The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-12
HUGHES Is
DELIGHT TO (.
CARTOONIST
Republican Candidate Famous for Intro.
ducing Whiskers in Politics; Has
Record as RefOrmer as Gov
ernor Of New York
BY Perry Arnold,

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The former justice of the supreme
court is the cartoonist's delight.
Plenty Of foliage on any sort of a
face indicates Hughes in cartoons.
The Hughes whiskers used to be six
shades darker In their brunt orange
color than the Justly famed soup
strainers sported by Senator James
Hamilton Lewis of illinois, ~
Hughes Is also famous for his ST.
lence.
When the governor was elevated to
the supreme bench New York lost one
Of its best political fighters in Repub-
lican ranks since the days of Roscoe
Conklin, He came by his aggressive
ability naturally, being of Welsh de-
scent, New York knew him as a man
who would Just as soon scrap as sing,
and he used to do good deal of the
latter
Born in Glenn Falls, New York. on
April II, 1862, his father was Rev.
David Charles Hughes, direct descend
ant of noted Welsh family, while his
mother, before her marriage, was Miss
Catherine Connolly. The future JUS
tice studied at The public school in Os-
wego while his father was preaching
there and later In Newark, N j., and
in New York City. where he was a pu-
pil in "Old 35," one of the Metropolis
noted grammar schools. His liking
for oratory was demonstrated early.
When only thirteen he delivered
the salutatory address for his class on
graduation His education was COM
pleted at Madison, now Colgate, uni
versity, and at Brown university at
both OF which institutions he was pop
ular with fellow students, even
though he was very much of a stu
dent.
After graduation Hughes essayed
school-masterinE teaching Greek and
mathematics in Delaware academy
In 1882 he entered Columbia law
school, New York, and further stud
led Blackstone in the office Of Gen
eral Stewart L. Woodford, then u. S.
district attorney. He was admitted to
the bar in 1884 and was Just ordinarily
successful until 1891, when. his health
threatened by overwork, he became
professor of law at Cornell.
In 1898 he went back to practicing
and soon became one of the univer-
sally recognized authorities here on
corporation law His first public ser
vice work was in 1905 as special com
sci for the legislative commission in
vestigating New York City's gas and
electric companies.
Hughes work in this investigation
was of so brilliant a character that
when there was a general demand
that same year for a legislative inves-
tigation of the Equitable insurance
scandal. state Senator w. w. Arm
strong. appointed head OF such prob
ing body. called on Hughes. then on
a vacation in Switzerland to return
and act as special counsel.
The disclosures OF that investiga-
ton are historic. They were respon-
sihle in the main for Hughes later be-
ing elected twice as governor of New
York In the middle Of the investiga-
ion he flatly refused a mayoralty
nomination.
From the outset of his career as
governor. Hughes was in trouble with
party leaders. He devel-
,ped an aIoofness from them, and
complete independence of thought and
action that finally eliminated in an
,pen break between him and William
Barnes. Jr.
New Workers still remember
peech by Hughes before the Albany
newspaper correspondents as one of
he. most artistic. vitliohc dressing
towns" that was ever spoken. II sim
,ly took the hide off Barnes. The
Upstate boss responded by denounc-
ng Hughes as a party migrate and
raitor to the state convention. New
Hughes was renominated
nd reelected.
The Hughes fight against the race
rack interests was probably the most
OF all his moves as COVER
or Behind it lay sentimental in
crest While practicing law Hughes
'as thrown in contact with a stenog-
ipher whose father had been impris-
ned for embezzlement Of money with
hieh he played the races"
When Hughes became governor his
rst message suggested repeal OF the
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