Evening star., 1923-02-27
WORK NOMINATED
TO SUCCEED FALL;
NEWP0STAL CHIEF
President Names Brig. Gen..
Frank T. Hines as Veterans
Bureau Director.
SENATOR ORIGINAL CHOICE
FOR CABINET PORTFOLIO
Postmaster General Has Been
Steady Contender for In
terror Post.

President Harding today sent to the
Senate the nomina tions of Post
master General Hubert Work, to be
Secretary of the Interior; Senator
Harry S. New Of Indiana, to be Post
master General, and Brig. Gen. Frank
Il. Hines. to be director of the Eeter-
ans Bureau.
Senator News nomination was con-
frmed Immediately by the Senate in
open session, following precedents of
courtesy to sitting members.
Postmaster General Work of Colo
rado was the first TO fill vacancy in
President Hardings cabinet. when he
was appointed Postmaster General
10 succeed Will II. Hays.
Senator New of Indiana. who will
retire from the Senate March 4 and
named to he Postmaster General
succeeding DIR. Work, has been in
pubic life in Washington for years.
lie was defeated in the Indiana pri-
mares by Albert j. Beveridge of In
diana. who won the nomination for
senator, but was defeated in the cleo
'ion by GOV Samuel l.. Ralston.
Gen. Hines, who becomes director of
the Veterans Bureau. effective tomoT-
row, was chief of transportation for
the Quartermaster Corps during the
world war. Gen. Hines entered the Army
IN the National Guard from Utah and
"t the beginning of the world war was
captain, climbing through the ranks
10 brlgadier general. He is forty-four
years of age
Senator New had been offered a
place III the original Harding cabi-
net, but declined because he though,
he could render the administration q
greater service by remaining in the
senate. IN last years primaries he
was defeated for denomination. how
SNeI, ana When 1t became known that
ne was under consideration for the
cabinet an element of the Indiana re
publican organization began a deter
mined but losing fight to prevent the
appointment.
Work Steady Contender.
the selection of Dr. Work to take
inc Interior portfolio has been fore
cast ever since President Harding
negan TO turn over in. his mind the
names of available candidates
resident of Colorado and a man of
demonstrated ability in governmental
organization. DR.. Work is regarded
by the President as fulfilling all the
qualifications for an Interior Secre-
tary.
New Long in Public Life.
Senator New has been in public
life for nearly twenty-five wears and
Is former newspaper man. He is
serving his first term in the United
states Senate, to which he was elect
ed in 1916
Senator New was born in Indian
apolts. in 1858. was educated at Butler
University, and entered newspaper
work as reporter with the Indian
apolls journal. later becoming part
owner and publisher. He served as
captain and adjutant in the Sd Bri-
gadc. I'd Division, 7th Army Corps in
the Spanish american war.
returning TO Indiana. Mr.. New was
rIFGIeu 70 tne state senate and served
from 1900 to 1912 as a member of
me republican national committee.
re vas chairman of the committee
In 1907 and 1905 and was a delegate
10 several national conventions.
Close Friend of President.
For many years a close friend and
associate of the President while the
latter was in the United States SEN
ate, Senator New is regarded as one
of the best known advisers of the
administration head. Senator New
was closely associated with President
Harding while the latter was a SEN
ator and has maintained the close
association since Mr.. Harding has
been President n
Will X. Wood, an Indiana repre-
sentative. who is chairman of the ma :
tlonal republican congressional COM
mittee. told the President that
although he had supported Mr.. New
in the campaign for denomination. he
felt that since he had been retired
by majority of his own party he
should take his medicine" Other
Indiana republicans came to the sup
port of the senator. however. with the
result that for the past two weeks
Mr.. Harding is said to have been re-
ceiving daily conflicting advice on
the subject.
Had Charge of Speakers.
During the 1920 campaign Senator
New was in charge Of the republican
speakers bureau at Chicago. and fire.
quently was called to Marion for con-
sultation about vital questions of
party policy. In view of the close
ties between him and Mr. Harding, it
was said today, by those in admins
tration circles that the attacks made
on the senator had only served to
confirm the President in his incIina-
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