Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-23
LIFE HISTORY OF
CANDIDATE HUGHES
Became Famous in Trust Probes
Which Stirred New York Sew
eral Years AGO.
SON OF BAPTIST CLERGYMAN
Made Governor Twice, but Left Chair
TO Accept Supreme Court Place
Given by Presidential Hard
Worker.


The United States Supreme Court
Justice who has become Republican
candidate for president was an un-
known lawyer in New York city until
the newspapers there started an agi-
tation against gas trust and certain
big insurance interests When the
authorities took up the matter Mr.
Hughes was put in charge of the
special investigations. The work he
did made him famous. Opportunity
had knocked at his door.
Hughes comes of good stock. His
father, Rev. David C. Hughes, who
was a Baptist minister. and his moth
er, whose maiden name was Mary G.
Connolly, we're Of more than usual cul-
ture and shaped the boys early educa-
tion with the object of preparing him
for the ministry
Charles was born at Glens Falls, N.
Y. April IL, 1862. but when he was
very young his parents removed to
Newark. N. j. Here the boy attended
the public schools, from which he was
graduated in 1878. Too youthful to
enter college. his father tutored him
for a year. the intention being that
Charles should enter the College of
the City OF New York when old
enough.
Has Fine Education.
He matriculated at Madison univer-
sity of Hamilton. N. Y, the school
which is now known as Colgate uni
versity. Remaining here until 1878,
he decided that the curriculum Of
Brown university would suit him bet
ter, and there he entered and was
graduated in 1881. His degree of A.
M came in 1884, the same year in
which he was graduated from the Co
lumbia law school
At the close Of his college days
Hughes was Of extremely frail appear
ance and of delicate physique. His in
clination was to enter the educational
field. but he found difficulty in obtain
tng employment. The heads of the in
stitutions to whom he applied consid-
cred him a mere boy and refused his
application
In 1884 Mr.. Hughes was admitted
20 the bar In New York. and practiced
until 1891. In his time he was prize
fellow Of the Columbia law school and
for a year of his term was a student
IN the office OF Stewart L. Woodford,
United States district attorney In
1883 he became a clerk in the offices
Of Chamberlain. Carter & Hornblower.
on December 5. 1888, he married in
Brooklyn Miss Antoinette Carter, the
daughter OF Walter S. Carter, a mem
ber of the firm.
His tendency to teach was still
strong within him, and despite the
protests Of his father-in-law. who
wished him to continue with the firm,
he accepted a chair in Cornell univer-
sity law school.
To oregon for 6ondholders.
Soon after Mr.. Hughes resumption
of the duties Of active practice he was
sent TO oregon as the representative
of the bondholders of an unsuccessful
railway property. He spent seven
months in the West arranging affairs
and when he returned he became the
court member OF the new firm of Car
ter. Hughes & Dwight. From 1893 un
I'll 1895 he retained his interests In
Cornell law school, where he frequent
ly appeared as special lecturer.
Three years ago when Edward
+. Dwight died. the title Of the
law firm was changed to Carter
Hughes, Rounds & Shurman. The
death OF Mr.. Carter caused another
change. and the firm became Hughes
Rounds & Shurman. with offices at 81
Broadway.
This brings Mr.. Hughes career
down to the beginning of the gas in
vestigation in New York-an investi
cation that stirred the metropolis al
nothing had stirred it since the Tweed
ring exposure.
Probably no one single investigation
ever produced such far-reaching re
suits as the insurance probe.
stopped the practice of great corpora
tions making gifts of money to polit
cal campaign funds 1t stopped tn
jugglery Of trust funds between insul
ance companies and banks.
Charles Evans Hughes is the maj
responsible for stopping this crooked
ness. Even the gas and insuranc
crowds admitted that.
ls Strong and Earnest.
In appearance Mr.. Hughes is not II
bust He is about FIVE feet ten inche
in height. Of slight but well propol
toned figure. His hair is brown an