Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-10
MEN OF PROMINENCE

HARRY STEWART NEW. the chair
man of the Republican national commit
tee. was born ID indianapolis, December
81, 1858. He is son of the late John
c. New, who served as treasurer of the
United States under President Grants rs
assistant secretary of the treasury under
president Arthur and as consul general
lit London under President HarrisonS
administration Harry New received his
education in the indianapolis public
schools and at Butler college. Upon his
graduation he went TO work on the In
diauapolis Journal, of which his father
was publisher and editor. In 1896 Mr..
New was elected to the Indiana state
Senate, During the war with Spain he
served as assistant adjutant general az
volunteers, with the rank of captain He
first entered the Republican national
committee in 1900, aud was reelected To
represent Indiana in June. 1904 Dur
ing the last presidential campaign he was
twice vice chairman of the committee
and early in the present year was named
to succeed George Il. Cortelyou as chair
man. Mr.. New was offered the position
of first assistant postmaster general by
President Roosevelt, hut declined for
business reasons.
TOMMAS0 SALNINI. the celebrated
Italian tragedian, who is now critically
i'll, was born at Milan. January /, 1879
He began to study for the stage ut AN
early age. He made his debut when he
was Ia, and rose rapidly in his profess
sion. He joined heartily in the fight for
Italian independence and was the per-
sonal friend of Mazzini, Garibaldi and
other celebrated patriots of Italy. After
the war he returned to the stage To
achieve an unbroken series of triumphs
lie soon became a star of the first mag
nitudc. and successfully appeared in All
the capitals and leading cities of Eu-
rope In 1871 he visited Brazil and
two years later appeared in the United
States. He made his farewell visit to
America in 1890 aud was everywhere
hailed ms one OF the greatest Of living
tragedians Though he is now near four
score years of age be continued to fol-
low his profession with undiminished
success until only few years ago. when
he permanently retired from the stage,
FRANCIS ELLINGTON LEUPp, the
present United States commissioner for
Indian affuirs. was born In New York
January >, 1910. After receiving pubs
lie school education he attended vii.
liams college and was graduated in
1870. The next two years he spent in
n course at Columbian law school. After
he entered upon a career of journalism.
Ills first position was That OF assistant
| editor on a New York daily newspaper,
| which he left TIT the end Of four years
to become editor and part owner OF
newspaper iii syracuse In 1885 he left
i Syracuse aud became n Washington cor
respondent and in this work he contn-
ued for the next ten years. He early
became Interested In civil service reform
and for Il time edited Il magazine IN
favor OF the movement. This attracted
the attention OF President Roosevelt,
who in 1905 appointed MIR Leupp com
missioner of Indian affairs, He had
previously had some experience in the
same department Of government under
the administration of President Cleve-
land.
LEE SLATER OVERMAN. United
States senator from North Carolina,
was born in Salisbury, n, c., January 3.
1854. aud was graduated from Trinity
college with the degree of A.. Il. in 1874.
lie taught school for several years after
his graduation and then became private
secretary to Gov. Vance, aud later oc-
cupied the same position with Gov. Jar
Wis, lie began the practice of law in
1880. Five times he was elected
member Of the Legislature, and in 1887
lie was the unanimous choice of the
Democrats for the speakership. but was
defeated by combination Of the Repub-
licans and independents. He was elect
ed speaker of the House in 1893. In
1894 he was president of the North
Carolina Railroad company. In 1898
he was the choice Of the Democratic
caucus for the United States senator
ship, but was defeated by Senator
Prtchard through n combination of Re
Dublicans aud POpulists. In 1900 Mr..
Overman was president of the Demo-
cratic state convention, and in 1903 he
was the successful candidate of the
Democrats to succeed Senator Pritchnrd
in the United States Senate.