New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
Newton Will Succeed Malone
AsCollector of Port of New York
McAdoo Sends Name of Aid
to President; Little Doubt
of Confirmation
tStsn Corrsrord encVl


WASHINGTON, Sept. byron X
Newton is to be Collector Of the Por'
Of New York, 10 succeed Dudley +. Ma
lone. This was finally settled to-day
when Secretary. of the Treasury Nc
Adoo sent the nomination to the White
House. There is no doubt whatever oil
the Presidents approval and eonfirma'
tion by the Senate.
Mr.. Newton will 60 20 New York to
assume his new duties Immediately
after his confirmation. lie will enter
the New York political scheme as
neutral" since he is allied neither
with Tammany nor with the Mitchell
Democrats, but is friendly to both fac
tons.
McAdoo for Governor, Rumor
In some quarters to-day the informa-
ton that Newton has been decided on
was taken 10 strengthen the report
that Mr.. McAdoo might run for Cover
nor of New York next time, with view
TO the moral effect Of victory on the
1920 Presidential situation.
Mr.. Newton was a New York and AL
bany newspaper man until 1911, when
he became private secretary TO Mr.. NC
Adoo, whose chief concern at the time
was putting Woodrow Wilson over as
the Democratic nominee for the Presl-
dency. lie came to Washington with
Mr.. McAdoo, first taking the place OF
private secretary to the Secretary. Later
he was promoted TO Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury, succeeding John
SHELTON Williams, who had been made
Controller. During absences from
Washington of Mr. McAdoo he has been
acting Secretary Of the Treasury.
One of the most important tasks per-
formed in the Treasury Department by
Mr.. Newton gives an insight on the
man which employees OF the New York
Custom House will do well 10 heed. 1t
involves one word that is hateful TO the
Tiger, despite the fact that he is neu-
trial. The word is economy"
One of the important subdivisions
under Mr.. Newton in the department
has been the Office OF the supervising
architect. Through this Office Mr.. New
ton has had a check on all Federal
buildings constructed in the United
States In the last four years. Probably
not even Senator Burton, whose fill
busters against rivers and harborS
bills made him famous, has squeezed
the grease out Of so much pork as
Mr.. Newton.
Congress would pass appropriations
for public buildings where they were
not needed, but when 1t came TO spend
ing the money Mr.. Newton startled
the statesmen by not spending all they
had appropriated. He also held up I'M
necessary construction, which resulted
in many hot sessions in his Office.
He had a simple little device for
keeping the supervising architects Of
fee undermined, and deploring speed
as against good work. which was Won
derfully effective in delaying the
spending of Uncle Sans money for
$4,000 postofice at rtmote cross
roads. This policy took all the punch
out OF the pork hunters on the hill.
The policy of a Congressman making
himself solid in his district by bring
ing home q fine public building has
almost become a lost art
Another piece of good work to Mr.
NeWton's credit is the Standardization
Of public buildings. This policy has
not only reduced the expense of pub
lie buildings, but has prevented the
architectural crimes prevalent a few
decades back.
The nomination of Byron r. Newton