The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-10

justice, or that a statement would be forthcoming. Their mission was futile. The newspaper men were cordially received by Justice Hughes secretary, MT. Green, and remained some time in the study of the justice, while the balloting at Chicago was in progress.
 Bulletins the progress of the balloting were telephoned by various newspaper offices to the Hughes resi- dence. Secretary Green received these messages and took the news to MT. Hughes, who remained up- stairs in his library with members of his family. There were no direct telegraph lines into the Hughes resi- dence, and there was no long distance telephone connection between his home and Chicago. After each bal lot Secretary Green, in response to inquiries said that MT. Justice Hughes has no comment to make, and is issuing no statement"
 Shortly after midnight efforts were made to interview MT. Hughes on the actual fact of his candidacy, and to put to him the direct question whether he had resigned as Justice or sent word of his withdrawal to Chi cago. Secretary Green. who was still at the Hughes residence, responding to telephone calls, said:
 "It will be absolutely impossible to see MT. Justice Hughes tonight. He has nothing to say He cannot be disturbed tonight. He does not care to be interviewed.'
 Can you tell whether Justice Hughes has sent any word to Chicago directing the withdrawal of his name?' MT. Green was asked. There is nothing whatever that | Justice Hughes wishes to say,'' said the jurist's secretary, "but can as- hot Io he to Chicago
 "Has he rendered his resignation as a member of the Supreme Court?'' "I have nothing more to say,' re- sponded MT. Green.
 Then it was that the White House was appealed to with the direct ques- ton as to whether MT. Hughes had rendered his resignation. Secretary Tumu1ty, after asking the President tha direct question, authorized the statement that the President had re- piled that he had not received any resignation from MT. Hughes. | In the past Justice Hughes has re- fused to sanction the use of his name as Presidential candidate on the ground that it would involve impro | priety for a member of the United l States Supreme Court to become candidate for the Presidency, on Feb. | IT last, Henry A. Wise Wood wrote to Justice Hughes asking TOT h1S views on "Preparedness."
 l Two days later MT. Hughes replied as follows:
 Washington, Feb. 10, 1916. Henry A. Wise Wood, 25 Madison | Avenue, New York City.
 My Dear Sir: Your letter of | Feb. IT has been received. I dis
 like to refuse an answer to your
 inquiry, but, in view of my judi
 cia1 office, I do not feel that
 have any right to take part in
 political discussion or to make L statements of the sort that would be expected from candidates from office. I am not a candidate ac-
 lively or tacft1y, and, do not 1 wish to do anything which would
 justly be regarded as an attempt l to obtain political support, I must
 ask to be excused from. answering your inquiry. Very sincerely yours, CHARLES B. HUGHES.
 A further refusal on the part of Justice Hughes to sanction the use of his name as a Presidential candidate was made by the Justice in a letter to Charles H. Brown of Boston, a former Massa chusetts State Senator, which l was made public on March 6. "As l understand 1t, you desire to pledge yourself as a delegates, and you find it wilk be necessary to have the accept ance of the candidate in whose support the pledge is nade,'' the Justice wrote 'fIn answer, I must adhere to the position have taken; as I have re- peatedly said, am not a candidate in any sense, and in view of my obliga-
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