoed
tn Coney Island Ave cent fare bill on the
ground that the Public Service Commits
sion had jurisdiction.
MIR, Hughes married Miss AntOinette
Carter, daughter Of his law partner, in
1888 He has a son and two daughters.
Horace White.
Horace White, nominee for Lieutenant
Governor, represents the Thirty eighth
district. Onondaga county. ~ the state
Senate. He was born in Buffalo in 1885
and IL a SON OF Horace Y. White Of Syra-
cuse and a nephew Of Andrew D. White.
ex Ambassador to Russia and Germany.
Mr.. White, who has lived in Syracuse
since 1859, was graduated in 1887 from
Cornell, where he took prizes Tor oratory-
He studied law in Senator. Hiscock g
Office and in the Columbia law school
and was admitted to the bar in 1890. He
was elected to the Senate by 5000 plu-
rality in 1895 and was reelected in 1893.
1900. 1902, 1904 and 1905. always winning
by a big margin. He has served on the
Cities COMMITTEES since ne has oeen IN
it's chairman. He has also served often
on the Indian Affairs. Canals. Public
Education and Codes committees.
Thomas b. Dunn.
Thomas B. Dunn. the candidate for
State Treasurer. is at present State Sena-
for from the Forty fifth district. which
consists OF part Of Monroe county. He
was born in Rhode Island and moved
to Rochester in 1851. where he has since
! lived. He was educated in the public
schools there and engaged in the manu-
facture Of perfumery. with considerable
| financial success his company having
agencies in many European cities.
For two years he was president OF the
Rochester Chamber Of Commerce and
he was chief commissioner and president
of the New York State Commission at the
jamestown Exposition. He is director
of the Genesee Valley Trust Company
and is financially interested In several
/ Rochester industries. In 1909 he was
elected to the State Senate and has been
a member OF the committees on Cities.
Railroads. Banks, Trades and Manufac-
| lures and Public Health.
! samuel =. koeniS.
! Samuel s. Koenig, nominated for Secre-
tary OF State, is a lawyer and the Repub-
! lican leader Of the Sixth Assembly dis
trict. He became leader Of the district
three years ago and succeeded in turning
| IL from a Democratic stronghold to a
Republican district. When Odell and
William Halpin made their fight two
years ago to oust Herbert Parsons from
the leadership Of the Republican county
committee koenig allied himself with