The_AT LIFE_NN1 and_CC TIMES_NNT2 of_IO RICHARD_NP1 J._NP1 HUGHES_NP1 Governor_NNB Hughes_NP1 took_VVD office_NN1 in_II 1962_MC while_CS John_NP1 F._NP1 Kennedy_NP1 was_VBDZ president_NN1 ._. 
Kennedy_NP1 's_GE Inaugural_JJ Address_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ included_VVD the_AT famous_JJ line_NN1 ,_, "_" Ask_VV0 not_XX what_DDQ your_APPGE country_NN1 can_VM do_VDI for_IF you_PPY --_JJ ask_VV0 what_DDQ you_PPY can_VM do_VDI for_IF your_APPGE country_NN1 ,_, "_" had_VHD stirred_VVN the_AT country_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD a_AT1 time_NNT1 of_IO great_JJ potential_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT horizon_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, were_VBDR signs_NN2 of_IO the_AT issues_NN2 that_CST would_VM make_VVI the_AT sixties_MC2 a_AT1 decade_NNT1 of_IO tumult_NN1 :_: civil_JJ rights_NN2 ,_, women_NN2 's_GE rights_NN2 ,_, the_AT sexual_JJ revolution_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Vietnam_NP1 War_NN1 would_VM tear_VVI at_II the_AT very_JJ fabric_NN1 of_IO the_AT country_NN1 ._. 
The_AT assassinations_NN2 of_IO President_NNB Kennedy_NP1 ,_, Martin_NP1 Luther_NP1 King_NP1 ,_, Jr._NNA ,_, and_CC Senator_NNB Robert_NP1 Kennedy_NP1 would_VM devastate_VVI the_AT morale_NN1 of_IO the_AT nation_NN1 ._. 
During_II the_AT 1960s_MC2 ,_, the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 Supreme_JJ Court_NN1 under_II the_AT leadership_NN1 of_IO Chief_JJ Justice_NN1 Earl_NNB Warren_NP1 was_VBDZ actively_RR expanding_VVG constitutional_JJ rights_NN2 ._. 
The_AT court_NN1 had_VHD begun_VVN applying_VVG many_DA2 of_IO the_AT provisions_NN2 of_IO the_AT Bill_NN1 of_IO Rights_NN2 ,_, originally_RR intended_VVN to_TO be_VBI only_RR applicable_JJ to_II the_AT federal_JJ government_NN1 ,_, to_TO state_VVI governments_NN2 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
As_II a_AT1 result_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 decisions_NN2 ,_, states_NN2 would_VM have_VHI to_TO deal_VVI with_IW issues_NN2 of_IO reapportionment_NN1 ,_, the_AT rights_NN2 of_IO criminal_JJ defendants_NN2 ,_, and_CC issues_NN2 of_IO religious_JJ freedom_NN1 ._. 
While_CS some_DD of_IO these_DD2 issues_NN2 were_VBDR already_RR being_VBG considered_VVN by_II state_NN1 courts_NN2 under_II provisions_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE own_DA constitutions_NN2 ,_, states_NN2 would_VM now_RT be_VBI bound_VVNK to_TO follow_VVI United_NP1 States_NP1 Supreme_JJ Court_NN1 precedent_NN1 ._. 
Hughes_NP1 would_VM deal_VVI with_IW all_DB of_IO these_DD2 issues_NN2 during_II his_APPGE tenure_NN1 as_CSA governor_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM also_RR face_VVI a_AT1 host_NN1 of_IO other_JJ concerns_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR more_RGR local_JJ in_II nature_NN1 ._. 
When_CS Hughes_NP1 assumed_VVD office_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 realized_VVD that_CST there_EX were_VBDR many_DA2 pressing_JJ issues_NN2 facing_VVG New_NP1 Jersey_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR realized_VVD that_CST because_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE slim_JJ margin_NN1 of_IO victory_NN1 in_II the_AT election_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX have_VHI an_AT1 overwhelming_JJ mandate_NN1 ._. 
