The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

Charles Evans Hughes, Associate JUS
tice OF the United States Supreme Court.
who has been nominated by the Chicago
convention as the Republican candidate
for President, is one Of the most remark
able men in public life, his record shows.
Almost an unknown lawyer at %,
Hughes has risen in the past dozen years
10 a post OF the highest legal promi-
nence and has just been named as a
candidate for the most exalted ONCE in
the gift of the nation. The Republican
candidate is of sturdy Dutch-Welsh
stock and owes his success, in great
measure. to his enormous capacity for
work.
His nomination comprises an almost
unprecedented chapter in American po-
litical history. Realizing the ambition OF
his life in his appointment to the Su-
prene bench, Justice Hughes apparently
cared nothing for the Presidential nomi-
nation, and all through the days preced-
ing the Chicago convention, he consist
emily refused to sanction the use of his
name as a candidate.
Temperamentally, Hughes is the ideal
jurist. His manner is conservative, de-
tached, almost cold, yet his achievements
speak of a wealth of strong. construc-
tive effort hardly to be associated with
such characteristics. Today the eyes of
the nation are turned toward the Hughes
home. at Sixteenth and V streets. north
west, on the slopes OF Meridian Hill.
OF Dutch-weIsh stock.
He was born in GIens Falls. N Y, on
April II. 1852. He is the son and only
offspring of David Charles Hughes, a
native Of Wales, and Mary C. Connolly,
a native Of Delaware County. n. Y. The
elder Hughes came to New York in 1855
and shortly afteruar6 haHapna
Of languages in the West River Collegi-
ate Institute in Maryland. After a brief
supplementary course at Wesleyan Uni
versity, he was ordained a minister in
the Baptist Church and began his min
isterial duties at Glens Falls.
The mother Of Justice Hughes was Of
Holland Dutch stock on her mothers
side and Of Irish, English and Scotch on
her fathers. She is a graduate OF Claver-
sack Institute, New York, and until her
son was 10 years old. had almost ex-
elusive charge Of his education. The
slow methods Of acquiring knowledge in
the schools was tedious to young Charles
and at his own request he was permitted
10 pursue his studies at home Later,
when his father became a pastor Of
church in New York, the future Presi-
Dental candidate attended the famous
old IS" Grammar School
In 1876, at the age Of Il, he entered
Madison. now Colgate University. at
Hamilton, n. Y. Two years later he
entered the sophomore class at Brown
University, from which institution he
graduated with honors in 1881, not only
winning the Dunn premium in English
literature. and the Carpenter prize, but
delivering the classical grafton.
Although his parents had educated him
Tor the ministry. Mr.. Hughes had a
stronger liking for the law, and in order
70 OBTAIN the means for further educa-
tlon along these lines, he secured a DO
sition at Delaware Academy, Delhi. N
" as instructor in Greek, Latin and
mathematics During this period he read
iaw every afternoon in the office Of Judge
Gleason.
He came to New York In the fall NJ
1882 and entered Columbia CoIiegs Iau
school Two years later, he graduated
from Columbia with the highest honor
known as the prize fellowship, which car,
rled with 1t an appointment as tutor for
three years at a salary OF $500 a wear
He became a member of the New York
bar the same year. and obtained a posi-
ton with the firm of Chamberlain, Car
ter & Hornblower.
From this year. until 1887 the younz
law clerk not only performed his duties
as prize tutor at Columbia, but added
to his income by conducting a private
quiz two nights every week, among
students who desired his aid.
The following year, 1855, be became
member of the firm of Carter, Hughes
& Cravath, which was soon afterwsrd
succeeded by the firm of Carter, Hughes
& Kellog. During the same year he was
married to Miss Antoinette Carter the
daughter of Walter S. Carter the senior
member of his t1rm. who was noted in
his day for doing more for young law
yers, perhaps, than any man of his time,
1t 10 hardly necessary to state that his
daughter. Mrs. Hughes, Is a woman OF
rare grace and accomplishment and of
a simplicity OF taste, that will enable
her to adorn any position she may be
destined TO fill
Three Hughes ChiIdren.
There are three Hughes children.
Charles z. jr., a graduate of Harvard:
Helen and Catherine.
Mr.. Hughes severe application to the
law during his early practice in New
York made heavy inroads on his health.
and in 1881 he accepted a professionals
at Cornell University, where the tax on
his energy would not be so great. But
two years later he returned to New York
and entered on the practice OF his pro-
fession with renewed vigor. Hs u also