The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-08-18
AUGUST IS, 1902
STEWARDS METEORIC FLIGHT.

Senator Stewart came to Nevada a
few weeks since laden with confidence
that he would bag the State for the last
party to which he has recently transfer
red his slippery and traitorous allegiance.
diality, but the reception of the people
was so freezing as to effect even Stew
arts colossal assurance. He was in Ne
vada about seven days. During that time
he was exceedingly active. He went to
Carson-interviewed Judge Hawley; went
down to San Francisco-interviewed the
railroad. And at the latter place first
announced, in an interview in the Bulle-
tin, Judge Hawley's candidacy and as
sured election.
He next wished to convince the Repub-
lican Observation-Disclosures of the wis
dom of submitting to Stewards leader
ship, but hungry for funds-that he would
lave abundant financial support so, on
the Sunday previous to his departure, he
took Mr.. Lennon of the Carson News,
United States District Attorney Summer
field, Mr.. Parry, Surveyor-General Kyle
and a few others of the Republican push
TO Lake Tahoe, and there they sailed
around the lake in company with a prom
inent Southern Pacific Company official.
What naccad hptUpQp Stewart and the
prominent official is not known, but one
thing is known: Stewart assured his as
sociates that everything was right;
that Newlands was beaten; that Hawley
was elected, sure. And great was the
jubilation of the push.
Then he suddenly went to the East. 1t
what the motive of his Eastern trip was.
The general assumption was that his Re-
publican associates in this State assured
him that his unpopularity was so enor-
nous that he would handicap the Repub-
lican ticket in this State by his advo-
cacy, and that it was best for him to alb
sent nlmSelI from the state. Inc Olner
assumption was that he went East for
the purpose of interviewing the trusts.
the Republican national campaign COM
mittee and the President of the United
States. with a view to bringing all the
forces, administrative and financial, to
the support of Hawley-and against New
lands. Probably both assumptions were
correct. At all events. our newspaper ex-
changes give most amusing accounts of
the East. All along the line wherever he
has had an opportunity he has INDUCED
in a jeremiad against Mr.. Newlands. We
give a few specimens. In San francisco
he said:
Judge Hawley will be the next
United States Senator. Newlands has
overdone his booming. He claims
everything for himself-he has done
1t all. People don't care anything
about a busted balloon.
Then in Salt Lake he said:
/ have hopes that Nevada will go
hepupicdn tnlS ldi. Inc people out
there nave been out in the cold SO
long they must be getting tired Of 1t.
Newlands can do nothing for them.
Newlands has nothing to expect from
President Roosevelt. Just as l
was leaving Washington, the Presi-
dent caught me by the shoulder and
said. stop a minute. When / did
stop he said: I see YOU Mr.. New
lands told him that he was not my
M. Nawlands, and he said: Well,
Newlanis has been claiming that he
gave me the facts about irrigation /
used III my message. The truth is,
I neye discussed the subject with
him at aN. II you hear he has re-
peated the statement out in Nevad
telegraph me and ] will contradict it..
We can imagine from whom this In