Furthermore_RR ,_, his_APPGE party_NN1 did_VDD not_XX control_VVI the_AT Senate_NN1 ,_, so_RG Republican_JJ cooperation_NN1 was_VBDZ essential_JJ in_BCL21 order_BCL22 for_IF him_PPHO1 to_TO succeed_VVI ._. 
Finally_RR ,_, many_DA2 of_IO the_AT legislators_NN2 from_II his_APPGE own_DA party_NN1 were_VBDR more_RGR beholden_JJ to_II county_NN1 leaders_NN2 than_CSN to_II the_AT governor_NN1 ._. 
The_AT New_NP1 Jersey_NP1 Senate_NN1 was_VBDZ composed_VVN of_IO twenty-one_MC senators_NN2 ,_, one_MC1 from_II each_DD1 county_NN1 ._. 
The_AT county_NN1 leaders_NN2 generally_RR determined_VVN who_PNQS would_VM get_VVI the_AT Senate_NN1 seats_NN2 ,_, giving_VVG them_PPHO2 a_AT1 great_JJ deal_NN1 of_IO control_NN1 and_CC power_NN1 ._. 
In_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO achieve_VVI any_DD important_JJ legislative_JJ breakthroughs_NN2 ,_, Hughes_NP1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO work_VVI with_IW both_DB2 the_AT Republicans_NN2 legislators_NN2 and_CC with_IW both_DB2 parties_NN2 '_GE leaders_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE great_JJ ability_NN1 to_TO do_VDI this_DD1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 key_NN1 to_II his_APPGE success_NN1 ._. 
However_RR ,_, some_DD did_VDD not_XX view_VVI his_APPGE relationships_NN2 with_IW county_NN1 leaders_NN2 favorably_RR ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 occasionally_RR had_VHN to_TO trade_VVI patronage_NN1 for_IF their_APPGE support_NN1 ,_, at_II times_NNT2 even_RR taking_VVG their_APPGE recommendations_NN2 on_II gubernatorial_JJ appointments_NN2 ._. 
Richard_NP1 Connors_NP2 ,_, in_II his_APPGE book_NN1 on_II Hague_NP1 ,_, relates_VVZ that_CST Hughes_NP1 appointed_VVD James_NP1 A._NP1 Tumulty_NP1 ,_, Jr_NNA ._. 
as_CSA prosecutor_NN1 of_IO Hudson_NP1 County_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ quite_RG clear_JJ that_CST Tumulty_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT choice_NN1 of_IO John_NP1 V._II Kenny_NP1 ,_, the_AT Democratic_JJ leader_NN1 of_IO Hudson_NP1 County_NN1 ._. 
Connors_NP2 writes_VVZ ,_, "_" When_CS being_VBG sworn_VVN as_CSA prosecutor_NN1 in_II February_NPM1 ,_, 1963_MC ,_, James_NP1 A._NP1 Tumulty_NP1 ,_, Jr_NNA ._. 
made_VVD his_APPGE position_NN1 quite_RG clear_JJ :_: 'I_UH 'm_VBM Kenny_NP1 ..._... 
Lest_CS there_EX be_VBI any_DD misunderstanding_NN1 ,_, for_IF the_AT record_NN1 make_VV0 that_CST John_NP1 V._II Kenny_NP1 ._. '_" "_" 
Connors_NP2 goes_VVZ on_RP to_TO say_VVI ,_, however_RR ,_, that_CST during_II the_AT Hughes_NP1 administration_NN1 ,_, Kenny_NP1 's_GE power_NN1 was_VBDZ limited_VVN ._. 
During_II the_AT entire_JJ eight_MC years_NNT2 that_CST Hughes_NP1 was_VBDZ governor_NN1 ,_, the_AT state_NN1 chairman_NN1 of_IO the_AT Republican_NN1 Party_NN1 was_VBDZ Webster_NP1 Todd_NP1 ._. 
