Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-08-22
STEWARDS MErEonIc FLIGHT.

party To which he has transferred his
slippery and traitoruus allegiance. The
Federal brigade met him with cordiality
but tine reception OF the people was so
freezing rs to affect even Stewards
colossal assurance. He wa in Nevada
about seven days. During that time he
was exceedingly active. lie went to
Carson-interviewed Judge Hawley;
went down to San Franclsco-interview-
ed the railroad. And Mt the latter place
tirst announced, in nm interview in the
Bulletin, Judge Hawley's candidacy and
assured election.
He next wished to convince the Re-
publican organization-skeptical Of the
wisdom OF submitting to Stewards
leadership, but hungry for funds-that
ne would have abundant financial
support; so, on the Sunday previous to
his departure, he tool Mr.. Lennon OF
the Carson News. United States District
Attorney Symmetrical, Mr.. Parry,
Surveyor-GenerM Kyle and a few others
OF the Republican push to Lake Tahoe,
aud there they sailed around the lake in
company With a prominent Southern
Pacific Company official. What passed
between Stewart and the prominent
official is not known. but one thing Is
known: Stewast assured his associates
that every thing was right, that New.
lands was beaten III Hawley was
elected, sule. And great was the jubila.
tioh Of the push.
Then he suddenly went to the East,
II has been a matter Of conjecture Ms to
what the motive Of his eastern trip was.
The genera assumption WIS that his
Republican associates in this State
assured him hat his appropriately WAS
50 cnornou that he would handicap the
Republican ticket in this State by his
advocacy and that it WIS best for him
10 absent himself from the State. The
other assumption was that he went east
for the purpose Of interviewing the
trusts, the Republican national
On mpaign committee and the President
II the United States, with a view to
bringing all the forces. adminisratir so
and financial. tn the support 81 iiawley
and against Newlan,ls. Probably both
assun p,ions were correct. At all events,
IL newspaper exchanges give most
amusing accounts Of Stewards pilgrim
age frem the West to the East. All
atOug the line wherever he has had an
opportunity he has indulged in II
jcremiad against Mr.. NewlInds. We
give "A fow specimens. In San Fran.
cisco he said:
"Judge llawley Will he the next
United States Senator. Newlands has
overdone his booming lie claims every.
thing for hiu.self-he has done it all.
People don't care my thing about II
busted balloon"
Then III Salt Lake he said:
Il have hopes that Nevada will 90 Re.
publican this fall. The people ont there
have been ont III the cold 80 long they
must be getting tired of it. Newlands
can do notlin n for them. Newlnnds
has nothing to expect from President
Roosevelt.
just as ] was leaving Washington the
President cnugh: me 10y the shoulder
and said: stop a minute When |
did stop he said: 4 see your Mr.. New
!ands--l told him that he was not my
MIR. Newlands, and he said: We'll, Mr..
Newlands has been Ginning that he
gave me the facts about irrigation used
i'll my messasge. The truth is. never
discussed the subject with him at all
IL you hear he has repeated the state.
ment out III Nevada telegraph me and
will contradict it,
We can imagine from whom this
information came from the genial
William, who would hesitate mt no lie in
order to iDjure Mr.. NewIands with the
President or any u else. The readers
OF Mr.. Ncwlands' interviews md speech
20 know that Mr.. Ncwlands has always
given the President full credit for hie
earnest advocacy Of irrigation. The
difficulty is. hat the malicious Stewart
has failed in his effort to prove TINT the
irrigation bill was a Republican measure
ind. M he can say nothing against tho
bill, he attacks the author and
cndeavors to malign MIR. Newlands to
the President, hoping he may thus
enlist the full support Of the Admins.
tratiOn in ms schemes.
Then the enthusiastic Senator arrives
ut Oyster Bay. where. no doubt, he
again ]endcuvored to fill the Preei.
dent full to tho brim with his venom
against Newlands, Tor the New York
papers all quote him. Tho correspond.
ents Of the Now York Times, the Trib.
une and the Sun, ut Oyster Bay. all
quote Stewart as follows: stewart il
against Ncwlands,7 art declares
that Nowlands IL. u busted balloon"
Stewart declares that the people 0i
Nevada have no confidence in Now.
lands
Tho New York Sun speaks Of Now.
lnnds M Tho pcpky Ncwlanda in Stow
arts way" aud says:
"Mr. Stewards ustoDsible reason ior
coming Ia Oyster BAY was to talk / ri.
CATION to tho President. The pesky
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