, ▁later ▁Cad wal ader , ▁W ick ers ham ▁& ▁T aft . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁coun sel ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York , ▁New ▁H aven ▁& ▁Hart ford ▁Rail road . ▁After ▁building ▁up ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁T aft ▁decided ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁the ▁position ▁by ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁but ▁he ▁decl ined . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Char ter ▁Re vision ▁Commission ▁to ▁rev ise ▁char ter ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁New ▁York . ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁special ▁assistant ▁to ▁Att or ne ys ▁General ▁William ▁H . ▁Mo ody ▁and ▁Charles ▁Joseph ▁Bon ap arte ▁to ▁investigate ▁and ▁pro sec ute ▁the ▁Tob acco ▁Trust . ▁During ▁the ▁trial , ▁T aft ▁pushed ▁for ▁the ▁Tob acco ▁Trust ▁to ▁release ▁certain ▁books , ▁which ▁they ▁refused ▁to ▁submit ▁as ▁evidence . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁P erman ent ▁Leg al ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁for ▁Gre ater ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Commission ▁on ▁Re organisation ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Government , ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to