(_( His_APPGE daughter_NN1 ,_, Christine_NP1 Todd_NP1 Whitman_NP1 ,_, would_VM serve_VVI as_II governor_NN1 of_IO the_AT state_NN1 between_II 1994_MC and_CC 2001_MC ._. )_) 
Hughes_NP1 developed_VVD a_AT1 good_JJ working_JJ relationship_NN1 with_IW Todd_NP1 ._. 
A_AT1 letter_NN1 that_CST Hughes_NP1 wrote_VVD to_II Todd_NP1 ,_, after_CS a_AT1 report_NN1 stated_VVD that_CST the_AT governor_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN critical_JJ remarks_NN2 about_II the_AT Republican_NN1 state_NN1 chairman_NN1 ,_, illustrates_VVZ Hughes_NP1 's_GE constant_JJ effort_NN1 to_TO stay_VVI on_II the_AT best_JJT of_IO terms_NN2 with_IW everyone_PN1 ._. 
The_AT letter_NN1 read_VVD ,_, "_" Under_II extreme_JJ fire_NN1 in_II Bergen_NP1 County_NN1 on_II a_AT1 very_RG hectic_JJ afternoon_NNT1 when_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ confronted_VVN with_IW a_AT1 very_RG tough_JJ statement_NN1 about_II the_AT bond_NN1 issue_NN1 made_VVN by_II the_AT Republican_NN1 State_NN1 Committee_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 referred_VVD to_II the_AT decrepit_JJ Republican_NN1 Party_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 turned_VVD out_RP in_II the_AT press_NN1 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 personal_JJ reference_NN1 by_II me_PPIO1 to_II you_PPY as_II a_AT1 'decrepit_NN1 leader_NN1 ._. '_" 
I_PPIS1 never_RR intended_VVD ,_, and_CC am_VBM quite_RG sure_JJ I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX say_VVI such_DA a_AT1 thing_NN1 ,_, and_CC for_IF that_DD1 reason_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 take_VV0 the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO state_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 never_RR considered_VVN you_PPY to_TO be_VBI decrepit_JJ but_CCB ,_, unfortunately_RR ,_, to_TO have_VHI too_RG much_DA1 youthful_JJ enthusiasm_NN1 in_II your_APPGE work_NN1 ._. "_" 
And_CC in_II another_DD1 letter_NN1 from_II Hughes_NP1 to_II Todd_NP1 ,_, Hughes_NP1 said_VVD ,_, "_" As_CSA you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 deeply_RR appreciated_VVN your_APPGE personal_JJ friendship_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 of_IO Eleanor_NP1 &lsqb;_( Todd_NP1 's_GE wife_NN1 &rsqb;_) over_II these_DD2 years_NNT2 and_CC am_VBM looking_VVG forward_RL to_II working_VVG with_IW you_PPY for_IF the_AT common_JJ good_JJ of_IO New_NP1 Jersey_NP1 during_II the_AT years_NNT2 ahead_RL ._. "_" 
However_RR ,_, Hughes_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX always_RR this_DD1 conciliatory_JJ ._. 
Responding_VVG to_II a_AT1 letter_NN1 in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 felt_VVD Todd_NP1 had_VHD impugned_VVN his_APPGE integrity_NN1 ,_, Hughes_NP1 attacked_VVD Todd_NP1 's_GE position_NN1 vigorously_RR ._. 
Raymond_NP1 Bateman_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 leading_JJ Republican_NN1 figure_NN1 throughout_II Hughes_NP1 's_GE governorship_NN1 ,_, wrote_VVD about_II the_AT relationship_NN1 between_II Hughes_NP1 and_CC Republicans_NN2 ._. 
"_" During_II his_APPGE four_MC years_NNT2 with_IW Republican_NN1 legislatures_NN2 Hughes_NP1 became_VVD a_AT1 celebrated_JJ compromiser_NN1 ._. "_" 
According_II21 to_II22 Bateman_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 and_CC Hughes_NP1 became_VVD close_JJ friends_NN2 when_CS they_PPHS2 both_DB2 ended_VVD up_RP being_VBG treated_VVN at_II the_AT same_DA hospital_NN1 ._. 
