The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29
New Yorks Governor Decides TO Accept Taft
Appointment to Succeed Late Justice Brewer
Means Governor VIII Resign Change
Will be Made in 0ctober--RoOseUeIt
Will Direct New York Campaign
Appointment Decided Upon at
Recent Cabinet Meeting

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Hughes. governor o. New York. has
accepted President Taft's ofsr Of an
appointment 10 the supreme court
bench and his nomination nov is be
fore the sena'e.
This means that Mr Hughes viii re-
sign from the governorship and that
Horace White Of Syracuse will sue
ceed him at Albany. This change.
however. viii not take place until the
opening OF the fan term Of the su-
preme court early in October. when
Governor Hughes vii qualify IS
member OF the bench. Consequently
there viii be only a little more than
two months Of White as governor Of
the Empire state
The acceptance Of Governor Hughes
OF the vacancy caused by the death
OF Justice Brewer means further that
the governors personality will be
eliminated from the coming campaign
lii New York state and that the di.
recting head and hand Of Theodore
Roosevelt will be behind the repuhli-
cans there next fall
II can be said on high authority
that republican leaders IN New York
state are counting on the active sup
port Of Colonel Roosevelt 70 whip the
party organization into shape and 70
stand behind Il in the coming cam.
paign.
There is good reason 10 say that as.
surances already have been received
from the mighty hunter that be will
lend q hand To the task There Is talk
here that Collector Loeb. Colonel
former secretary. may Be
drafted from the eolectorship 70 run
the campaign next fan and IL is Il.
timated even that Mr Loeb may Be
pushed forward on his record as a
candidate for governor. Nobody here
doubts now that Mr Roosevelt viii
enter actively into the New York state
campaign: that - fact be viii dom
mate The entire fight
The acceptance Of Governor Hughes
came as a surprise even To President
TAFT himself The president made his /
offer 10 Governor Hughes By letter On
April g and it took the governor only /
& little more than g day 10 make up /
bis mind 70 accept the appointment +
The president had had Governor +
Hughes ia mind for the supreme bench +
.ore before Justice Brewer died. When +
the president was iu Albany about f
.ae middle of March Be urged Gov F
afaof Hughes 10 run Tor a third term
Ter chief executive q Ncw York state
lui when the governor told him Ii +
8as impossible Mr. Taft suggested tie
possibility of an appointment to the
supreme bench AZ that time however
Governor Hughes said that De did uof
'eel Sc could afford T. accept such as
appointment
Tie president at last Fridays cabl
iet meeting discussed the appointment +
# q successor to Justice Brewer ard +.
& vas the unanimous opinion Of the
Presidents advisers that the appoint i
uent ought 10 be offered % Governor +
Ing IS and On the remote possibility
hat he might change his mind The
president wrote 10 Mr. Hughes hut a
ata as e O'Clock yesterday told ses.
.ral q bis friends BE- VAS fearful that
Governor Hughes would NOT be able 10
axe the place.
The president wss preparing 70
cave The White House for Howard uni.
.ersity az 8 p. ma yesterday when
atter from Albany dated April "A vas
delivered into his hands It was ap-
aren't that be was very much pleased
nd instead o. climbing into bis auto
aobiie and starting Tor The university
rhere Andrew Carnegie and others
reFe waiting Coz him be Sat- down and
repaired the nomination for imme !
late submission 70 the senate Within
q hour after Governor Hughes &c
eptanee was On Mr Tafts hands il !
ormaily had been presented 70 The ;
enate for confirmation aad NJ Tan
'as fally a bar hour late 10 keeping