Show GREAT SILVER ADVOCATE SUCCUMB TO former senator stewart of nevada coiner of phrase the crime of 73 dies at age of 82 washington former united states senator william M stewart ot of nevada died at the georgetown bos hos pital here on friday following an operation the body will be taken to nevada mr stewart was 82 years old and had been a familiar figure in this city during the better part ot of the last halt hal century for thirty years altogether he represented ne vada in the senate a lapse between 1875 and 1887 intervening to prevent a contin continuous service record from 1863 to 1905 senator stewart made many not able speeches on the floor of the sen ate in advocacy of silver and his characterization of the demone demonetize tiza tion of silver as the crime of 73 is a marker in political history after his retirement from congress he dl ill vided his time between washington where he had many interests during t WILLIAM M STEWART ex senator from nevada his life of fluctuating fortune his farm in nearby virginia and the west whee where at his old home in nevada he had varied mining interests and ex peri per lence ence mr M r stewart was the living ancar nation of santa clang 1 and on this ac count as well as on account of his kindly disposition he appealed strong ly to the imagination of children probably no more picturesque or rug ged character was mas ever known to the senate he lie was mush in evidence around the senate chamber until within the last few weeks mr stewart wa was s a native of new york who went west in the early days of the california gold discover les and there wielded the pick and shovel as an everyday every day miner except in the first campaign of bryan in 1896 when the silver issue was most prominent mr stewart was a republican he lie was however a 8 man of independence and often voted contrary to the wishes of the party caucus he took a prominent part in the setting aside of the force bill of 1892 and he never tailed failed to cast his vote in the interest of the white met al whatever the attitude of his party on that subject |