When_CS Hughes_NP1 learned_VVD that_CST Bateman_NP1 was_VBDZ also_RR a_AT1 patient_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 immediately_RR invited_VVD him_PPHO1 to_II his_APPGE room_NN1 to_TO share_VVI some_DD "_" marvelous_JJ martinis_NN2 ._. "_" 
These_DD2 meetings_NN2 continued_VVN for_IF the_AT five_MC days_NNT2 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR hospitalized_VVN ._. 
Bateman_NP1 said_VVD they_PPHS2 "_" became_VVD forever_RT friends_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE friendship_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN a_AT1 marvelous_JJ tonic_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 also_RR mentioned_VVD that_CST Hughes_NP1 "_" did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI a_AT1 nasty_JJ bone_NN1 in_II his_APPGE body_NN1 "_" and_CC that_CST he_PPHS1 "_" was_VBDZ my_APPGE kind_NN1 of_IO man_NN1 ,_, my_APPGE kind_NN1 of_IO politician_NN1 --_NN1 my_APPGE ultimate_JJ heroin_NN1 politics_NN1 ._. "_" 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ fortunate_JJ for_IF Hughes_NP1 that_CST he_PPHS1 learned_VVD early_RR on_RP to_TO work_VVI productively_RR with_IW Republicans_NN2 ._. 
When_CS Hughes_NP1 took_VVD office_NN1 in_II 1962_MC ,_, the_AT Republicans_NN2 had_VHD a_AT1 slight_JJ majority_NN1 in_II the_AT Senate_NN1 (_( 11_MC to_II 10_MC )_) and_CC the_AT Democrats_NN2 controlled_VVD the_AT Assembly_NN1 (_( 38_MC to_II 22_MC )_) ._. 
In_II the_AT midterm_NN1 elections_NN2 during_II Hughes_NP1 's_GE first_MD term_NN1 ,_, this_DD1 changed_VVD dramatically_RR ._. 
The_AT Republicans_NN2 gained_VVD control_NN1 of_IO both_DB2 houses_NN2 by_II substantial_JJ margins_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB when_CS Hughes_NP1 ran_VVD again_RT two_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, he_PPHS1 helped_VVD effect_NN1 a_AT1 decisive_JJ Democratic_JJ takeover_NN1 ,_, carrying_VVG majorities_NN2 in_II both_DB2 houses_NN2 ._. 
Two_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR in_II the_AT midterm_NN1 elections_NN2 ,_, however_RR ,_, the_AT Republicans_NN2 regained_VVD control_NN1 of_IO both_DB2 houses_NN2 with_IW overwhelming_JJ majorities_NN2 ._. 
As_II a_AT1 result_NN1 of_IO the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 Supreme_JJ Court_NN1 's_GE reapportionment_NN1 decisions_NN2 ,_, the_AT number_NN1 of_IO senators_NN2 in_II the_AT Senate_NN1 changed_VVD twice_RR and_CC the_AT number_NN1 of_IO assemblymen_NN2 in_II the_AT Assembly_NN1 changed_VVD once_RR ._. 
When_CS Hughes_NP1 was_VBDZ elected_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 took_VVD over_RP one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT powerful_JJ governorships_NN2 in_II the_AT country_NN1 ._. 
As_II the_AT only_JJ elected_JJ statewide_JJ official_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT power_NN1 to_TO appoint_VVI virtually_RR all_DB important_JJ public_JJ officials_NN2 in_II the_AT state_NN1 ,_, including_II the_AT attorney_NN1 general_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR had_VHD the_AT power_NN1 to_TO appoint_VVI the_AT prosecutors_NN2 in_II all_DB twenty-one_MC counties_NN2 ,_, and_CC all_DB state_VV0 judges_NN2 ,_, including_II the_AT members_NN2 of_IO the_AT Supreme_JJ Court_NN1 ,_, in_II31 addition_II32 to_II33 having_VHG line-item_JJ veto_NN1 power_NN1 and_CC extensive_JJ control_NN1 in_II the_AT issuing_NN1 of_IO executive_NN1 orders_NN2 ._. 
