The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-15
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AWAITS HUGHES
New Judge To Be Cinderella OF
Bench" With Drudge Work 10
Do-Dearth Of Cases.

NEW YORK. June l4'-Oha'ie9
Evans Hughes, A. j.. Supreme Cour'
NJ the United States; "Fag" Tor eigh'
seniors. sophomores and IourthIorm
men. the Cinderella OF the behch' CON
sumer OF midnight oil In periormins
the drudge work OF his associates anu
the prospective victim OF the rehhe
ment of high-brow hazing.
II Governor Hughes Is az All ap
prchensive OF the hazing that IL com
Ing 10 him when, with proper humility.
he takes the end seat on the Dench vi
the United States Supreme Court, on
the second Monday In October ne
carefully conceals the fact.
That he Views the ordeal In its
proper proportions Is manifest 10 all
fhe friends with whom he has talked.
To a World reporter who discussed
the matter the other day the governor
frankly said he expected TO put IN q
year performing the hardest work OF
his life.
Huqhes Is "Not Afraid"
81 expect." he said, that | shall be
assigned TO the least important cases
until | have mastered the routine Oh
the court and am thoroughly acquaint-
ed with the rules OF procedure. l am
not afraid OF that, because | want 10
be as thoroughly equipped as ! can
be, and realize that only nara work
can accomplish II. Afraid OF hazlng
Not bit of II. | suppose | VIII De
permitted TO haze myself by being CIV
en- all the hard work | can STAND
am ready for It."
No "frst year" boy In preparatory
school ever approached his initiation
with more buoyant zest than the gov
ernor. He laughs heartily when MS
attention IL called TO the reports that
come from Washington or the plans
of his dignified colleagues for giving
him a good start as a member OF the
highest court In the nation. But ne IL
sincerely earnest In his declaration
that he looks forward to at least
year of concentrated effort in master
Ing the details of his new job.
Only a Weeks Vacation.
He has already planned II out as
far as he can. He will take only a
weeks vacation after he disposes OF
the great volume OF legislative busi-
ness which now confronts him. Al
the end OF II he will return TO Albany
and remain there continuously until
he leaves for Washington. In the
meantime he will select house at
the national capital and arrange 10
remove his personal effects from the
executive mansion at Albany. SO I'M
III he reports for duty and assignment
10 Chief Justice Fuller. his new boss,
the governor will not give much
thought 10 the hazing that awaits him
But from all accounts his initiation
will be a ecord-breaker.
By this IL is not meant that he Will
be required TO stand on his head ana
deyour tobasco sauce, run carpet
sweeper over the tiled floors for IL
successive hours, take broom ana
dust of the library collection OF law
books. or compute how many years
will be necessary to bring the docket
up TO date.
His hazing will simply be the
penalty he must pay for gaining ex-
perience.
The first real step will be his eleva-
zion To the bench He must take the
last and leftover OF everything. He
will walk at the end OF the imposing
little processlon as IL travels from
It's congregating room TO the auditor
ium Of the. court. He will be assigned
To the final and last seat at the lett
hand OF the chief Justice Every min
ute he will be made to realize that he
Is the tail-end OF the procession His
chair will be OF the same material and
finish as the others, but II will be the
vind-up of the row, on the wrong
side. with eight ahead In point OF
seniority
The real rough and tumble hazins
will begin with the assignment or
cases on which opinions are To be
urepared and delivered. Justice
Hughes will be given a whole raft OF
little. easy. unimportant matters. He
will have more work on hand than
any other member of the court but II
will be OF minor consequence. He
must hump his back and wear out
reyolyjns chair looking up authorities
on which to found his decisions. These
will all be utilized, but in the lesser
degree.
The great cases will be turned
over to some experienced justice for
opinions. They will be far less in
number but vastly outranking In con-
sequence. For that reason IL will APP
rear that Justice Hughes is being
worked 10 death. and that all the bur.
dens involving actual labor are placed
on his shoulders. This course is 2ur-
sued in order that the novitiate may
.~xoxoa occuqtppad IN routine mpIh-