Show SENATOR NIXON DIES ONE OP MOST NOTED MEN OF THE WEST SUCCUMBS TO ATTACK OF SPINAL meningitis was rated as several times a millionaire lion lio alre with a personal following unequaled Unequal cd by any other man in state of Ne nevada vacia wa washington h nato senator george eorge S nixon of nevada died in a local hos has pital here at 10 wednesday night of spinal meningitis senator nixon had been at the episcopal eye ear and throat hospital since may 30 when an operation for far nasal catarrh was performed spinal meningitis developed and the senators condition soon became critical senator nixon was one of the most conspicuous mining magnates in the west and was intimately associated with the gold operations in goldfield in his home state he was 54 years old and a native of california going to nevada early in life he acquired large interests at reno goldfield and elsewhere and began his political career with service in the nevada ne vada legislature he was attacked by magazine writers owing to the methods which they claimed he acquired his fortune for he was rated as aa several times a milli millionaire re with a personal following unequaled by any other man in his state in the united states senate senator nixon was a quiet figure rarely having anything to say in the floor proceedings ings though always ready to give his advice in the private counsels of the republican senators among whom he ranked high ile he was chairman of the committee on reclamation of arld arid lands a committee which seldom meets he watched closely legislation affecting the western interests but confined WF GEORGE 8 NIXON united states senator from nevada his work to deliberations in committee despite the running fire of attack it almed aimed ht at his control of large interests te rests mr air nixon was recently unanimously ani aril elected by a democratic legislature in ratification of his choice at a population election on the oregon primary plan ills his term a second one would not have expired until 1917 senator nixon lived at reno but maintained in this city a magnificent estate in the northwest suburbs where e his grounds adjoined the largo large coun country home of his nevada colleague son sen ator newlands irb was the bucce successor r sor of senator william al stewart |