The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-08-22
Mr.. Stewards Candidate.

1t is within bounds to say that the
announcement of Judge Hawley's cam
didacy for the United States Senate
has fallen with a fiatness that must be
keenly disappointing to those who are
manipulating the Republican machine
in this State. 1t eyokes not the slight
est enthusiasm among the rank and
file of the Republicans, while the fus-
ionists view the Judges candidacy in a
spirit of perfect unconcern. In sober
truth there is an undercurrent of Re-
publican comment which is far from
favorable, and not few members of
the party are anxiously whispering
their inquiries as to the motives of the
Judge in abandoning life position on
the bench to become senatorial candi-
date under circumstances so peculiar.
To the average mind it seems incom-
prehensible that a man who has moved
in a judicial sphere nearly all his life,
and who can now retire upon full sal
ary at any time, should deliberately
cast away the absolute certainty of his
present position for the desperate
chance of becoming a United States
Senator at the hands of the Republican
party of Nevada. The concensus of
opinion seems to be that the Judge
will hold on to his judicial Office and
thus take no chances at all in pursuit
of the senatorial prize. 1t has even
been intimated that in the event of his
election as Senator, he will not resign
the judgeship, but simply go upon the
retired list at full pay, and draw both
salaries. But all of this is speculative
and not matter of very great import
ance, for Judge Hawley's election is
scarcely within the range of political
possibility.
The belief is almost universal that
the bringing out of Hawley is mainly
the work of VIM. M. Stewart. 1t needs
not the saying that Mr.. Stewart is at
this time the most unpopular man in
the State of Nevada, and justly SO. His
present Republican associates despise
him for the manner in which he
abandoned them in 1S92-the members
of the Democratic and Silver parties
feel for him an unutterable loathing
and contempt because of his more re-
cent actions. By popular vote he
could not be elected to the smallest
township of Nevada. Just as certain
is it that no man can be elected United
States Senator who bears the Stewart
label, or, who is suspected of bearing
such label. With most people in Ne
vada this suspicion is so strong against
Judge Hawley as to amount an absolute
conviction. And there is an abund-
ance of circumstantial evidence to sup
port it.
Long before he left Washington Mr..
Stewart openly boasted that he would
have senatorial candidate in the field
against Mr.. Newlands. Upon his ar
rival here Stewart at once began to
hobnob with the local manipulators,
and Lo! almost Immediately the an
nouncement of Hawley's candidacy
was flashed forth to the world. The
man who cannot see Stewards hands
work in this move must be blind in
deed. OF course he cares nothing for
Hawley. In politics Mr. Stewart cares
nothing for anyone but himself. Nor
does he expect Judge Hawley to be.
elected. His only hope is that num-
ber of Republican State Senators will
be chosen this fall, who will hold over,
and who can be induced to support
VIM. M. Stewart two years later This
is his game and it is so transparent
that it should deceive nobody. And it
will not, save possibly, Judge Hawley
who may honestly believe
that he is the annointed of God to work
out the political regeneration of Ne
vada, a State, by the way, which for
many years past, has been compelled
to take care of itself politically with
out any of Judge Hawley's help, for if
he ever contributed materially to the
aid even of the Republican party, the
fact is not of record. Reno Journal
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