The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-06-12
HUGHES.

The nomination of Hughes is cold blooded reaction.
 How the people came possess the idea that he was any such thing as a progr ossive minded man it is ut- terly impossible to discover, unlees one gets over the difficulty by hold- ing that those who so esteem the Hughes type of men, do not think for themselves. Hughes is hard shell Baptist whose experiences and environment has been associated with the corporations and the pos sessors of great wealth. His asso- ciates in law were men who gained their fortunes by serving such pow erful interests as railroads, traction, banks and insurance. The very names of which are synonimous with much wealth.
 A precise, methodical, finicky man, "extremely careful of the pro- prieties, never disposed to break conventions, studying the law ami the legal system as he found them, sticking to the letter and dismissins the spirit, of that legal priesthood he has been quite a distinguished representative.
 Hughes is married to the daught- CT of another corporation lawyer named Carter whose great obsess- ing hobby was a peculiar and ludt- crous form of caste snobbery; he was a member of the Settlers and Defenders of America, the "Found- CTS and Patriots of America the Society of the Mayfower Descend ants" and the Sons of the Revolu- tion".
 The first legal partnership Ci Hughes was that of Carter, Hughes and Gray ath. Hughes when can didate fol Governor of New NOri denied that he had ever been { corporation lawyer. That was false In 1889 he with ChOGte and Garter represented the Mount Morris Elec, tric Light Go. against the City oi New York and secured an injunction against the city He secured the franchise for the Westchcstcr ana Boston railway from the City oi New York.
 The New York, New Haven ana Hartford railroad had to enter New York over the New York Centr1 tracks paying a nSayy tcrln. A company was formed called the Ne" York, Westchester end Boston rali- road company. It was in reality an abortive corporation and did not comply with the requisite legal for mality as prescribed by the state This company became insolvent ana receiver was appointed and the Supreme Court ordered the receiver to sell it's right, title and interest etc. which was done for s5,5OO to one William Pelt This sale ope- rated to deprive the railroad com pany of any located routes except such as the legislature might subse- quently grant. The paper franchise was hawked about for years when Hughes came on the scene.
 Some powerful interest took up the pbanthom", and on the strength of it tried to get franchise from the Board of Aldermen. Hughes, Carter, Rounds and Schuman ap- pearcd as attorneys for the granting of the franchise and of the firm, Hughes was the active attorney in arguing for the railroad Hughes there solemnly denied the fact which was a fact, that any big il- terest was behind the project; he asserted, what was not true, that the company was absolutely in- dependent of connection with any other corporation.
 Another corporation later also appeared asking for the franchise. this known as the New York and Port Chester railroad, and like its rival was owned also by the New Hoven, that is to say Morgan and Go.
 The Board of Aldermen saw fat pickings in this franchise and like well known southern republic during the Panama episode, held it up for their price. But the shrewd men at the back of the movement