The sun., 1910-06-02
THE PRESIDENTS SECRETARY.
Taft Isas Chsssn Charles %. Norton iSr
the PlAre.

WAsmSOIoN. June Charles d. Nor
ton of Chicago. who has serYed a. As
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury Amos
the beginning Of the Taft Administra-
ti0n. was to-day appointed secretary 10
the President 10 succeed Fred W. Car
penter. who resigned % become United
States Minister 70 Morocco.
Mr. Norton is - years old and graduate
Of Amherst College. He has made repu-
tatiOn since he came here a. q competent
executive; in fact President Taft has
frequently referred 10 him in taking
with friends as -Onc Of the successes
Of the Taft Administration.
With the appearances Of Mr.. Norton
in the Executive Offices at the White
House a new policy will be proclaimed
by the Taft Administration. An attempt
will be made to take the public more
thoroughly into the confidence OF the
Administration as regards the daily
run Of affairs at the White House. Many
Of Mr.. Taft's friends have complained
that his interests have been sighted
through a failure on the pat OF the
Administration 70 get It's views before
the public One OF the dihlcaltiss thus
far has been that there has been nobody
AZ ths White House Executive offices
who has had the Presidents confidence
and been aOle 10 speak for him. Il IL
said that Mr.. Norton will take the new
post with the understanding that he
will be- thoroughly informed on the affairs
Ot the Administration and an .hOriDed
10 speak for the President In regard 20
them.
Mr. Norton was in the life insurance
business before he entered public life
Soon after having graduated froTl col
lcge he took M this business in Chicago
for One of the largest Western life in
surance companies He was appointed
after a few years general agent OF the
company in Chicago and had built mp
a business which yielded him about S50.O0O
year when hc retired az the request
Of SecTeatry OF the Treasury MacVeagh
70 enter the Treasury Department at
Washington
The Assistant secretaryShip in the
Treasury Department paid him only
s5OOO a year. Mr.. Norton. however.
quickly earned a reputation for himself
as a competent executive and soon at
tracted the attention Of President TAR
lt n estimated that the reforms which
he has put in force in the Treasury he
partment will result in saving Of a mill-
ION or more dollars annually lie oriRi-
mated the proposed plan for washing ths
germ laden silver certificates instead
Of destroying them. az has been donr
previously lt was said that this alone
would save the Government about q
million dollars q year
Mr. Norton has never had any eHpe-
rience IN politics and had not been thrown
into the company of public men ~ ma
tional Dron inence until he came 10 Wash
ington, In the comparatively short time
that be- had heen here. however. he has
made many acquaintance AZ the Capito0
and recently has been selected BY Presi.
dent Taft Ia represent him N cOnferring
with members II Congress IN rcferenC-,
10 pending legislation. MIR Norton
lack of political experience. however.
was one Of the handicaps urged against
him, for Mr.. Taft's friends Relieve that
he ought 10 have a man of wice political
al his right hand r.
IA a man of fins presenCe
Mr.. Norton will assume his duties az
secretary early next week