Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08

had broken the antitrust and anti
rebat. law.
IL 1906 the Republican state Convcn-
ton al Saratoga nominated him for
Governor by reclamation. Mr.. Hughes
accepted and made u most vigorous
canvass. He was the only candidate.
OF the Republican state ticket who
was elected.
As Governor he proved to be "a thorn
in the flesh OF the Old Guard" be
cause hc stiuv. TO be. ns he had prom
Used, the Governor Of all the people
lie refused TO appoint bosses ia
vor!tcs 10 office. IL. overhaulcd the
Stat. banking department and obtained
IN. passage OF important reform leg
l~siation affecting trust and
making impossible q repetition OF the
bank receivership scandals.
lie further strengthened tho laws
guarding the peoples interests in in
suranc" Two public service commits
sions were created through his in
iiuencc, superScGiuS former useless
supervisory bodies.
CHECKS GAMBLING.
At RACE TRACKS,
lie checked lnce-track gambling.
calling u special session to pass the
necessary bills. He fearlcssly vetoed
several bills which cndcd TO make
him unpopular With large classes. such
As the teachers equal pay bill. the
2-cent railway fare bill. and the three
platoon police bill. He removed from
office after a long Investigation John
i. Ah.arn, corrupt borough president
OF Manhattan.
Governor Hughes vas Il candidate
for the presidential nomination at the
Republican, convention OF 1905, and
was r~"uomiuatcd for Governor at the
State convention, despite the oppos!.
ton OF powerful party bosses. whom
he refused 10 recognize. During his
second term he continued TO press re-
form legislation.
: Mr.. Hughcs's speeches for MI. Taft
through the West and Middle West III
1905 mad. him a reputation as q on
vincing campaign orator. They had
great influence In securing his Momi-
nation this year.
President Taft named Mr.. Hughes
in 1910 10 MI . vacancy In the SUI
prem" Court. where his hard and in
tclligcnt labor on the vast problems
before this tribunal have added i'm
menscly to his prestige.
iiuEhcs'S reputation made as Gov
ernor and investigator endured UNI
diinmcd through his six ycars of OBJ
security on the Supreme cou: bench.
He seemed TO most OF the epublican
delegates at Chicago Ia be the only
man who could rcunitc the divided
party: and he has said since thai this
duiy-of bringing the PrOgrrSSivcS
back into the iold--was the principal
L ,I,fr.T ,,.yfny him, IN l,.N ~. his i,,lict.1
robes.
Mr.. Hughes married on December >.
1883. Miss An%toinettc Carter. who WAS
81 ( OF the senior membc Of
the law tirln OF Carter. hughes X
Dwight. He has four children, Charles
T., Jr., Helen. Catherine, and the
youngest daughter. Elizabeth. who was
born while he was Governor. In Albany.
Mir. Hughes holds the degrees OF \.
T., a. NJ. and LII. -. from Brown Uni
versity. and OF LII r. from Columbia.
He is a member OF the American Bar
Association, of the state Bar Associa-
ton and OF the Bar Association Of the
City of New York. He has been Il
trustee Of Brown University and a
mcmber Of the following clubs: Union
! League, University. Republican. Law
yers. Brown. Cornell. Delta Epsilon.
of New York City, and OF the Fort
Orange club, OF Albany. and of the
Nassau County Club and the Albany
Country Club.