The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-06-22

Glens Falls. n. y, April II, 1862,
making him four years younger than
former President Roosevelt and six
years younger than President Wilson.
His father was baptist minister
and his mother was a deyout woman,
who shaped his early education with
the idea of preparing him for the
ministry. The family moved to New
ark, N. j., when he was a boy, and
during his young manhood settled In
New York City.
Brilliant always as q student young
Hughes was graduated from a New
York high school at the head of his
class at the age OF 15--so young that
his father would not permit him to
enter college for year. He was
graduated from Brown University In
1881, one OF the five Phi Beta Kappa
honor men of his year. Finally he
attended Columbia university law
school, holding the prize fellowship
from 1884 to 1887.
At the beginning of his career
Hughes was an instructor in Greek
mathematics at an academy in Delhi
N. Y. A Gliding remark from the
principal of that academy to the eff
feet that young Hughes would have
trouble controlling the discipline of
his classes because he had mo more
beard than an egg" is cited in in
Vulnerable biographical records of
Hughes as having been responsible
for the Hughes beard, which since
has figured SO largely in political
caricatures
After a short experience as an ed
ucator Hughes became a law clerk
In the office of Steward l.. Woodford,
who later was elected lieutenant gov
ernor Of New York, but his health
was undermined by his work and he
accepted chair as professor Of law
at Cornell university. Two years
later, however, he was back practice
ing law in New York.
The public first heard of Hughes in
1906 and 1906. 1t was In those years
that he served first as counsel for the
Stevens legislative committee, in
yestigating the gas companies of
New York, and then as counsel for
the Armstrong legislative committee
for the investigation of insurance
houses In New York.
Big boned and well knit, Hughes
still Is slender in build His beard is
bushy and noticeable. Next to this |
his two most prominent features are
his eyes and teeth. His eyes are blue
gray, kindly and gentle. His teeth, |
big square and prominent, give an
aspect of power and determination
to his face. He Is 54 years old and
looks his age.
Hughes is an outdoor man. Golf is
his favorite diversion. He is consid-
cred a good player and is especially
strong on the long drives. He also
is such an enthusiastic tramper and
climber that at one period
he went to Switzerland for sixteen
summers on walking trips |
He greatly enjoys sea travel, but of
late years he has gone to his summer
camp in the Adlrondacks. Here he
swims, fishes and canoes.
The jurist is fond of music and |
often attends the opera Although I
hn.Y Aan Il !, a
art, he has a player piano in his
home, which he takes pleasure in OPP
Grating. He also has a monograph,
and spends much time listening to
It's selections
In college Hughes was an inveterate
cigarette smoker, but he changed over
to cigars later. He now limits HIM
self to about half a dozen cigars a day
Although abstemious Hughes is not
.eetotaler On occasions he takes his
glass; preferring 1t with soda and
tracked ice. !
For relaxation from the strain of {
ong hours of close attention to le- I
gal work Hughes reads a novel of
Dumas of Balzac or some exciting 1
ale of crime and adventure At the
md of the long and wearing legis- {
atives sessions Hughes, who was gov G
'rnor at the time, admitted in a sud {
len burst of confidence: /
Il have read six of Dumas novels d
ince the session began, and If 1t 1
,eeps up much longer I'll have to be- S
in on Gaboriau."
AS governor, he was at logger G
eads with the republican organiza- C
ion. He first urged the passage of v
he public service commission law, v
cling the legislature that railroad II
paid by the railroads and b
18th only advisory powers, was mad II
quate. He stumped the state for his a
i'll, and finally the legislature re- d
pended. d
Hardly had the bill become a law CT
efore the legislature passed two A
ent passenger fare measure. Gov. lie
hughes vetoed 1t, on the ground II
gislature should not deal arbitrarily U
18th matters requiring investigation, 81
when it had Just provided III
achinery for investigating such mat te
rs and had granted power to re-
light demand. He also succeeded in