New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
WILLIAMS DROPS 3
OUSTED.
HaUett Succeeds Neal-Wads-
z0Orth Not Consulted.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Albany Jan. 24-Three officials on the
Controllers staff, appointed by Controller
Gaus year ago, severed their connection
with the states payroll ''for the good of
the service to-day when their successors
were appointed by Controller Clark Will
Jams Two were prominent Republican
politicians-Ambrose o. Neal. of New York.
leader of the 26th Assembly District. and
]. B. II. Mongin, of Seneca County. The
third was Newton B. Gorham of Dansville,
Livingston County. His successor was
named without consulting Speaker Wads-
worth, and came from another county.
These changes are believed to mark the
beginning of a reorganization of the Con-
trolIer's office, similar to that which Mr..
Williams effected in the State Banking De-
partment when he took charge there. Mr..
Williams took over the State Controllers
place on the understanding with Governor
Hughes that he was to ''clean house to
whatever extent was necessary, and to put
the department on genuine business basis.
Heretofore he has made few changes, but
not compared in Importance with those an
nounced to-day. These served notice on
everybody concerned that only merit and
ability would enable man to hold place
under this new Controller, and some of
the political appontees of a previous re-
gime are distinctly apprehensive tonight
lest their names be next on the list.
Rumors of political significance" attach
ing to these changes annoyed Controller
Williams somewhat.
There is no political significance at
tached to any appointment I make and no
political consideration given to it, he said.
God willing. there will be none to any I
make
Mr. Neal was corporation tax commits
sioner in the New York office of the Con-
troller at S3, 900 a year. He is a plumber
The place demanded qualifications and
training which. in the Controllers opinion.
Mr.. Neal did not possess. Therefore he is
to be succeeded by Allen P. Hallett a law
yer, who has been a member of the firm of
Rollins & Rollins since 1905. Prior to that
time he was editor of The American and
English Encyclopedia. 1t is understood
here that the Controller hopes to place Mr..
Hallett in charge of the New York office
and soon will ask the Legislature to create
the place of Third Deputy Controller, to be
in charge of that Office. In that reorgani-
cation it seems likely that Edward H. Fall
lows would lose his lucrative place as at
torney for the Controller in the collection
of inheritance taxes.
MI MOng1n, VINO mas Deen county
leader with most of his party in the county
against him for several years, and holder
of various salaried offices whenever he
could get the appointments, was a court
and trust fund examiner. at sS a day and
travelling expenses. Alexander Sheppard.
of Buffalo. formerly in the Controllers Of
fee, in the court fund work, takes his
place Sheppard now is Deputy County
Treasurer of Erie. He is straight OF
ganization man.
To succeed Gorham as transfer tax at
tCrney in Livingston and Steuben counties
the Controller named William H. Nichols,
of Bath Gorham was an anti-Wadsworth
Republican, though not especially active in
politics. The Steuben man is a well known
lawyer. and the Controller, who went per-
sonally to Bath to ask him TO take this
place. considers him an ideal man for the
work