Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-12
SENATOR HUGHES Of
COLORADO
DIES
SUCCUMBS TO LINGERING
ILLNESS AT DENVER HOME
Dead Senator Was One of Most
Noted Mining Lawyers Of the
Country Was Member Of
Territories Committee.
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IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire
Denver, Jan. 11.-Charles James
Hughes, Jr., junior United States sem
ator from Colorado died at his home
in this city today after an illness of
nearly a year. He had been uncon-
scious since yesterday and passed
from state of coma almost imper-
cepitbly into death.
The immediate cause OF death was
perniclous anemia, with complications
of myletis. A trip to the Hawaiian
islands last fall failed to improve his
health and shortly after his return
home he was confined to his bed, and
remained there until the end.
Senator Hughes leaves a widow and
four children.
The news Of Senator Hughes death
caused general sorrow throughout the
city At the state house, the flag was
half masted, and the house and sem
ate soon adjourned. Flags on other
buildings were also dropped as a
mark Of mourning.
The funeral of Senator Hughes will
be held next Friday at 2 p. m. and will
be private. For two hours preceding
the funeral the body of the dead sem
ator will lie in state at the capitol.
There were are arrangement an
nounced tonight.
Charles James Hughes, Jr, was
born at Kingston, Mo-. February 16,
1853, his father being an attorney
and the family being prominent in
Missouri politics. The elder Hughes
moved to Ray county, Mo, when the
younger Hughes was lad, and there
the boy studied law in his fathers Of
flee. He entered Richmond college
and graduated in 1871 afterwards
taking degree in law'at the Univer-
sity of Missouri in 1873. After teach
ing country school for a time
Hughes became instructor in mathe
matics and political economy at Rich
mond college, but abandoned teach
ing for the practice of the law In
1877, coming In that year to Colo
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Here he rapidly achieved success in
the practice of his profession and be-
came one of the most noted mining
lawyers in the country. From 1908
to 1906 he was professor of mining
law in the Harvard law school.
Although always taking great per-
sonal interst In politics Mr.. Hughes de-
cline to become a candidate for any Of
flee until he was indorsed in 1908 by
the democratic state convention for
United States senator and elected to
that office by the next legislature. He
had been, however, a democr tic
presidential elector in 1900.
Mr. Hughes was never strong phy-
sically but made up in great measure
for his physical frailty by his remark
able energy. He suffered broken
leg during a tornado in Missouri in
his youth and this accident left him
cripple.
Although appearing cold and re-
served he was in reality most com
panionable man fond of good stories
and able to tell them well. He was
a brilliant public speaker and one of
the ablest orators Colorado has pro-
duced
Senator Hughes married Miss Lucy
Menefee, of the Menefees of Virginia
at Richmond, Mo-, September /, 1874,
-Four Of their children are living
three sons who are lawyers in Dem
yer and one daughter Mrs. W. w.
Woodruff, of Knoxville, Tenn.
Senator Hughes term of office
would have expired March 3, 1915.
During the two years of his incum-
hency he served on the senate COM
mittees ON immigration, Indian af-
fairs, interoceanic canals, mines and
mining, pensions, the Philippines
public expenditures standards, weights
ana measures and territories.