The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
DEMOCRATS HONOR DANIEL.
vIRGINIANS PAY HOMAGE TO
a FAvoRITE SON.
Defeat of the Senatorial Primary
Plan-A. j. Montague Selected for
Attorney General.

Roanoke, Va, Aug. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic state convention opened the
second days session this morning at 10
o'clock J. Hoge Tyler and Edward E.
Echols having been nominated last
night for governor and lieutenant gov
ernor respectively, the work of today
was the choice of attorney general and
the adoption Of the platform.
The convention UNANIMOUSLY adopted
heartily and cordially endorsing the
campaign of Senator John w. Daniel
10 become his own successor.
The candidates placed before the con-
yenticn for nomination as attorney
general were A. J. Montague, +. K.
Lassiter; w. II. Alexander. P. r. Pol
lard and Lloyd T. Smith. The first bal
lot resulted N a failure 10 nominate,
but with Montague leading.
On the second ballot. and before the
announcement, Montague was nomi-
mated by reclamation
At the afternoon session, Senator
Daniel, the chairman on resolutions, re-
sumed the reading of the platform as
given in these dispatches las night.
This had been Interrupted at the morn
ing session by speeches of nomination
for attorney general. TIE platform
proper, the senator explained, was I'M
unanimously adopted by the committee.
The separate resolution providing for
the nomination OF United States senat-
ors by primary was adopted by vote
of Is TO II. The convention adopted
the platform proper, and then consi-
dered the resolution concerning the
senatorial primary plan.
Secretary Bigwer at this point read q
resolution unanimously adopted by the
committee cordially and heartily en-
dorsing the course in the senate of eur
beloved senator, John W. Daniel, and
plecging ourselves not 10 support for
the legislature any candidate who is
opposed TO his reelection
This resolution the Convention adopt
ed without a dissenting vote.
Senator Daniel el0Quentiy ackrowl-
edged the honor paid him by the aG0p
ton of this resolution.
The convention then took up the
resolution regarding nomination of
senators by primary.
Hon. !. ". Jones, of the First district,
opened the. discussion in favor OF the
committee report for q primary plan ef
nominating senator's. He pointed cut
that the convention had today just en-
dorsed the whole principle involved in
this proposition in the resolutions en-
dorstlg Senator Daniel. Mr.. Jones chal-
lengSu senator Dan1el TO say IL, Sncuiu
the question of elecSing senators by the
people come up II The senate, ne would
not vote IN the affirmative.
Senator Daniel maintained that every
voter in Virginia has the opportunity
of being heard through party macnin-
cry in electing their United States
senators. The speaker Was not pre-
pared TO give his unqualified support
to the primary plan in selecting any
public official. Senator Daniel said
that both himself and his colleague had
been in accord with the people of Viz
gizlia.
WAS he" asked Mr. Jones, in ae-
cord with yourself fDanieD and the
people Of Virginia. two years ago, when
he voted against the free coinage Of
silver at Is to ~
Who was Mr.. Jones in accord WITH
asked the sena tor. when four years
ago. he sang the tune CT four years
more for Grover? Immense APP
.0lause.)
Senator Daniel closed with an elo-
quent argument against the adoption
of the committee report
The vote on q demand for the previous
question resulted in q defeat OF the
senatorial primary plan. AT $40 the
convention adjourned sine die.