The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-28
HUCHESNEW Justice
Accepts Appointment of Pres
ident Taft to the Su-
preme Court
POLITICIANS SURPRISED

| VI 4 1--we IthutfVu iliih WI thV cu-
preme Bench an Evidence OF His
Public Spiritedness Removes Him
From Field OF Politics.
Washington, d. c.. April 20
President Taft late today received
/ from Governor Charles f.. Hughes of
! NewY York a letter accepting an ap-
pointment as an associate justice of
the Supreme Court of the United
| States. Five minutes after the letter
was handed to the President, the
nomination of Governor Hughes was
! on its way to the Senate. That body
| had adjourned for the day when the
papers reached the capitol and so
| the Senate will not hear officially of
| the designation of Governor Hughes
to succeed the late Justice David j.
Brewer until tomorrow.
While it is expected that Governor
Hughes will be confirmed with little
or no delay, it is understood here
that he will remain as New York $
chief executive until next October
and will not take the oath of his new
office until the fall term of the Su
preme Court. which opens the second
Monday in that month.
There has been much speculation
ever since it was first intimated that
Governor Hughes would be rendered
place on the Supreme Court bench.
as to whether his appointment would
take him out OF the fall campaign in
New York, where all the Republic
can leaders admit that he is sorely
needed
President Taft woulu not discuss
this phase of the case in any way to-
day. He has been anxious to secure
the best man he could for the Su
preme Curt vacancy and he feels
that he has done so. He was much
eated over his success and tonight
said.
II am very much delighted to Sc
cure Governor Hughes for the Bench
He is a man of wide experience and
marked ability and it is mighty val
liable thing to have on the great
bench of the Supreme Court man OF
affairs. Governor Hughes is AS years
of age, | think. and even if he should
retire at 70 he will have % years of
solid usefulness on the bench
| The appointment OF Governor
Hughes was received throughout
Washington with the greatest salts
! faction The announcement, howeN-
er, came as a surprise. despite the
fact that it had been generally under
| stood for days that the position was
! to be rendered to him. President
Taft had been warned in advance that
Governor Hughes might not be able
Governor of the State of New York
had practically depleted his small pri-
vate fortune and he felt the necessity
of again entering the practice of law.
This did not deter the President, how
ever, and he had optimistically await
ed a reply.
The first overtures regarding the
appointment are said to have been
conducted through Senator Root. 1t
was not until Friday last that the
President wrote a formal letter, Of
I MA IN EnNarnnr
That fact was carefully guarded
Governor Hughes deliberated over
the matter for a final day, and yes
terday wrote his acceptance. The let
ter reached the White House this af'
ternoon as the President was prepar-
ing to leave. He delayed his de-
parture long enough to see that thu
nomination was sent to the senate
and directed that an official statement
be prepared. The statement follows
"The President by letter of April %
rendered the appointment to the SUI
preme bench to succeed Justice
Brewer to Governor Charles +
Hughes of New York. BY letter ol
April "A Governor Hughes accepted
In the Presidents letter to Governor
Hughes, he told him that as the Su'
preme Court would adjourn its hear
ings this week, the person appointed
would not be called upon to dis
charge any judicial functions unit
the opening of the October term or
the second Monday in October ant
that therefore if Governor Hughes
could accept he might continue tt
! discharge his duties as Governor I'm
til his qualification on the day OF tn'
opening OF the court in October nest
This was material factor in Cover
nor Hughes acceptance. Accordingly
II the nomination Is confirmed, al
there Is every reason to believe 1t vii
= be. Governor Hughes qualification
will not take place until October
Druggist Pleads Guilty.