The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-26


the Place Hss Idlfe work-Ths presi-
dent Expresses Great Grattfeatanm
~ the Acceptance FIRST ORer aaas
60 Him seine weeks AGS--Gensval
satluGactHsn Expressed by Bosh TN
FrSeNds amt EsnemIes sS the G0yesuer.
| ALBANY. April 25.-Gov. Charles r.
Hughes has decided To accept Presidents
Taft's appointment a. Associate Justice
% the United States supreme Court IN
preference Ia returning IN the practices
next Gov. Hughes u on record NOT
only in favor Of President Taft succeeding
himself but against the Governor him
self accepting a third nomination. on tho
ground that his personal fortune will NOT
stand any further drain Of public once.
The salary OF Governor II SO 600 and thaa
Of United States Supreme Court Juntice
tl2 500. The latter salary Is to be in
creased shortly to Si7 500. Gov. Hughes
feels that in accepting this life appoint
msnt from President TAFT he will he Ahls
to live within his income and save soms
money. a. the position will not entail any
material social obligations or expendi-
lures.
A. Gov. Hughes will ascend the sn-
prems Court bench in Washington az the
beginning Of the second week in October
he will not be q factor in next falls cam
paign in New York state. nor win he
participate in IL in any way. when Gov.
Hughes resigns In October he will BE- suc-
ceeded a. Governor by Lieut. Gov. Horace
White OF Syracuse. who will act a. Gov
ernor until January next.
The news that Gov. Hughes had ao-
copied President Taft's Appointmsut
came with some surprise to his frienda.
who were always mindful that the Cow
ernOr felt $4,000 a year was hardly
enough for a Governor to live on ard
who did not believe he would accept any
other kind Of a place which paid him
only g. 500 more. not even q place ON
the United States SupremeaC Court bench I.
They have felt all along that he would s
be compelled to run again for Governor. !
. To the rank and file % the Republlcan
organization in this State. who .voiced !,
their sentiments more freely t6-night 4
than has been done in four years. thu .
decision Of Gov. Hughes 90 go upon tho,
bench OF the highest tribunal In thef
country was welcome news. some 0fS
the Hughes speeches that were boolrsA
for the support oe the next Republican
candidate for Governor may he misssd.
but Il was the general opinion among the
party leaders that the Governor had nos
only suited himself but had pleased a.
large number of hts friends and pracei~f
cally all Of his enemies by getting out Of.
the political situation In this State.
To his friends who were curious %
know why he would 20 to washingtnn
for the Judicial ONCE and not 90 back
TO the practice OF Isw in New York city
the Governor made it plain that he was
TO get out Of the excitement OF publloS
life. he ss slcs and tired &c 5Ting Govt
ernor OF this state. doesn't waua 60 no
TO the United States Senate. doennt wnnt
TO go down to New York and open q lay
ofics and have TO he bothered building
mp q practice again and other attending
would follow him for q long time. az leant
into private life. The Governor believes
the salary of Justicea1 the United States
Supreme Court will he increased 20
81. 500. and with that and the life tenure
In oGfics he will he satisfied
Even since Gov. Hughes has been IN
once in Albany he has given n O'Clock
and 8 O'Clock conferences to the nsws-
paper men. Ne 10 always genial but
seldom talks for publication. and Il b
an open secret among the newspaper men
that the Governors faculty for sealing
up inquisitoEs with confidential informa-
lion has often resulted in many nswa-
paper men leaving the Governor with
lsas news than they had when they mot
10 him. The Governor Appeared 70 arr
prsciato this fact keenly to-day ana
smiled. He declined to discuss Tor paIb-
lication his acceptance % President Taft's
OHer hut made Il plain just how he felt
about u. The Governor impressed hsn
friends about the Capitol an having hnd
a great burden lifted from his Shoulders.
Hs seemed TO b glad that he could ret
Out of the political atmosphere.
Gov. Hughes was besieged with nswp-
paper men when the Washington report
u his acceptance Of the President q tender
" che nomination Of the JudReship waa
received at the Capitol. The CsovsFnnR,
however. declined 60 talk for au0tathon.
Dnly making Il apparent that he had Rfvun
he offer of the President deep and msoat
thoughtful consideration. The COVERINGS
10 profoundly impressed with the trs.
responsibilities OF the position
10 has agreed 90 assume and coualaaru