The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-26
GOV. HUGHES
NAMED FOR THE
SUPREME COURT
Selected to Fill the Vacancy
Caused by Death of Justice
"a! oAoWeS R1k.ai
WILL NOT ASSUME DUTIES
UNTIL FALL TERN Of COURT

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His Selection Gives Universal Salts.
faction Although It Came as Some.
thing Of a Surprise-Will Take
Hughes Out Of New York Campaign
Washington, April 26.-President
Taft late yesterday received from
Gov. Charles E. Hughes of New York
letter accepting rendered appoint
ment as an associate justice of the
supreme court of the United States.
Five minutes after the letter was
handed to the president, the nomina-
tton of Gov. Hughes was on it's way
to the senate. That body had ad-
journed for the day, however, when
the papers reached the capitol and so
the senate did not hear officially Of
the designation of Gov. Hughes to sue
ceed the late Justice David ]. Brewer
until today.
While it is expected that Gov.
Hughes will be confirmed with little
or no delay, 1t is understood here he
will remain as the chief executive of
the state Of New York until next Octo-
ber and will not take the oath of his
new Office until the fall term of the
supreme court opens the second Mon
day in that month.
There has been much speculation
ever since it was first intimated that
Gov. Hughes would be rendered a
place on the supreme court bench as
to whether or not his appointment
would take him out of the fall cam
paign in the state of New York, where
all the Republican leaders admit he
is sorely needed.
President Taft would not discuss
this phase of the case in any way to-
! day. He has been anxious to secure
[ the best man he could for the supreme
court vacancy, and he feels he has
done 80. He was much elated over
the success of his tender to Gov.
! Hughes and last night said:
Il am very much delighted to Sc
cure Gov. Hughes for the bench. He
j In q man divide experience and
marked ability and it is a mighty
valuable thing to have on the great
4 bench of the supreme court man OF
affairs. Gov. Hughes is 4S years OF
age, l think, and even II he should
retire at seventy, he will have had
! twenty-five years Of solid usefulness
on the bench"
Great Satisfaction.
The appointment of Gov. Hughes
was received throughout Washington
with the greatest satisfaction. The
announcement, however, came as
something Of q surprise, despite the
fact that it had been generally under
stood for days that the position was
! to be rendered to him. President Taft
had been warned in advance that Gov
Hughes might not be able to accept
because his service as governor ol
New York had practically depleted hif
small private fortune and he felt the
necessity of again entering the prac'
tice of law in order to earn com.
petence for himself and his family
This did not deter the president. how
ever, and he had optimistically await
ed reply.
The first overtures regarding tht
appointment are said to have beer
conducted through Senator Root o.
New York. 1t was not until Friday
last that the president wrote for
NAL offer to the governor. Gov
Hughes deliberated for final day ant
yesterday wrote his acceptance. Tht
letter reached the white house in thu
afternoon as the president was pre-
pairing to leave. He delayed his de-
parture long enough to see that the
nomination was sent to the senate ant
directed that an official statement bt
prepared.
! The general opinion is that the ap
pointment Of. Gov. Hughes will elimin
ate him from the state campaign thii
fall. The campaign will be only fair
ly under way at the time the COVER
nor will be called upon to take thu
oath of office and enter upon hi
judicial duties.
Court Pleased.
The news Of the appointment ant
acceptance of Gov. Hughes reached
the justices of the court just as the!
were adjourning for the day. AL
were surprised and pleased.
II am delighted" said Chief Justice
Fuller.
"a fine appointment" said Justic.
I, Harlan.
II am delighted to hear it," de-
clared Justice White.
Governor Hughes is man of high
character and great ability" was JUS
tice McKenna's comment.
Justice Lurton smiled: no longer
would he be the newest member ol
the court.
Among members of the supreme
court bar the unanimous expression
was that Gov Hughes will make ar
excellent Judge.
About the first question heard aftel
the announcement of the selection
was concerning the attitude of the
new member of the court on the trus,
problems. as involved in the disso.
luton suits against the Standard Oh
and the tobacco corporations. The
general conclusions were that the
record of the New York man showed
he came to the court without preju.
dices.' having fought corporations
where he thought them guilty o
wrong doing, and protected theil