Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-26
Governor of New York Accepts Appointment
 Rendered. by the President
WILL BE CONFIRMED WITHOUT DELAY
President Much Delighted to Secure Governor Hughes for the Bench, to Succeed Late Justice Erewer-Jus
 tices of Supreme Court All Fleased-Cossip Concern
 ing < ttitude of Member the Trust Problems
Congratulations From wiekersbam.

Congratulations From Wiekershar.
 No official in Washington was more
 pleased than Attorney General W1cker-
 sham over Governor Hughes accept-
 ance As soon as he learned that the
 governor had actually accepted, MT.
 Wickersham sent the following des- patch to him at Albany:
 T. want to express my great per sonal qualification that you have de- terrnined to accept the supreme court justiceship.'
 Timothy Woodruff Entirely Surprised. New York, April 25-Timothy L. Woodruff, republican state chairman, was taken entirely by surprise when he learned of the acceptance of Gov ernor Hughes of a place in the su- preme court When the news Of the governors action was read over the telephone to MT. Woodruff, he said: You don't believe that, do your? On being assured that the news was authentic, he said: T am very much interested and very much surprised. I have known. of course, that the gov ernor was considering the oner, but doubted that he would accept 1t. How do you think his action will affect the situation in the republican party in the state?"
 T am not prepared to say" Mir. Woodruff replied
 Comment by Lloyd C. Griscom. Lloyd c. Griscom, president of the republican county committee of New York county, and Q close friend of Governor Hughes, was as keenly sur prised at the announcement as was MT Woodruff. But the acceptance of the justice ship bv Mr. Hughes" said he, s1s in keeping with the high sense of duty which has actuated the man during his entfxe life, both public and private. "Governor Hughes, as is well known. surrender the possibilities in the way of financial betterment which private practice of the law offered him. In two or three.years of private practice he could have amassed fortune. That
 he. has elected not to do so reflects
 nne1.
 .It is one of the finest examples of
 a self sacrifice which this age or con-
 mercialism has witnessed.
 What the supreme tribunal or the nation gafns.- the republican party Of New York state loses. His influence in politics was a most wholesome one and his removal from that field will be regretted by the friends of good government throughout the country.
 His passing from the political arena
 marks the effacement of the moat con-
 spicuous presidential possibility which
 New York had furnished to the repub- ican party
 Albany Surprised. Albany, N T., April 25.-The an- nouncement from Washington that Governor Hughes had accepted tho ap- pointanent of justice of the supreme court of the United States. to succeed
 the late Justice Brewer, was received
 in Albany with surprise. That Presi- dent Taft intended to offer the place to New York.s chief executive was generally believed; that the governor would accept was doubted Governor
 Hughes would not permit himself to
 be quoted tonight concerning the nom- ination.
 w.. J. eryan's Comment. Lincoln, Neb.-April 25.-W. J.
 Bryan commented tonight on the ap-
 pointment of Governor Hughes as as-
 sociate justice of the supreme court as follows:
 t=The appointment Of Governor Hughes to the supreme bench will be
 regarded by many as popular ap- pointment He has been put forward as a reformer. and seems to be con-
 sidered one by great many good
 people, but his reputation as a re- former rests upon few official acts which show him opposed to grating
 and to the individual vices. But no
 one who will examine his record, an
 doubt that he is an close sympathy with the exploiting corporations"