Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-06-21

and the nostrils express refinement;
the mouth is large. full-lipped, 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 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 I'M
known lawyer. He had never been a
politician. He had never Joined in
campaign work. He had not been a
corporation lawyer. he was simply
a Woodworking. hard-helded 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 a 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 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.
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-
spectively, Charles Evans, Jr., helen,
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
afioat that the young lawyer never
called at the home of the then Miss
Antoinette Carter until after they were
engaged. Hughes was too proud to
pay formal attention to the daughter
of the man whose salaried employee
he was and so the courtship was in
effect suspended until the young man
had won a place In the firm.
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, who is graduate of Welles-
ley, and, of course, comes of & 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 per
year.
Justice Charles E. Hughes was wide
Il discussed as a presidential candi-
date in 1912, but he refused consistent
ly to allow his name to be used. His
idea In this connection. that the Su-
preme court must not be dragged into
politics, was set forth in letter writ
ten by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of New
York, a personal friend.
1t may not be generally known that
Mr.. Hughes is a trustee of the Uni
versity of Chicago, a position to which
he was elected in February, 1914. His
election was to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of DR.. Thomas w.
Goodspeed and was in accordance with
the rules of the institution, which re-
quire the presence of at least fourteen
Baptists on the board.
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.
II notice that most successful men
are those whose minds are always
cool. who, no matter how swift the
movements of their bodies, are able
to deliberate coolly and to produce
calm, sober judgment even under dis
turbing circumstances. 1t is not the
man who reaches the corner FIST who
wins, but the man who knows exactly
what he is going to do when he
reaches the corner.
81 regard a successful man as one
who has utilized to its fullest extent
the best ability in him. One man may
have great ability as money-maker;
then he would be successful when he
had made much money. Another man
NAV have ability as an artist; he is
successful when he has won fame by
his art. If a man leaves any one of
his talents to lie idle he is not a sue