Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-06-21
HUGHES PUBLIC
CAREER SKETCHED
He Works Hard and Enjoys Out
door Recreation.
TAUGHT LAW AT UNIVERSITY
Dishonest Gas Trust Rout and Life
Insurance Scandal First Put Can
didate in LimeIight and
Party Favor.


self famous by investigating and
breaking up the scandalous gas COM
bine in New York Next he tackled
the crooked insurance people and
drove a dozen or more big" financiers
into exile. As governor of the Empire
state he made an excellent record for
the cause of honest government by
honest people. The politicians and
gamblers and rascals knew him for an
enemy that never forgot and never
rested.
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, were of more than usual Gull
ture and shaped the boys early educa-
ton 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 II 1873. 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.
NJ 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
ing employment.
In 1884 Mr.. Hughes was admitted
to the bar in New York, and practieed
until 1891. In his time he was prize
fellow of the Columbia law school and
for year of his term was student
in the office of Stewart L. Woodford,
United States district attorney. In
1888 he became a clerk in the offices
of Chamberlain, Carter & Hornblower.
On December 5, 1883. he married in
Brooklyn Miss Antoinette Carter, the
Der 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 5ondholders.
Soon after Mr. Hughes resumption
of the duties of active practice he was
sent to Oregon as the representative
of the bondholders of Gn 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 I'M
til 1895 he retained his interests in
Cornell law school. where he frequent
ly appeared as special lecturer.
Three years ago when Edward
F. 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 SO
Broadway.
Gas investigation Stirs.
This brings Mr. Hughes career
down to the beginning of the gas in
vestigation in New York-an investi-
CATION that stirred the metropolis as
ring exposure.
Probably no one single investigation
ever produced such far-reaching re-
suits as the insurance probe. 1t drove
Henry Hazen Hyde. chief owner of the
Equitable Life Assurance society, into
exile in Europe and it's president, John
H. Alexander, into oblivion. 1t drove
Mccall into his grave. 1t exiled
Richard H. McCurdy. 1t exposed
Andrew Hamilton, the insurance
lobbyist. 1t exposed the graft in
the printing contracts manipulated by
ANDY" Field. 1t broke up the insur-
ance lobby at Albany 1t stopped the
practice of great corporations making
gifts of money to political campaign
funds 1t stopped the jugglery of trust
funds between insurance companies
and banks.
Charles Evans Hughes is the man
responsible for stopping this crooked
ness. Even the gas and insurance
crowds admitted that
is Strong and Earnest.
In appearance Mr.. Hughes is not ro-
bust. He is about five feet ten inches
in height, of slight but well proper
toned figure. His hair is brown and
is becoming thin on top; he wears a
full beard, streaked with gray. The
high, rather narrow foreheard indi-
Gates intellectually of a high degree,
Bolivian Finances.
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