Despite_II those_DD2 sweeping_JJ powers_NN2 ,_, Hughes_NP1 was_VBDZ still_RR limited_VVN by_II the_AT absence_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 broad-based_JJ tax_NN1 ._. 
Money_NN1 for_IF significant_JJ initiatives_NN2 was_VBDZ unavailable_JJ ._. 
The_AT sources_NN2 of_IO income_NN1 for_IF the_AT government_NN1 were_VBDR limited_VVN to_II various_JJ excise_NN1 taxes_NN2 on_II railroads_NN2 ,_, utilities_NN2 ,_, cigarettes_NN2 ,_, gasoline_NN1 ,_, and_CC alcoholic_JJ beverages_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 corporate_JJ business_NN1 tax_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 transfer_NN1 inheritance_NN1 tax_NN1 ._. 
The_AT budget_NN1 was_VBDZ minute_NNT1 and_CC insufficient_JJ to_TO provide_VVI for_IF programs_NN2 Hughes_NP1 believed_VVD necessary_JJ to_TO improve_VVI the_AT state_NN1 ._. 
During_II the_AT campaign_NN1 ,_, Hughes_NP1 had_VHD insisted_VVN on_II removing_VVG from_II the_AT Democratic_JJ platform_NN1 the_AT previous_JJ pledge_NN1 not_XX to_TO raise_VVI taxes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT option_NN1 to_II institute_NN1 a_AT1 broad-based_JJ tax_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, could_VM not_XX be_VBI easily_RR exercised_VVN in_II a_AT1 state_NN1 that_CST had_VHD so_RG strongly_RR opposed_VVN such_DA an_AT1 initiative_NN1 ._. 
Hughes_NP1 faced_VVD a_AT1 dilemma_NN1 ._. 
How_RRQ could_VM the_AT government_NN1 help_VVI the_AT people_NN of_IO the_AT state_NN1 in_II the_AT absence_NN1 of_IO any_DD significant_JJ source_NN1 of_IO revenue_NN1 ?_? 
In_II the_AT early_JJ days_NNT2 of_IO his_APPGE administration_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 indicated_VVD that_CST while_CS a_AT1 tax_NN1 would_VM not_XX be_VBI necessary_JJ in_II the_AT first_MD year_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM urge_VVI the_AT creation_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 broad-based_JJ tax_NN1 in_II his_APPGE second_MD year_NNT1 ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX get_VVI a_AT1 broad-based_JJ tax_NN1 instituted_VVN until_CS his_APPGE second_MD term_NN1 in_II office_NN1 ._. 
Hughes_NP1 undertook_VVD enormous_JJ responsibility_NN1 in_II a_AT1 difficult_JJ financial_JJ situation_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 did_VDD so_RR with_IW the_AT same_DA energy_NN1 and_CC commitment_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD given_VVN to_II his_APPGE campaign_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI everywhere_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 gave_VVD numerous_JJ speeches_NN2 and_CC was_VBDZ constantly_RR on_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 
Almost_RR every_AT1 night_NNT1 ,_, after_CS a_AT1 full_JJ day_NNT1 in_II his_APPGE office_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 attended_VVD some_DD sort_NN1 of_IO gathering_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 reporter_NN1 was_VBDZ given_VVN regular_JJ access_NN1 to_II the_AT governor_NN1 in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO make_VVI note_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE activities_NN2 ._. 
After_CS one_MC1 day_NNT1 keeping_VVG up_RP with_IW Hughes_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 reported_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ exhausted_VVN ._. 
The_AT reporter_NN1 detailed_JJ myriad_NN1 activities_NN2 in_II which_DDQ the_AT governor_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN engaged_VVN :_: meeting_VVG with_IW staff_NN ,_, taking_VVG telephone_NN1 calls_NN2 ,_, signing_VVG correspondence_NN1 ,_, reading_VVG briefing_NN1 pages_NN2 ,_, and_CC then_RT attending_VVG a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO events_NN2 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT lessons_NN2 Hughes_NP1 learned_VVD early_RR in_II his_APPGE career_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT necessity_NN1 of_IO being_VBG accessible_JJ to_II his_APPGE constituents_NN2 ._. 
