The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-04-29
HUGHES TO
SUPREME BENCH
New York Executive Accepts
Offer From President.
Appointment Is Received With
Greatest Satisfaction in
Washington.

Washington, April 25.-President
Taft late today received from Gov
Charles e. Hughes, of New York, a
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 nominal
ton of Gov. Hughes was on its way
to the Senate.
That body had adjourned for the
day, however, when the papers reache
the Capitol, and so the Senate will
not hear officially OF the designation
of Gov. Hughes to succeed the late
Justice David ]. Brewer until to-
morrow.
While it is expected Gov. Hughes
win 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-
Der and win net take the oath of his
office until the fall term of the Su-
preme Court opens the second Mon
day in that month.
There has been much speculation
that Gov. Hughes would be rendered
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 would not dis
cusss this phase Of the case in any
way today. He has been anxious to
secure the best man he could for the
Supreme Court vacancy, and he feels
that he has done so. He was much
elated over the success of his tend
er to Gov Hughes, and tonight said:
Il am very much delighted to Sc
cure Gov. Hughes for the bench. He
is a man of wide experience and mark
ed ability, and 1t is a mighty CT
ability, and it is a mighty valuable
thing to have on the great bench Of
the Supreme Court a man of affairs.
Gov. Hughes is forty-etght years
of age, think, and even If he should
retire at 20 he will have had twenty
two years of solid usefulness en- che
BENCH
The appointment CT Gov. Hughesl
was received throughout Washington
with the greatest satisfaction. The
nouncement, however, came as some
thing of a surprise, despite the fact
that it had been generally understood
for days that the position was 20 be
rendered to him.
President Taft had been warned
in advance that Gov. Hughes might
not be able to accept because his
services as Governor Of the State of
New York had practically depleted
his small private fortune and he |
felt the necessity of again entering |
the practice Of law in order to |
earn a competence for himself
and his family.
This did not deter the President, |
however, ard he had optimisticaily
awaited reply. ~
The first ovI'etures Regarding the
appointment are said 10, have been
conducted through Senator Root, of
New ork. 1t was not until Friday
last that the President wrote a form
al letter offering the place to the
Governor. That fact was carefully
guarded.
Gov. Hughes deliberated over the
matter for final day and yesterday
wrote his acceptance The letter
reached the White House this after
noon as the President was preparing
80 leave.
He delayed his departure long
enough to see that the nomination
was sent to the Senate. and directed
that am official Statement be prepared
The statement follows:
1.-THE President, by letter OF April
%, rendered the appointment to the
Supreme bench to succeed Justice
Brewer TO Gov. Charles Evans Hughes
OF New York. BY letter of April "a
Gov. Hughes accepted.
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