Show ATTAINS TO FAME A V v atch cw cwAN AN OBSCURE NE NEW IV YORK RISES TO POWERFUL COMMANDING POSITION y Jl 1 Beginning Gas es f E. E Hughes Develops Domin Dominating tIng t- t ing lag Factor in Great Insurance e In In- In t. t t tIn In the history of the stage stag It it- lax laa j happened more than once that an j. or r not thought to be a astar star hut but i. sound sound qualities and training has accepted accepted ac no- a part rejected by others aI and d dby by careful study and interpretation made it the most interesting portion of 1 the play and achieved distinction as as' the reward of his his labors And now nov ore before the country day to-day there Is an anfor Instance going to show that fortune for lor such such fidelity Is not of confined to th the 8 stage A y New York legIslature leg A Ay y r or so ago the ordered an Inquiry Into the methods of the gas companies ot of of- of Greater New York and the appointed for the work had some trou Ale ble In its search for a legal adviser an ani ana examiner of witnesses The task fox foe some reason did not appeal to th the prominent members of the bar barn wh who we approached and the choice choke fine ally fell tell on a a man comparatively urn un uni known He He had to be Introduced to the public outside of legal circles But Buthe Buthe he developed at once Into a man ol ot striking force r and performed his du duies dura lea ies so well he earned the applause o 0 othe off the whole State ft t Probes Insurance i When the legislative inquiry Into thi New York insurance irregularities irregularities' wa ordered the committee decided legal counsel and and- again difficulty wair war In securing it The maT mam i iwho who had bad so satisfactorily served the gas committee was traveling in Europe Europe Eu rope and at the moment could not be reached with an offer The offer wen begging for a few days until at las lasa a Brooklyn lawyer accepted Upon hi hla suggestion however the man abroad abroad who was really desired was cabled on on i ithe it If the subject and to assist the work After the work began this thi assistant virtually became the leadIng leadIng lending lead lend Ing counsel and conducted the hives inva o whIch h was of national irate I sit est est In In a a aP way to to merit and rece national applause He has become ci c. of the most o conspicuous cu s figures figurs of or r day Man Man of the the HarAnd Har And so ISO Mr Charles E Hughes Is th subject of no little speculation Th obscure New York lawyer of ot the othe other day is a powerful man of this day He is mentioned for both political an and business honors He might have bee beethe the Republican candidate for mayor Inthe in inthe inthe I the recent municipal campaign and had he been night might likely have s se f b the city H He is is now now mentioned for his party's leadership in next years year's gubernatorial campaign He Is likewise like like- likewise wise suggested for the presidency of the Mutual Life Insurance Company And should he decline preferment in id both of these lines and decide to stick to his profess profession on he is assured of avast a avast avast vast increase over oYer the practice than he enjoyed before All of ot which goes to show that it pays to do whatever you set out to do with all your heart and mind |