The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
NEWbERRY FAV0RS
REELECTION OF
BURROWS
NOT CANDIDATE HIMSELF AND
WILL SUPPORT SENATOR
AGAINST TOWNSEND AND GOV.
WARNER.

For the first time since his eleva
ton to the position OF secretary OIL
the navy, Truman II. Newberry ID al
home again in Detroit. He is spend
ing Christmas with his mother, Mrs
John S. Newberry, and Will leave
again for Washington, Saturday
Since his promotion to a cabinet
place. there has been much talk oil
Newberry as a candidate Tor United
States senator two years hence. he
declares. however. that he will not
come out as n candidate against Sen
ator J. c. Burrows. but Is for the lat,
ter az against Charles +. Townsend
and Fred N. Warner.
HE is my candidate first, last and
all the time" Ia Secretary Newber
rvs emphatic declaration.
There Is doubt as yet as 10 wheth
or Newberry will remain al the head
of the navy department after March
4. when William H. Taft takes Office
as president The appointment oil
Newberry as assistant secretary oil
the navy two years ago was per.
sonal appointment on the part OF
President Roosey cit entirely, the two
being Harvard men and having met
many years ago and become friends
Having made a hobby OF naval ma
ters. especially during his years IN
the Michigan naval reserve, Newber'
ry was able TO take command OF the
navy department at once and ne Is
now busted in reorganig:nE the de'
partment along the lines OF amalga
mating and subordinating the various
bureaus that have formerly been SUI
preme in their several lines. AS he
puts It. II am not posing as a reform
err: neither am | criticisirg the pres
ent heads OF the department. l am
simply taking the machinery, olllng
il where necessary, casting out I'M
necessary parts and reducing th2
whole machine 10 the beat working
order within my power"
Mr.. Newberry has enlarged the
membership OF the general board and
the board OF construction, distribute
ed the work OF battleship building so
as 10 avoid the old-fashiohcd and un'
businesslike methods which have pre-
vailed and, generally has produced
a condition Of greater harmony and
one less subject to red tapo.
The general board Is TO be made
representative Of every branch OF the
naval service SO as TO a constitute q
general staff like that OF the army
department. Newberry is also sim
plifying methods OF handing anaird
in the navy yards, centering respon'
sibllity instead OF leaving * divided.
Inasmuch as he has given personal
attention to every detail as assistant
secretary, he is in the best possible
position TO make changes as secre'
tary.
The fact Of the thorough reorgan-
ization OF the department may cause
his retention In office under the Taft
administration. since the appointment
of a man unfamiliar with the work
would be likely to cause reversion
TO the former system.
II Is related OF one cabinet member
that, when he took office, clerk
brought in lengthy paper to be
signed. The new secretary started
TO read II.
The bureau clerk leaned over au'
thoritatively.
There is the place TO sign; that
is all you have to do he remarked
and the new secretary signed
IL has not been that way with New
berry in the navy department. He
has gone into all matters TO the bot
tom and papers have not been signed
until he was convinced as To the mer
its OF the case in point. His unique
record as cabinet member who
likes work has made him something
OF a curiosity in Washington.
A reception and luncheon in honor
OF Secretary Newberry were held II
the Detroit club Friday noon. Fhf'
function was arranged for the pur
pose of allowing the many Detroit
friends of the naval secretary to per
sonally tender congratulations to him