New-York tribune., 1910-06-02

turn from a Western trip next sunday
night There were so many requests Tor
a confirmation of the report which haa
been generally accepted for the last two
davs. however, that Mr. Taft, after
further talk with Mr.. Norton this after
noon. caused an official announcement TO
be made at 5:25 y. m.
Mr.. Norton had breakfast with the Presl-
dent at the White House this morning
and the formal tender of the office was
then made and accepted. 1t was reported
for a time that Mr Norton might go to
the White House under a leave OF absence
from the treasury Department, but all
concerned soon made a vigorous denial or
such d plan.
President Taft is particularly pleased
that Mr. Norton has accepted the secre-
taryship. From all sides he has received
assurances that Mr.. Norton's selection
would solve many of his problems Mr.
Taft. il can be authorita lively stated, has
the utmost confidence in Mr.. Norton and
proposes to turn over to him many
details which heretofore he had had to
deal with himself. Mr.. Norton is to be a
sort of assistant President" and he will
perhaps have a wider latitude than any
man who has held the Office in recent
years.
Mr.. Norton will not assume his new
duties until Monday at the earliest For
the remainder of the week he will be the
acting head of the Treasury Department.
as Secretary MacVeagh is going to New
York tomorrow for several days Assist
ant Secretary Hilles is to accompany the
President on his trip West. and Mr.. Cur
It's. the Assistant Secretary in charge Of
I'll
on Long Island. Secretary MacVeagh
was asked tonight who would take the
place to he vacated by Mr.. Norton, but
he was not prepared to make any an
nouncement.
Mr.. Norton is in his fortieth year. He
was born in Winnebago County, Wis,
at what is now Oshkosh, and is the
son of The Rev Franklin 3. Norton, a
Congregational frontier missionary. From
his early manhood until he became AS
slstant Secretary of the Treasury last
year. he was connected with the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Company.
first at the home Office in Milwaukee, and
later at Chicago in partnership with A. w.
Kimball. becoming sole general agent
there in 1905 upon Mr.. Kimbalrs death.
In this time he attended and was grad
uated from Amherst College in the class
Of S. Mr.. Norton married in 1897 Miss
Katherine MCKim Garrison. of New York
and they have three children.
p Mr. Norton has had charge of the fiscal
bureaus of the Treasury. and also did con
siderable work for the President i'm gath
ering data incidental 10 the preparatio Of
the postal savings bank hill. He directed
the reorga nization Of the methods OF
ha ndling the work of the sub-treasuries.
President Taft sounded the watchword
of economy in public expenditures soon
after he came into office, and Mr.. Norton
has been instrumental in carrying out his
views in the Treasur--. the estimates for
the appropriations for the next fiscal year
being approximately 100000 less than for
the current year
The appointment is a personal one and
does not have to he confirmed by the
Senate.
The nomination Of Fred W. Car
ptnter, now secretary to the President. To
be Minister to Morocco. was ordered ia
vorably reported 10 the Senate by the
Committee on FOREIGN Relations to-day.