Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
LIFE HISTORY OF
CANDIDATE HUGHES
Became Famous in Trust Probes
Which Stirred New York Sev-
eral Years Ago.
SON OF BAPTIST CLERGYMAN
Made Governor Twice, but Left Chair
to Accept Supreme Court Place
Given by Presidential Hard
Worker.

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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 a 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 c.
Connolly, we're Of more than usual cul-
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 II, 1862, but when he was
very young his parents removed to
Newark, N. ]. Here the boy attended
graduated in 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-
Bity 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
stitutions to whom he applied consid-
cred him a mere boy and refused his
application.
In 1884 Mr.. Hughes was admitted
to the bar in New York, and practiced
until 1891. In his time he was prize
fellow of the Columbia law school and
for year Of his term was a 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, 1888, he married in
Brooklyn Miss Antoinette Carter, the
daughter of Walter 8. Carter, a mem
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 5ondhoIders.
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 {
.er, Hughes & Dwight. From 1893 un-
Ill 1895 he retained his interests in
Cornell law school, where he frequent 6
y appeared as special lecturer {
Three years ago when Edward I
?. Dwight died. the title OF the t
aw firm was changed to Carter, {
Hughes. Rounds & Shurman. The t
leath of Mr.. Carter caused another I
change, and the firm became Hughes, v
Rounds & Shurman, with offices at 96 v
Broadway. r
This brings Mr. Hughes career
lown to the beginning of the gas in v
restigation in New York-an investi- t
;ation that stirred the metropolis as b
lothing had stirred it since the Tweed t
ing exposure. h
Probably no one single investigation n
'Ver produced such far-reaching re- s
ults as the insurance probe. It h
topped the practice of great corpora h
ions making gifts Of money to politi- C
al campaign funds. 1t stopped the p
ugglery Of trust funds between insur-
nee companies and banks n
Charles Evans Hughes is the man g
for stopping this crooked e
ess. Even the gas and insurance h
rowds admitted that. s.
Is Strong and Earnest. :,
In appearance Mr.. Hughes is not ro-
ust. He is about five feet ten inches p
i height. of slight but well proper o.
oned figure. His hair is brown and is