The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-27
HUGHES TAKES
BREWERS JOB
Vacancy on Supreme Bench Filled
by Acceptance of Appointment
by Governor Hughes.
CHOICE OF PRESIDENT
TAFT MEETS APPROVAL
Chief Executive of New York
Regarded as Man Most Fitted
for Place on Bench of United
States Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 25.-
President Taft late today received
from Governor Charles f. Hughes of
New York a letter accepting the ten
dered appointment as associate just
ice of the supreme court of the
United States. Five minutes after
the letter was received the nomin-
alton of Governor Hughes was on the
way to the senate. That body had
adjourned for the day and the sem
ate will not hear officially the news
until tomorrow.
While it is expected that Hughes
will be confirmed with little or no de-
lay it is understood that he will re-
main chief executive of New York I'M
til October and will not take the oath
of office until the fall term of court
opens. There has been much spec
uation ever since it was first in I'll
mated that Hughes would be tend
cred a place on the bench, whether
his appointment would take him out
of the all campaign where republic
can leaders say he Is sorely needed.
President Taft would not discuss
this phase of the case today He has
been most anxious to secure the best
man obtainable for the supreme
court vacancy and feels he has done
50. The appointment was received
in Washington with great satisfac-
ton, especially among the judges Of
the supreme bench, all expressing
themselves as delighted with the
presidents selection.
I,p
announcement of the selection con-
cerned the attitude of the new mem
Der on the trust problem as involved
in the Standard Oil and Tobacco
cases. General conclusions We're that
Hughes record showed him without
prejudices having fought corporations
where he thought them guilty of
wrong doing and protected their
rights when he considered them per-
secuted
Attorney General Wickersham ex-
pressed himself as greatly pleased
and wired his congratulations to the
governor. Speaker Cannon declined
to comment on the appointment but
Representative Clark declared it a
good appointment.
COFEOrdllOu NAH at IWaFl.
LINCOLN. April 25.-W. j. Bryan,
commenting on the selection of Gov
ernor Hughes appointment to be
justice of the supreme court, said
that while Hughes has been put for
ward as reformer and is still con-
sidered so by many, ne is one of that
type of men developed during the
present generation personally OPP
posed to vice and punisher of small
crimes. but who shows no indication
of opposition to the larger forms of
legalized robbery. Bryan declares
Hughes sympathizes with corpora
lions and cites the governors veto of
the two cent railroad rate and his
opposition to the corporation tax law.
He also says Hughes is friend Of
Rockefeller. His speeches show he
feels no hostility toward private
monopoly and there is no reason to
doubt his decisions will be in line
with his speeches"
Woodruff II Nonplusscti.
NEW YORK, April 25.-Timothy
L. Woodruff, republican state chair
man, was taken entirely by surprise
when he learned of the acceptance by
Governor Hughes of the place on the
supreme bench. He said he had
known the governor was considering
the offer but doubted if he would ac-
cept it. AS to how his action would
affect the republican party in New
York Woodruff stated he was not pre-
pared to say. He added the COVER
nor's action is so contrary to what he
expected that he had not even given
consideration as to what would hap
pen if he was eliminated from the
field of politics and public affairs.