The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-12
HUGHES TELLS
WHERE He STANDS
Ringing Statement Made by
Republican Candidate
in Acceptance.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Justice
Hughes late today sent telegram to
Chairman Harding OF the Republican
national convention formally accept.
ing the Republican nomination for the
presidency, =.
AT the same time it was announced
that the Justice had resigned as AZ.
sociate Justice Of the Supreme Court
OF the United State. q
Justice Hughes letter. Of resigna.
ton sent to the White House by mes.
senger contained one brief sentence.
It said:
To the President:
! hereby resign the office Of Assoc.
late Justice Of the Supreme Court OF
the United States.
am, sir, respectfully yours,
CHARLES E. HUGHES.
The letter reached the White House
at 3:45 and was taken Immediately by
Secretary Tumulty to President WI.
son. who read very carefully the state
ment Justice Hughes sent to the Re-
publican National Convention accept
ing the presidential nomination. The
President made no comment on the
statement. Secretary Tumulty said
1t was weak.
The Justices resignation was &C.
cepted by the President within a few
minutes after Il was delivered.
President Accepts Resignation.
The President sent this reply by
messenger:
Dear Mr.. Justice Hughes-I am in
receipt Of your letter OF resignation
and feel constrained to yield to your
desire. I. therefore, accept your res.
ignation as Justice Of the Supreme
Court OF the United State, to take ef.
feet at once. Sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON.
Following is Justice Hughes tele.
gram to Chairman Harding:
Mr.. Chairman and Delegates-I
have not desired the nomination. /
have wished to remain on the bench.
But In this critical. period in our ma.
tional history I recognize that 1t is
your right to summon. and that 1t is
my paramount duty to respond
You speak at time OF national ex.
igency, transcending merely partisan
considerations. You voice the demand
for dominant, thorough.going Ameri.
canism with firm protective upbuilding
policies essential to our peace and
safety and that call in this crisis. !
cannot fail to answer with the pledge
OF all that Is in me to the service OF
our country. Therefore, accept the
nomination.
stand for the firm and unfiinching
maintenance OF all the rights Of Amer.
lean citizens on land and, sea. I Meth.
er impugn motives nor underestimate
difficulties. But II is most regrettably
true that In our foreign relations we
haze suffered incalculably from the
weak and vacillating course which has
been taken with regard to Mexico-a
course lamentably wrong with regard
to both our rights and our duties. We
interfered without consistency; and
while seeking to dictate when we were
not concerned we utterly failed to ap-
preciate and discharge our plain duty
to our own citizens.
Foreign Policy Criticized.
At the outside Of the administration
the high responsibilities OF our dipio-
matte intercourse with foreign nations
were siibordinated to conception OF
partisan requirements, and we pre-
scented TO the world a humiliating spec
tacle Of inaptitude. Belated efforts
have not ayailed to recover the influ-
ence and prestige SO unfortunately sac.
rihced; and brave words have been
stripped OF their force BY. indeclsion.
desire to see our diplomacy re-
stored to It's best standards and to