▁attract ed ▁by ▁the ▁great ▁gold ▁discover ies . ▁ ▁In ▁Kal go or lie , ▁he ▁edited ▁both ▁the ▁Western ▁Arg us ▁and ▁Kal go or lie ▁Min er ▁newsp apers , ▁with ▁the ▁latter ▁growing ▁in ▁size ▁and ▁importance ▁under ▁his ▁editor ship . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁he ▁stood ▁for ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁seat ▁of ▁North - E ast ▁Province ▁and ▁lost ▁by ▁ 9 0 ▁votes . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁stand ▁for ▁the ▁federal ▁seat ▁of ▁Kal go or lie ▁under ▁the ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Party ▁b anner , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁seat ▁comfort ably . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁federal ▁politics ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Commission ▁on ▁Iron ▁Bon uses . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁Labor ▁nom ine e ▁C . ▁E . ▁Fra zer ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁federal ▁election . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁Province , ▁where ▁he ▁sat ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Through out ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁he ▁remained ▁an ▁Independent , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Sc add an ▁Labor ▁government ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁voting ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 ▁divisions ▁with ▁the