Early_RR on_RP ,_, he_PPHS1 instructed_VVD his_APPGE staff_NN that_CST any_DD letter_NN1 that_CST came_VVD to_II the_AT governor_NN1 's_GE office_NN1 should_VM be_VBI answered_VVN and_CC answered_VVN promptly_RR ._. 
If_CS the_AT issue_NN1 concerned_VVD an_AT1 agency_NN1 within_II the_AT executive_NN1 branch_NN1 ,_, the_AT staff_NN sent_VVD the_AT letter_NN1 to_II the_AT agency_NN1 requesting_VVG a_AT1 proposed_JJ response_NN1 ._. 
The_AT governor_NN1 's_GE staff_NN kept_VVD track_NN1 of_IO the_AT issue_NN1 and_CC followed_VVD up_RP if_CS the_AT agency_NN1 did_VDD not_XX respond_VVI ._. 
The_AT staff_NN ,_, and_CC often_RR the_AT governor_NN1 himself_PPX1 ,_, then_RT reviewed_VVD the_AT response_NN1 ._. 
If_CS it_PPH1 seemed_VVD appropriate_JJ ,_, the_AT response_NN1 was_VBDZ sent_VVN out_RP ,_, and_CC if_CS not_XX ,_, the_AT matter_NN1 was_VBDZ sent_VVN back_RP to_II the_AT agency_NN1 for_IF further_JJR work_NN1 ._. 
While_CS many_DA2 of_IO the_AT response_NN1 letters_NN2 were_VBDR routine_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 good_JJ many_DA2 bore_VV0 personal_JJ touches_NN2 from_II Hughes_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 signed_VVD the_AT vast_JJ majority_NN1 of_IO the_AT letters_NN2 himself_PPX1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 often_RR used_VVD his_APPGE travel_NN1 time_NNT1 to_TO read_VVI and_CC sign_VVI his_APPGE correspondence_NN1 ._. 
Governor_NNB Byrne_NP1 recalled_VVD that_CST one_MC1 of_IO the_AT secretaries_NN2 in_II his_APPGE office_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD also_RR been_VBN a_AT1 secretary_NN1 when_CS Hughes_NP1 was_VBDZ governor_NN1 ,_, would_VM sometimes_RT complain_VVI that_CST Byrne_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX enough_RR like_II Hughes_NP1 ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 Byrne_NP1 ,_, Hughes_NP1 would_VM come_VVI in_RP on_II Monday_NPD1 mornings_NNT2 and_CC dictate_VVI letters_NN2 to_II all_DB the_AT different_JJ people_NN he_PPHS1 had_VHD met_VVN with_IW over_II the_AT weekend_NNT1 ,_, thanking_VVG them_PPHO2 for_IF their_APPGE help_NN1 or_CC simply_RR keeping_VVG in_II31 touch_II32 with_II33 them_PPHO2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ also_RR extremely_RR accessible_JJ in_II person_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 reporter_NN1 quipped_VVD that_CST Hughes_NP1 "_" admits_VVZ his_APPGE daily_JJ routine_NN1 is_VBZ still_RR not_XX exactly_RR orderly_JJ ._. 
One_MC1 reason_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT state_NN1 ._. 
During_II the_AT campaign_NN1 ,_, Hughes_NP1 had_VHD insisted_VVN on_II removing_VVG from_II the_AT Democratic_JJ platform_NN1 the_AT previous_JJ pledge_NN1 not_XX to_TO raise_VVI taxes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT option_NN1 to_II institute_NN1 a_AT1 broad-based_JJ tax_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, could_VM not_XX be_VBI easily_RR exercised_VVN in_II a_AT1 state_NN1 that_CST had_VHD so_RG strongly_RR opposed_VVN such_DA an_AT1 initiative_NN1 ._. 
Hughes_NP1 faced_VVD a_AT1 dilemma_NN1 ._. 
