  harry stewart new (december 31, 1858 &ndash; may 9, 1937) was a u.s. politician, journalist, and spanish-american war veteran. ==biography== harry stewart new was born in indianapolis, indiana on december 31, 1858, the son of john c. new and his wife, melissa (beeler) new. 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 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 one of the first senators to use radio in his campaignâat that time, broadcasting a political speech was not widely 
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