The Washington times., 1911-03-28
TWO SECRETARIES
SERVE TAFT TODAY
Hilles Getting the Hang"
of Duties Norton Soon
Will Relinquish.
SUCCESSOR MET
BY OFFICE STAFF
Republican Leaders Assure Presi-
cent New Man Is Valu-
able One.

PreSI3'snt Taft today has two private
sscreta & IS, Charles Dyer Norton and
Caafloe D. Hilles.
Tbs situation has come about by rea-
son. b Mr.. Nortons retirement, as the
c6aficHJial assistant to the Executive,
and 81 Hlles' succession to that i'm
p,rtant gost.
EsTly tbs morning Secretary Norton
tsESn "Japering off, as he himself put
i;, ami Mr. Hilles began "tapering on"
BY IniE process the new secretary is
Ee'uaE the hang" OF the multitudinous
aut'ss in connection with the position
he is - ssume on April 1.
Before O'clock Mr.. Hilles was 1t
ius h5-s n the Secretary's office. A
.cE m:r..es later Mr.. Norton came
s5enE s1@ together they pitched into
ne drv outline. For two hours thee
vaF .~- arate stream Of visitors, and
rhsu T. tbinet met
Tt,s af Mr.. Hilles an opportunity
60 Era'n ome of the details of his
new orc, He also became acquainted
WIKI the Is lite House office force. The
gi-rk. a came in TO meet the Chi.f
3n1 % lE ver the work ahead of them
inc'deEl % the extra session of Con-
ITeSs
% I'm I1lIl dlud
Ernut i-s" leaders who have known
NJ. ltiI sure the Pres dent that the
n will prove a valuable ad-
W.. s- istant in framing the Ad
mir ST plans for the next cam
pt - 40 the incoming official will
m a-s riends for the President
to 3 ted by all who are ac-
qu. = the way he does business
y. S. i'll leave Washington next
We = ... I'd two weeks at Hot
SpzrsE. before he goes TO New
YOs ;r o. his duties as vice preSi
deT ,F ST National Bank of that
city.
Boz .. ton and Mr.. BiIles have
ser o. So slant Secretaries Of the
Tress .r.r official apprenticeship
was 20 nat department.
The 1T did not transact a
Ereai Dc Isiness before the Cab
met r-r- . "a He conferred with a
few S-ra. r- IrinE the early part of
the ,z,. .s.. or CullOrn came in to
talk ove- ...r Mexican situation and
other fo-r.E. Tairs with the EXecu-
tive. ra -.l7.rr Lodge discussed the
Mas -. - judgeship for few
minUT's.
Rerr soy. ,r Powers Of Kentucky
was al tie House for while
todar yer patronage matters
in h Former Representa-
tive I'D Iade the effort before
he rcs.--r office TO fill all the
vaCaT CO.. district from his list
Of fris- his has been consist
emily 0~rE .-. ~ Mr.. Powers.
ztl"s of Powers.
Pow p, a...- ID Edwards in the prt-
mary, rna athe position that his
prede, ae.- ing been repudiated
by tlr he, the successor.
should l~. bitor OF all patronage
matters IN the district
r. T. avidson and Cha rles o. Roemler
q committee representing the Marion
Club of indianapolis today invited the
President TO address tho club at some
date in the near future TO be named by
the Executive. The President has al
ready tentatively agreed to accept the
Invitation extended by Former Repre-
sentative Steele to speak at the Old
Soldiers Home in Marion. This will
probably be on the Fourth of July.
Maurice Maschke who has been SOL
ected for the colectOrship of the port Of
cleveland must get out of active poll
dcs. This Is the condition upon which
the President promised to give the posi-
ton to Maschke. Out in Cleveland.
the sppointee is a prominent politician
and has ben active in party work, but
the President has decided collectors |
must get out of politics and stay out
else get out of the government ser
vice. This applies to all collectors alike,