How_RRQ could_VM the_AT government_NN1 help_VVI the_AT people_NN of_IO the_AT state_NN1 in_II the_AT absence_NN1 of_IO any_DD significant_JJ source_NN1 of_IO revenue_NN1 ?_? 
In_II the_AT early_JJ days_NNT2 of_IO his_APPGE administration_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 indicated_VVD that_CST while_CS a_AT1 tax_NN1 would_VM not_XX be_VBI necessary_JJ in_II the_AT first_MD year_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM urge_VVI the_AT creation_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 broad-based_JJ tax_NN1 in_II his_APPGE second_MD year_NNT1 ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX get_VVI a_AT1 broad-based_JJ tax_NN1 instituted_VVN until_CS his_APPGE second_MD term_NN1 in_II office_NN1 ._. 
Hughes_NP1 undertook_VVD enormous_JJ responsibility_NN1 in_II a_AT1 difficult_JJ financial_JJ situation_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 did_VDD so_RR with_IW the_AT same_DA energy_NN1 and_CC commitment_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD given_VVN to_II his_APPGE campaign_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI everywhere_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 gave_VVD numerous_JJ speeches_NN2 and_CC was_VBDZ constantly_RR on_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 
Almost_RR every_AT1 night_NNT1 ,_, after_CS a_AT1 full_JJ day_NNT1 in_II his_APPGE office_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 attended_VVD some_DD sort_NN1 of_IO gathering_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 reporter_NN1 was_VBDZ given_VVN regular_JJ access_NN1 to_II the_AT governor_NN1 in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO make_VVI note_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE activities_NN2 ._. 
After_CS one_MC1 day_NNT1 keeping_VVG up_RP with_IW Hughes_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 reported_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ exhausted_VVN ._. 
The_AT reporter_NN1 detailed_JJ myriad_NN1 activities_NN2 in_II which_DDQ the_AT governor_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN engaged_VVN :_: meeting_VVG with_IW staff_NN ,_, taking_VVG telephone_NN1 calls_NN2 ,_, signing_VVG correspondence_NN1 ,_, reading_VVG briefing_NN1 pages_NN2 ,_, and_CC then_RT attending_VVG a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO events_NN2 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT lessons_NN2 Hughes_NP1 learned_VVD early_RR in_II his_APPGE career_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT necessity_NN1 of_IO being_VBG accessible_JJ to_II his_APPGE constituents_NN2 ._. 
Early_RR on_RP ,_, he_PPHS1 instructed_VVD his_APPGE staff_NN that_CST any_DD letter_NN1 that_CST came_VVD to_II the_AT governor_NN1 's_GE office_NN1 should_VM be_VBI answered_VVN and_CC answered_VVN promptly_RR ._. 
If_CS the_AT issue_NN1 concerned_VVD an_AT1 agency_NN1 within_II the_AT executive_NN1 branch_NN1 ,_, the_AT staff_NN sent_VVD the_AT letter_NN1 to_II the_AT agency_NN1 requesting_VVG a_AT1 proposed_JJ response_NN1 ._. 
The_AT governor_NN1 's_GE staff_NN kept_VVD track_NN1 of_IO the_AT issue_NN1 and_CC followed_VVD up_RP if_CS the_AT agency_NN1 did_VDD not_XX respond_VVI ._. 
The_AT staff_NN ,_, and_CC often_RR the_AT governor_NN1 himself_PPX1 ,_, then_RT reviewed_VVD the_AT response_NN1 ._. 
If_CS it_PPH1 seemed_VVD appropriate_JJ ,_, the_AT response_NN1 was_VBDZ sent_VVN out_RP ,_, and_CC if_CS not_XX ,_, the_AT matter_NN1 was_VBDZ sent_VVN back_RP to_II the_AT agency_NN1 for_IF further_JJR work_NN1 ._. 
While_CS many_DA2 of_IO the_AT response_NN1 letters_NN2 were_VBDR routine_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 good_JJ many_DA2 bore_VV0 personal_JJ touches_NN2 from_II Hughes_NP1 ._. 
