The New York herald., 1921-02-20
HUGHES APPOINTMENT
CROWNS FINE RECORD
Has Becn a National Figure
for Fifteen Years.


traeted to his legal attaiRments through
his work in the investigation of New
York insurance companies Charles p.
Hughes has been almost continuously in
the public eye. as Governor OF this
state, as a Justice of the United States
Supreme Court. and in 1916 as the Re-
publican nominee for President Mr.
Hughes will enter the Cabinet of Presi-
dent-elect Harding with q reputation as
Il lawyer second to none Of his predeces-
sors as Secretary Of State.
Born IN Glens Falls. Warren county,
N. III. hpril il, 1852. the son Of n Bap-
tist minister, Mr.. Hughes was educated
~ his mother for the first ten years OF
hie lifc and then attended schools suc-
cessively in Oswego Newark and this
city. His education was finished at Mad
ison (now Colgate) University and al
Brown University, from which he was
graduated with third highest honors In
1881 He was for n time professor of
Greek and mathematics at Delaware
Academy. Delhi, y. X, but he entered
Columbia Law School in 1882 and was
admitted TO the bar.
iii health forced Mr.. Hughes TO dis
continue the practice OF law In 1891, and
for the next two years of his life ne
was 4 professor OF law at Cornell Uni
versity. In 1898 he returned to his old
law firm, Carter. Hughes & Cravath.
TTe plodded along in more or less OBJ
scurity for the next twelve years, until
Ia 1905 attention was drawn 70 his work
rs spccial counsel for the Legislative
commission Investigating the gas ana
electric companies OF this city. The re-
sult of this work was n public demand
Tor investigation OF the insurance COM
panies. in which Mr. Hughes did such
conspicuous work that he was nominated
for Mayor by the Republicans that year,
but declined to run. The following year
he was nominated for Governor. and
took office on January l, 1907. Mr..
Hughes was Governor for two terms.
but he did not complete his second term,
al President Taft appointed him Asso-
ciate Justice Of the Supreme Court In
1910.
The history OF Mr.. Hughes's terms az
Governor is one Of almost continuous
conflict with the race track interests.
Soon after he assumed command of the
state government Mr. Hughes announced
IN q message TO a special session OF the
Legislature that he was the foe of race
track gambling. His measure was killed
but this merely aroused his fighting
spirit and he took to the stump. with the
result that an anti-betting law was en-
acted.
Mr. Hughes's name has been in
national politics since 1908 when he first
was mentioned as a Presidential pos
slbility. and at every Republican Ma
tiSnal Convention since then he has been
mentioned with a great deal Of promi-
nence. In 1912 his name was mon
toned because OF the Taft Roosevelt
controversy. but he declined to go before
the convention, and In the campaign that
followed he became one OF the most
ardent supporters OF Mr.. Taft. stumplng
tho country for him.
The nomination OF Mr. Hughes In
1916 was as the compromise candidate
OF the old line Republicans and the
progrcsslves, who had como back into
the fold. II was looked upon as a sure
forecast Of victory az tho polls. The
result, as Is still fresh in the memory
Of most readers, was one OF the closest
Presidential elections In the history OF
the country. The result hung in the
balance for days.
Throughout the war Mr.. Hughes al
recto tho legal forces Of tho selectIve
draft machinery In this city, and IN
1918 he conducted m investigation into
airplane construction at the behest OF
President Wilson.
Mr. Hughes married Miss Antolnette
Carter. laughter Of tho senior member
of his 'aw firm, December 5, 1888.
They have four children. three daurh-
ters. tho s-ses Helen Catherine and
Elizabeth ,,ghes, and ono son, Charles
w.. Hughes. Jr.. who Is a lawyer OF this
city. Eleven colleges and universities
have conferred degrees on Mr.. Hughes.
lie is member Of the leading legal
societies and OF the University and
urfon League clubs.