<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1871, Stevenson akakunda mutungamiri Thomas C. McCreery nokuda kwechigaro chake muUnited States Senate mushure mekutsoropodza McCreery nokuda kwekuti akatsigira kugadzwa kwaStephen G. Burbridge, uyo akavengwa nevakawanda veKentuckians, kunzvimbo yehurumende. MuSeneti, akaramba kuvandudzwa kwemukati uye akadzivirira maonero ekuvaka bumbiro remitemo, achidzivisa kuedza kuwedzera masimba akapihwa zvakajeka mugwaro iro. Kutanga mukupera kwa1873, Stephenson akashanda sachigaro wekutanga akazonzi mutungamiri wepasi weSeneti Democratic caucus. Haana kutsvaka kusarudzwazve muna 1877, achidzokera kubasa rake remutemo uye achigamuchira Gavhuna weKentucky William Goebel semubatsiri wemutemo. Akatungamira musangano  <response>: 1880 Democratic National Convention uye akasarudzwa purezidhendi weAmerican Bar Association muna 1884. Akafira muCovington musi waAugust 10, 1886, uye akavigwa muSpring Grove Cemetery kuCincinnati, Ohio. 