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Show OKAS. E. HUGHES FOR SEGRETARY OF STATE ST. AUGUSTINE. FU., Feb., 20. "I havo not much to say for mysell except that I appreciate very highly tho compliment which tho presidentelect president-elect has paid mo in asking mo to tako the -secretaryship 1 state. 1 regard the matter as a very imperative imper-ative obligation. It is a call which I felt I could not refuse." CharleB Evans Hughes, formor Jus-lco Jus-lco of the supreme court, (ormer governor of New Yirk, and defeated Republican candidate for the presl-dency presl-dency in 1016, thus expressed himself him-self after President-elect Harding had announced his aelectlon of the Nev Yorker for tho premiership in his cabinet. - - "Senator Hording and 1.7 Mr, Hughes, added, "talked over a great number of things this morning, which I do not feel at liberty at this tlmo to discuss." The president-elect's anaouncc-nent anaouncc-nent of the appointment, which wan jrlcf. was made in the presence of he appointee. "Hoys." said Mr. Harding' to th newspapermen "I havo an announcement announce-ment for you that probably will not be any surprise. I asked Governor Hughes to como down to tell him J wanted him to Uko the secretaryship of state. I am very happy to say he has accepted. "I hope" Mr. Hrdlng added "that you arts not altogether surprised." The president-elect said In reply to questions that a number of things were discussed with Justice Hughes in the conference "which lasted for several hours. "Mr. Hughes can speak for himself" him-self" tho president-elect added. "That Is going to bo ono of tho poU-des poU-des of tho administration to let the secretary of stato speak for thn. stato department." 'Wf' ' ' Mr. Hughes is returnlngtpivVashi ington and it Is not llkclyiherwRl see tho president-elect before. ho becomes be-comes a member of hltt official family on March 4. |