Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-11
BreVity and Formally Of Note
Said to Have Been Design
ed to Save President En-
baraSSment.
NOMINEE SCORES
WILSON'S POLICY
In Telegram to Convention,
Jurist Terms Admlnistra-
TONS Handling Of Mexico
WEAK and Vaci|Iatlng,"
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Washington, June 10.---charles
Icvana Hughes stepped down today
from the supreme bench, and again a
private citizen. accepted the republic
can nomination for president. In a
telegram ringing with denunciation OF
the administration's foreign policy.
aud declaring for dominant
thoroughgoing Americanism. he gave
his decision TO Chairman Harding or
the republican national convention.
and broke the long silence which had
kept the leaders of his party In the
dark as to his attitude toward the
great issues of the day.
u have not desired the nomina-
tlon." said the telegram. II have
wished to remain on the bench. But
in this critical period OF our national
history | recognize that 1t Is your
right to summon and that II is my
paramount duty to respond"
Resignation Iacenic.
Within an hour after Chairman
Harding had notified him of his nop-
ination Mrs Hughes had acceptrd tif6
call Ills resignation, scant, two
line without a superfluous word, was
on its way to the White House from
the Hughes home before the nominee
ildu uiSpdtNntu tHt HitnNdht vi al
ceptance and called tho waiting group
of newspaper men into his study to
tcl them of his decision President
Wilson accepted the resignation In a
reply almost as brief. Apparently Mr..
Hughes letter was framed so that the
president might be saved the em-
barrassment of expressing regret or
making more than a formal reply.
II hereby resign the office of as
sociate justice of the supreme court
of the United States" he wrote. To
which the president replied Il am
in receipt of your letter of resigna-
tion and feel constrained to yield to
your desire. | therefore accept your
resignation as justice of the supreme
court of the United States to take ef-
feet at once
Takes Ills Constitutional.
When copies of both kilograms to
and the letter of resignation
had been made public. Mr.. Hughes
left his home for his customary after
noon walk Soon after his return
Lawrence Green, his private secretary.
told him Of Colonel Roosevet's con-
ditional declination of the progressive
Mr.. Hughes sent word
TO inquirers that he had nothing to
say mig ~ flif itOn
ever. were outspoken In their salts
faction over Colonel Roosevelt's atti-
tude.
No plans have been made by the
nominee for the summer. The family
had practically dsmantled the six
ieenth residence here with the inten-
ion OF returning to Maine for the hot
but those plans had been
abandoned. Whether Mr.. Hughes will
20 on the stump or who he will select
o manage his campaign are questions
hat have not been given considera-
ion 80 far.
Outlines HIS Policy.
In his telegram of acceptance Mr..
iIughes announced his stand for the
irm and unflinchlng maintenance or
I'll the rights Of American citizens on
and and sea- for IAN Amerlcanlsm
Int knows no Interior purpose. for q
latriotism that Is single and com
Jlete", and for preparedness. not
,nly entirely adequate for our defense
With respect to numbers and equip
nent in both army and navy, but with
III thoroughness to the end that in
'ach branch Of the service there may
DC the utmost efficiency under the
most competent administrative
reads"
What he thinks of the administra-
IONS foreign policy was told In part
IS follows;
Scores Mexican Policy.
Il neither mpugn motives or I'M
Ierestlmate difficulties; hut 1t Is most
cgrettably true that In our foreign
elations we have suffered incalcul-
bly, from the weak and vacillating
curse which has been taken with re-
ard to Mexico-a course lamentably
Dng and with regard to both our
iShts and our duties.
AT the outset of the administration
he high responsibility of our diplo-
latic intercourse with foreign nations
artisan requirements and we pre-
entcd 70 the world a humiliating
pectacle of ineptitude. Belated ef-
orts have not availed to recover the
lfluence and prestige thus unfor-
lnately sacrificed and brave words
ave been stripped of their force by
idecision."
Dramatic Touches.
Events occurred with dramatic sud-
enness at the Hughes home today
; climax 10 monotonous weeks of
-aiting. II had been thought that
lings would move swiftly and that
light would find the republican con-
ention adjourned, its work ended.
ut few of the candidates closest
lends believed that the days devel-
pment would crowd his resignation
-om the bench. his acceptance os the