The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-24

Gates intellectually OF nlgn degree
and the blue eyes are wide apart and
deep set The nose Is small, straight,
and the nostrils express refinement;
the mouth IS large, fulLiipped, and the
teeth are large, regular and white. In
repose there is nothing striking In the
face, but when Mr.. Hughes becomes
interested In conversation he pos
sesses a goodly smile and his eyes
suggest the strong, earnest man who
is confident OF his powers.
The rise of Charles Evans Hughes
was rapid and remarkable. Not many
years ago he was a practically un-
known lawyer. He had never been
politician He had never Joined in
campaign work. He had not been
corporation lawyer. He was simply
a hard-working, hard-headed attorney
with a moderate practice.
Mr.. Hughes took Office as governor
January 1, 1907. He secured the pas
sage of laws placing public utility cor
porations under the control Of state
public service commissions, stopped
race-track open gambling, and insti-
tuted notable reforms IN the consid-
Grafton and conduct OF public affairs
at Albany.
Vetoes Over Two Hundred Bills
In his first year Of Office he vetoed
more than two hundred bills which
the legislature had passed, explaining
in each case his reasons for the veto.
AS E result the volume of legislation
was much decreased, and the quality
markedly improved.
Governor Hughes was the choice Of
the New York delegation to the 1908
Republican national convention for
president. He was a leading POSSIBLE
ity for the vice-presidential nomina-
ton on the Taft ticket, but declined to
consider the proposition. In 1908 he
was renominated for governor and
again elected. He did not finish his
second term On May 2. 1910, Presi-
dent Taft appointed him an associate
justice of the United States Supreme
court.
Traits of Hughes Family.
Simplicity is the keynote OF the
home life Of Mrs. Charles e. Hughes.
Her home is elegant but unpretentious,
with a quiet, restful presence which
makes the privilege of entrance one
to be courted. Mrs. Hughes is not In
any sense a clubwoman. She is devot-
ed to her husband and family and has
little time to give to clubs and socie-
ties.
They are the parents of the first
baby to be born in the executive man
sion at Albany. Their children are, re-
Tr
| Katherine and Elizabeth. They were
married in Brooklyn when Mr.. Hughes
was twenty-six years Of age and four
years after he had graduated from Co.
lumbia Law school There is a story
af1oat that the young lawyer never
called at the home of the then Miss
Antoinette Carter until after they were
engaged. When Mrs. Hughes was
asked about it once she replied
evasiyely that she had known Mr..
Hughes for three years before they
were engaged
| Hughes Earned Big Fees.
Hughes was not obliged to wait very
long for this new dignity Of position
and such was his ability that ere long
all the more intricate portions of the
legal work of the firm were trans
| ferred to him. From the outset, Mrs
Hughes. VINO is a graduate OF Welles
| ley, and, Of course, comes of a legal
family, was of real assistance to her
husband in his career. Although
Hughes, when compared to many less
able legal lights has never been much
| of a money-getter, he was ere he had
reached his thirtieth year receiving
an income of $4,000 to $4,000 pei
year.
Some Views by Hughes.
81 believe In work, hard work and
| long hours of work. Men do not break
down from OverwOrk. but from worry
and dissipation.
81 notice that most successful meT
are those whose minds are always
cool, who. no matter how swift the
movements OF their bodies, are ablC
to deliberate coolly and to produces
calm, sober judgment even under dis
turbing circumstances. It is not the
man who reaches the corner first who
wins, but the man who knows exactly
what he is going to do when ht
reaches the corner.
81 regard q successful man as ont
who has utilized to it's fullest extern
the best ability in him One man ma,
have great ability as q money-maker
then he would be successful when b,
had made much money. Another maj
may have ability as an artist; he il
successful when he has won fame b,
his art. II a man leaves any one o
his talents to lie idle he is not a sue
cessful man Mere money-making is
poor sort of success
my views on religion are not VIVA
most Of my church friends would re
gard as orthodox; in fact, have rath
er free views. but recognize that W
have in the church the greatest COL
sentative force in our affairs, and /
for no other reason than this, I fee
that it should be supported. There /
lot of cant about it, but it has a grea
| power for good. whether one agree
or not with the teachings of its mir
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