The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-09-15
BY FRANK 3. LORD.

Down in the extreme southwest.
ern part of Nevada on the barren
waste of desert. 100 miles from a
railroad, surrounded by dried sage
brush and under a blazing sun
which drives the thermometer up
to lis degrees Fahrenheit, is Tx
IA half-frame half-tent structure
with canvas roof, but without doors,
windows or floor. Its furnishings
consist of cot for bed, a table
improvised out of a dry goods box
and two or three rudely constructed
stools which serve as chairs. Out
side the tent is a well lettered sign
painted upon canvas upon which
reads William NJ. Stewart, Attor-
ney-atLaw."
This constitutes the Office, the
sleeping apartments. and at least
the temporary home of man who
for more than a quarter of a cen
fury was a conspicuous and promi-
nent member Of that august and
dignified body-the United States
senate-who strobe the velvet
carpeted chamber and the marble
halls of the capitol with proud and
majestice step and whose home,
known as "Stewart's Castle" was
landmark in Washington, situated
upon Dupon circle at the junction
of the citys most fashionable resi-
dence Observation-Disclosures
and Massachusetts avenues.
Broken in Wealth, but Not in Spirit.
In the 40 years that Navada with
her meager and widely scattered
population has been a member of
the Union and under the constitu.
ton entitled to two United States
senators and a member of the
house of representatives, William
M. Stewart has for much more than
one-half of those four decades been
one of the representatives of the
Sage Brush State in the senate
Now. at the end of that long, event.
full and generally creditable career
at the advanced age of 70 years
William NJ. Stewart has returned to
the state which has so signally
upliti Gu MIN, anu tdhtH up HIS ltSI'
dence in its widest and most re-
Gently established mining camp
and there by the same spirit OF
tireless energy which characterized
the efforts Of his earlier days, is
seeking to recOup the fortunes
which he lost and squandered dur.
ing the many years of his politica
life That he will succeed his old
time friends who knew him and
knew him we'll in the pioneer days
have little doubt. To them he is
now, as he was then. 80 and 40
years ago, just plain Bill" Stew
art, for in Nevada a prefix of any
sort TO name is rarely used.
Man of Many Political Affiliations.
A year or more ago when Stewart
saw his tenure of Office drawing to
a close he let il be known, not by
formal announcement. but by init
nation, that he would not be a can
didate to succeed himself Not that
he was weary of the cushioned
cOuches of the senate cloakroOm
and longed TO return to the sand
and sage brush but in truth that
he feared defeat in case he should
aspire TO another term. If there
were any political parties to which
Stewart did not at one time or an
other claim allegiance during his
long political service. it was be-
cause their vote was too insignif-
cant to entitle them to a place upon
the official ballot.
Stewards willingness" a year
ago to retire was found in the fact
that all indications pointed to the
election Of a democratic success sor
in the person Of the Hon. John
Sparks. governor, and one of the
most popular men of the state. This
belief WAS augmented by the fact
that the fusionists, really demo.
Gratis, had seven Of the nine hold.
over members of the state senate. a
body of II. This. together with
the popularity of Sparks and the
general opinion that Nevada was a