The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-26
Empire Safe 6. 0. P. Now See
IN Roosevelt Its Only Savior,
as Hughes Goes to the Su-
preme Bench.
PRESIDENT TAFT IS
VERY MUCH PLEASED
And Members Of the Supreme
Court Glad to Welcome the
New Justice Hughes Takes
Bench in October.
tAmerican News service)

N<AIUGxICAu INGW6 0GIVlCCy
Washington. April 26.-"It's up to
Roosevelt to save New York state foI
the republican party" This state.
ment by q party chieftain summar
ICES the G. O. p. viewpoint on the
nomination Of Charles e. Hughes to
the supreme court. The choice is q
good one. the republican leaders. say,
but.
There Ii no one except the ex-presi
dent who can swing the state election
to the republicans, Cr0kers say
Hughes, while not candidate. would
have been great help to the party
BY standing by 1t politically and sup
porting It's gubernatorial choice, they
declare. however much he disliked its
leaders and its graft revelations.
Havens 70 Enter Arena.
James 8. Havens. who chased Geo
w. Aldridge out Of the political arena
in the recent congressional election In
the Thirty-sec0nd district, is expected
to be the democratic candidate for
governor. The republicans win need
. strong man to beat him.
BY the nomination Of Hughes It wa
not believed the governor would con
sent to completely eliminate himself
for all time from the political field
with the appointment Of Governor
Hughes It IN felt here that the republt
can situation In this state II mot clari.
fled but rather more complex. for mol
only will Governor Hughes's political
enemies hall his retirement with
much satisfaction Tor the reason that
with him out Of the way for all time.
but with his retirement from the ex.
ecutive office In October. the machine
will have an opportunity to take ad'
vantage Of the fact that Lieut.. Cover
nor White, q strong machine man, will
be governor for more than five
months. What effect, II any, Governor
Hughcs's retirement from New York
politics will have ON New York state
and also on national politics. remains
to be seen. It II thought here that
President Taft. In nominating Cover.
nor Hughes. did . stroke Of business
for himself. for with Hughes on the
bench there win be one less possible
rival candidate for the presidential
nomination next year AZ President
,raft, It ID believed, will seek re.
nomination.
Officials Are Pleassd.
That the appointment gives salts.
faction II evident from the comments
made today by leading officials.
President Taft said: II am very
much delighted to secure Governor
Hughes for the bench. He IL q man
OF wide experience and marked abil.
ity and It II mighty valuable thing
to have on the great bench Of the
supreme court . man Of affairs. Gov.
ernor Hughes IL 4S years OF age, /
think. and even II he should retire at
20. he win have had 20 years Of solid
usefulness on the bench"
Chief Justice Fnller-I am delight.
Justice Harlan-A fine appoint
ment.
Justice white-I am delighted to
hear It.
Justice McKenna-Gov. Hughes il a
man Of high character and great abil-
ity.
Attorney General Wickersham-I
am very much gratified.
The formal tender OF the appoint
ment was made by the president by
letter last Friday and the governors
letter Of acceptance was written SUN
day at Albany.
Takes Bench Next Fali.
The governor will not take his seat
on the beuch until the fall term OF
court, which begins on the second
Monday Of October.
Al to his confirmation. there Is no
reason 20 doubt that It will follow the
deliberations OF the committee on ju-
dietary. to which It has been referred
and subsequently by the senate.
This assertion has been made de-
spite the fact that the governor IN 1
message to the New York legislature
recently expressed his opposition to
the ratification BY that body OF the
proposed amendment to the federal
c0utitution permitting congress TO
levy . tar on incomes.
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