The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11

was a mistake. ' am = mcmisr ~, .,
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church and Il,
church / organized a Bib Glars so.
time afterward retired from the load,
snip OF that class in favor of .t,l,'
Rockefeller. Jr. That Is an / p.
you ought to know it,"
II required Just one week 10 r,..,
Hughes such "A master of tho .u,
OF gas making and hnancirg ,1,,
covered just the facts the comm ITO. d,
keen TO get at. What followed .,,.
that Mr.. Hughes MAS not oul,
lawyer but a Nrst rate eff zru
the investigation was over and BID.
submitted ne went to Alhauv ~ rs nj,
expense and helped dfaft the ht
believed necessary tn restore to tho
lie Its rights In gas and e~lr,irf, ,yt,,
The result was New York's so cent
law and q commission for a.. rnri,,'
the lighting Industry.
Then the scandal n the Eou'tahlaf
Assurance Society, ne reNeIa,,,
which was due to a quarrel hef,.,
President Alexander OF the society .,s
James Hazen Hyde. owner Of mos, =,
the stock. When a legislativ. comm,
tee WAC appointed to Investigate IN.
whole insurance field. It was only ,s,u,.
that II turned for assistanc. 10 tho mo-,
who had made SO fine "A iecoiJ IN ~.
gas investigation.
Mr.. Hughes was then in the Two,
mountain climbing. All thai ls know, a,
the negotiations between him and III.
committee is that he demanded and "a.
ceived an absolute pledge TIA, he MONA
be u~ntrammelltd IN his work. The a..
ture OF Hughes. the ~,irelers inves,i.af,,
exposing one depth of financial an.
political corruption after another. Ia Ion
fresh In the public mind to require zen.
resentation.
In that drama Of shame and creed
men great regulations crashed 10 earl
over night. when systems ~ corrin,lo,
that had dened the Investigation ~ a..
perts were suddenly laid bare IN all mo,
ugliness. where alliances Of wealth and
politics were smashed by one ,-en.r
dously energetic will n mind. Uugh.s
remained the same cool. courteous. m
minded gentleman as when occurring IN
his Cornell boys or conferrinx with
clients in his private office.
Followed One Line.
He followed a straight thread ,nrouS
all OF the maze Of figures and corr.
~spondence. II was as II he possessed d
sixth sense. But there was no wizard,
about II. 1t was simply hard work am
intelligence Of a highly superior order
Nothing eluded him. Nobody was spar4
n yet he was never tn. Prosecutor
much less the prosecutor. His mos M.
ulent witness, Richard A. Mccurdy. then
president of the Mutual l.ife. WAS -
much struck by Hughess utter ra!rn-,.
that he arose from his chair and com.
plimented the inquisitor.
In the midst of the insurance nves,
CATION Benjamin Is odell. Jr.. offered
Mr., hughes the nomination for Nay,,
Hughes waved 1t aside coldly
81 have no right TO accept this uon,,
nation he wrote. "A paramount p!bI.
duty forbids II. II ~ not ucucs..rv I,
enlarge upo the Importance 81 -.
surance investigation. That is .,Uu
puted. II presents an oppotIuu. I'D.
pubic service second to none
NOlNes 4 correldiNe T.spot~th... f. e
The non-polltiCdl character ~ tl, ....
tieaiion and It's freedom from bi.. o.
OF fear or favor. tot uuI, u...
they must be recognized ,d,. r
nit them by an action Of MN, .
come matters Of debate.
The declinatiou was the nr~. -,.
tiniation the leaders " TN. E.ru.
organization got a. to The klnu
Hughes was. Later they had ANN
son I" understand this singular ,U.,.
VINO amt play tie game d,,li
the rules made and provided.
Hughes strode On through tie ,.,-
scandal There were ofspurtuu.t ....
day for tim TO take advantage PEI. ra
Of the senNat!onslism of the monet t-
Nj hlind 10 ih"m lie maintained 20