"Postmaster General" Harry S New Signed Goverment Card Todd Mueller COA

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Harry Stewart New
(December 31, 1858 – May 9, 1937) was a U.S.
politician
,
journalist
, and
Spanish–American War
veteran. He served as Chairman of the
Republican National Committee
, a
United States Senator
from
Indiana
, and
United States Postmaster General
. arry Stewart New was born in
Indianapolis, Indiana
on December 31, 1858, the son of
John C. New
and his wife, Melissa (Beeler) New. His father served as
Treasurer of the United States
and his uncle,
Jeptha D. New
, was a
U.S. Representative
. He attended
Butler University
before going to work with the
Indianapolis Journal
where he was a reporter, editor, part owner, and publisher from 1878 to 1903. He is a member of the
Sigma Chi Fraternity
. He served in the
Indiana State Senate
from 1896 to 1900 and served in the
Spanish–American War
as captain and assistant adjutant general of the 7th Army Corps. He was a member of the
Republican National Committee
from 1900 to 1912, serving as chairman from 1907 to 1908, and later engaged in the stone quarrying and construction business. New got back into politics when he was elected to the
United States Senate
in 1916, defeating incumbent
John W. Kern
. In the Senate, he served as chairman of the Committee on Territories and the Committee on Territories and Insular Possessions. He was also a "wet" or an anti-
prohibitionist
, and in August 1919 introduced early legislation proposing an independent
United States Air Force
. In late March 1922, New became the first senator to use
radio
in his campaign—at that time,
broadcasting
a political speech was not widely done by candidates. His speech was transmitted by a U.S. Navy station,
NOF
in Washington, D.C., which immediately caused a complaint by Democrats about a government station being used for partisan purposes. This in turn quickly led to a ban on further use of the station for political activities.
New was defeated by
Albert J. Beveridge
for renomination in 1922 who lost the general election to
Samuel M. Ralston
. He was then appointed
Postmaster General
in the
cabinet
of
President
Warren G. Harding
in 1923 and was reappointed by
Calvin Coolidge
in 1925. After the end of the Coolidge Administration, New retired from active business pursuits and resided in
Washington, D.C.
In 1933, he was appointed a United States Commissioner to the
Century of Progress Exposition
in
Chicago, Illinois
. He died in
Baltimore, Maryland
, on May 9, 1937, and was interred in
Crown Hill Cemetery
in Indianapolis.