Arizona republican., 1915-11-25
WAS RETIRED
 EDITOR AND MINER
Founded Tucson Star in 1878 and Was for Long Time Big Factor in Snap ing Destinies of Territory In It's TrOublous Times
Special to The Republicanl


 TUCSON. Ariz-. Nov. 24.-Louis c. Hughes. former territorial governor of the state of Arizona, died at his home here at nine o'clock tonight his death having followed one weeks illness from pneumonia He was B years of age and is survived by his widow. one son. ex-Senator John T. Hughes. and one daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Woodward. No funeral arrangements have yet been made.
 l.. C. Hughes was born at Philadel- phia on May Is. 1S42. and a few months afterwards the family removed to Pittsburg. He became an orphan at the age of two years, and was placed in a Presbyterian orphanage, where he remained until he was ten years of age. Afterwards he was indentured to a farmer. with whom he spent several years At the outbreak of the civil war he attempted to enlist in the federal army, but was rejected on account of his diminutive stature. Later, how ever, he succeeded in raising a com pany of young men from his neighbor- hood, and entered the strife under the title of Company X 1O1st Pennsylvasfa Volunteers. He served for two years at the front and was granted an hon Orable discharge owing to disabilities. He soon afterwards entered a govern ment machine shop and learned his trade. and was the organizer of one of the first trades unions among the iron workers at Pittsburg. Sometimes later he assisted in the organization of the fraternal order known as the Ancient order of United Workmen. of which he was a member of the first lodge in. America.
 In the meantime Mir. Hughes had been studying law at Meadville. In 1871, his health began to give away. and he sought the great west as a cure for his troubles. He came to Tucson the same year. and found it a land of fierce Apaches, desert and sunshine. and here he entered into the practice or his chosen profession. Later he was in turn appointed probate judge and exotflcio county superintendent of schools. was elected district attorney Tor TWO terms; attorney general: Unit ed States court commissioner: member or the board of worlds fair eommis- sione-s to Chicago from Arizona. and was a delegate to the democratic ma tlonai conventions in 1884 and 1892
 ~-1 Anto ne GSidDLEnGQ the Arizona. Star at Tucson. the first daily paper in the territory. which he continued to operate for a period of thirty years. When the Arizona Press as- sociation was organized in 1892. MT. Hughes was selected as it's first president. Following the establish ment of the Star. the editor began a most active campaign for the removal Of the blood thirsty Apaches from the state. In his opinion one of the greatest steps that could be taken toward the upbuilding of the state was the elimination of the Indian tribes whose depredations were pre- venting the state from becoming thickly populated. His plan provided for the removal of the leaders of the tribes to the Everglade country of Florida and at the democratic na- tional convention in 1884 he caused a plank to be placed in the platform declaring for the removal policy Fol lowing the election of Cleveland to the presidency in that year. the pol icy was put into practice and Gen. | eral Miles was sent to this state to rid it of the Warlike redskins
 The Star and it's editor then con tinued to be staunch advocates of prohibition. women's suffrage and the enactment of anti-gambling laws. all of which Mir. Hughes lived to see ac- complished in his state. He succeeded in getting an anti-gambling bill through the lower house of congress but action was suspended on the measure because the territorial leg islatures of both Arizona and New Mexico had passed anti-gambling | statutes.
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