The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-06-23
LIFE HIsT0Rf Of
CANDIDATE HUGHES
Becanas Famous In Trust Probes
Which Stirred New Yofk Sew
efai Years Ago.
son Of BRTsT CLERGYMAN
hsds Gcysrnor T~aee. bat Lsst tsAais
10 Accept Supreme Court Psaes
Gsssa by Prssidsnt--A Hard
Werker.

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The United states Supreme Court
justice Who has become Republican
candidate Tor president was m VA
known lawyer In New York city sntii
the newspapers there starsed at All.
tation against q gas trust and certain
big insurance interests when the
authoritiss took up tho matter MI
Hughes wss put Ia charge Of ths
apeeial Investigations. This work he
did made him famous Opportunity
had knocked At his door.
Hughes comes Of good stock. lila
father. Rev. David c. Hughes, who
was q Baptist minister. and bis moth
er. whose maiden nafne was Mary c.
Connelly. were OF more than usual cul-
ture and shaped the boys early educa-
ton with the object az preparing him
for the ministry.
Charles was born at Glens Falls. n.
Y. April II. 1859. 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 1879, TOO youthful to
enter college. hlS father tutofed him
for q year. the intention being that
Charles should enter the. College OF
the CfY OF New YORK wasE cid
enough.
Has Fins Education.
He ~matriculated al Madison univsr-
sity OF Hamilton. n. r., the school
which 10 now known az Colgate uni.
versity, Remaining here until 1878,
he decided that the curriculum OF
Brown university would suit him bet.
ter. and there be entered and was
graduated In 1881. His degree Of A.
NJ. came In 1854. tho same year Ia
which he was graduated from the Co
lumbla law school.
AZ the close Of his college days
Hughes was OF extremely frail appear.
ance and OF delicate physique. Ills in.
clination was to enter the educational
field. but he found difficulty in obtain
ing employment, The heads Of the In.
stitu,ions to whom he applied eousld.
cred him a mere boy and refused his
application
In 1854 Mr., Hughes was admitted
TO the bar In New York. and p%racticcd
until 1891. In his time be was prize
fellow OF the Columbia law school and
for a year OF his term was a student
In the once OF Stewart l., Woodrord.
United States district attorney. In
1883 he became q clerk In the Offices
OF Chamberlain. Carter A. H~ornhlower.
On December 5. 1883, he married in
Brooklyn Miss Antoinette Carter. the
daughter OF Walter 3. Carter. n mem.
Der OF the Arm.
His tendency TO teach was stiil
strong within him. and despite the
protests OF his father. In law. who
wished him 20 continue with the firm.
he accepted a chair In Cornell uniyer-
sity law school.
To Oregon for H~ondheidsrs.
Soon after Mr.. Hughes resumption
81 the duties OF active practice he was
sen to Oregon a. tho representative
Of tho bondholders OF an unsuccessful
railway property. He spent seven
mouths In the West arranging Affairs.
and when he returned no became the
court rasHhv of ths new frm Of Car.
ter. Hughes 4 Dwight From 1904 IN.
IA 1895 he retained HIS interests In
Cornell law school, where he frequent
ty appeared ~ special lecturer.
Three years ago when Edward
F. Dwight died. the titls OF the
law Arm was changed to Carter.
Hughes. Rounds 4 Shnrrnan. The
death OF Mr.. Carter caused another
change. and the firm became Hashes.
Rounds a Shurman. with Offices at se
Broadway.
This brings Mr.. Hughes career
iown to the beginning Of the gas In.
v~estisatlon In New York--an invesst
Cation that stirred the metropolis M
nothing had stirred Il since the Tweed
ring exposure.
Probably no one single investigated
' produced such far~reaching re-
suits As the insurance probe. n
stopped the practice Of great corpora
lions making gifts OF money Il poiitt
.al campaign funds. n stopped the
iuxSlsry OF trust funds between instr
ance companies and hanks.
Charles Evans Hughes is The man
responsible for stepping this crooked.
ness. Even the gas and t-ssarapcs
.rcwds admitted that
10 Strong ana EARNEST.
In appearance Mr.. Hughes In 10 10
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