The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
Will Take Place Made
Vacant by Death
of Brewer.
is ELATED
BY HIS DECISION
Nomination Will Be Received by
Senate To-Day, and Early Con-
firmation Is Expected-Ac-
ceptance of New York Man
Is Received With Salts
faction and Surprise.

faction and surprise.
Washington, D. G., April c5.-Pres-
ident Taft late to-day received from
Governor Charles L. Hughes, OF New
York, II letter accepting n rendered
appointment associate Justice of tho
Supreme Court of the United States.
Five minutes after the letter was
handed to the President the nominn-
ton of Governor Hughes was on it's
way to the sennte. Tint body had nd-
journed for the day, however, and so
the Senate will not hear officially OF
the designation OF Governor Hughes tn
succeed the lntc Justice David y.
Brewer until Tomorrow.
While it is expected that Governor
Hughes will be confirmed with little
or no delay, 1t is understood here that
he will remain as the Chief Executive
October, and will not take the oath
OF office until the fall term of the
Supreme Court opens the second Nom
| day in that month.
Taft Is Elnted.
President Taft 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 tender
| to Governor Hughes. The President
said:
~ am very much delighted 10 secu-r
! Governor Hughes for the bench. He
Is a man of wide experience and
marked ability, and II is mighty val-
liable thing to have the great bench
of the Supreme Court n man of affairs.
Governor Hughes Is fOrty-eiaht years
of age. i think, and even If he should
retire at seventy he will have hnd
Twenty-one years. solid usefulness on
the bench"
The appointment of Governor Hughes
was received throughout Washington
with the greatest satisfaction. The
announcement, however. came as some
thing of surprise, despite the fact
that 1t had been generally understood
for days that the position was to no
rendered Kim,
The first overtures regarding the
appointment are said to have been
conducted through Senator Root, OF
New York. 1t was not until Friday
last that the President wrote formal
letter offering the place to the Gov
ernor That fact was carefully guard
ed. Governor Hughes deliberated over
the matter for final day, and yes
terday wrote his acceptance. The let
afternoon as the President was pre-
pairing to leave. He delayed his de-
parture long enough to see that an
official statement be prepared. The
statement follows.
THE President. by letter of April %,
rendered the appointment to the isu-
preme Court bench to succeed Justice
Brewer to Governor Charles E. Hughes,
of New York BY letter of April "a.
Governor Hughes accepted In the
Presidents letter to Governor Hughes
he told him that as the Supreme Court
would adjourn its hearings this week.
the person appointed would not he
called upon to discharge any judicial
functions until the opening of the
October term on the second Monday
in October. and that therefore. If
Governor Hughes could accept no
might continue to discharge his duties
as Governor until his qualification on
the day OF the opening of the court in
October next This was g material
factor in Governor Hughes's accept
ance. Accordingly, If the nomination
is confirmed, as there is every reason
to believe 1t will be. Governor Hughes's
qualification will not take place until
October"
Out of Politics.
The general opinion here is that the
appointment of Governor Hughes will
eliminate him from the State campaign
this fall. The campaign will be only
fairly under way at the time the Cow
ernor will be called upon to take the
oath of office and enter upon his ju-
dicial duties.
The news of the acceptance of Gov
ernor Hughes reached the justices Just
as they were adjourning for the day.
They were surprised and all pleased.
II am delighted" said Chief Justice
Fuller.
"A hne appointment. said Justice
Il am delighted to hear it." declared
Justice White.
Governor Hughes is man OF high
and great ability" was Jus
ticc McISenna's comment.
Justice Lurton smiled; no longer
would he be tho youngest member of
the court
Among members OF the Supreme
Court bar. the unanimous expression
was that Governor Hughes Will mako
an excellent Judge.
About the first question heard after
tho announcement of the selection was
the attitude OF the new
of tho court on the trust
problems, as involved IN the dissolu-
tion suits against the Standard Oil
and the tobacco corporations. The
general conclusions We're that the re-
cord OF the New York man showed he i
came to the cour, without pretudices.
having fought corporations where no
thought them guilty of wrong doing
and protected their rights where he
them prosecuted.
wickcrsham Pleased.
No official IN washington was more
pleased than Attorney General Wick
ersham over Governor Hughes's Sc
ceptauee tto eNprpssed himself de-
ughsed o~er what had occurred and Y
as eonhdent that tAe Governor would
make an excellent judge. AS soon az
he learned that the Governor had ACT
uaIiy accepted, Mr.. ,Wicks-sham sent4