The news & observer., 1897-08-13
J. w. DANIEL ENDORSED
"BELOVED SENATOR" DOWNS
THE PRIMARY RESOLUTION.
C0LL0QUY BETWEEN DANIEL AND JONES
The Resolution Defeated by Vote of $50 to
609-- Senator Daniel Thanks Convention
Fo, Kind Words--LegisIative Candid
ates Must be Labelled Daniel"

ates Must be Labelled Daniel"
Roanoke, Va, Aug. 12.-The Demo
cratic State convention today nominated
A. j. Montague for attorney general. AS
soon as the second days session had been
called to order the following were put in
nomination for this office:
A. J. Montague, f. II. Lassiter, W. r.
Alexander, II. r. Pollard and Lloyd Il.
Smith.
The first and second ballots resulted in
a failure to nominate, but with Monta-
que leading.
Before the result of the third ballot
was announced it was seen that Monta-
que had received enough votes to nomi-
nate and his nomination was made by ac-
Iclamation A recess was then taken.
At the afternoon session Senator Dan
iel, the chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions, resumed the reading of the
platform as given in these dispatches last
night. This had been interrupted at the
morning session by speeches of nomina-
ton for attorney general. The platform
proper the Senator explained, was unanl-
mously adopted by the committee. The
separate resolutions providing for the
nomination of United States Senators
by primary was adopted by the commit
tee by a vote of Is to IA. The convention
adopted the platform proper and then
considered the resolution concerning the
Senatorial primary plan.
Secretary Bigger at this point read a
resolution unanimously adopted by the
committee cordially and heartily endors-
| ing the course in the Senate of "our be-
loved Senator, John w. Daniel, and
pledge ourselves not to support for the
legislature any candidate who is opposed
to his reelection"
This resolution the convention adopted
without a dissenting vote.
Senator Daniel eloquently acknowl-
edged the honor paid him. 1t was, he de-
clared, one of the highest tributes that
could be paid a man by a noble people.
His speech was received with applause.
The convention then took up the res0-
luton regarding nomination Of Senators
by primary. The effort OF the friends of
the proposition to limit debate to an hour
to each side was defeated.
Hon. w. A. Jones, of the First district,
opened the discussion in favor of the
committees report. He pointed out that
the convention had today endorsed the
whole principle involved in this PROPOSE
ton in the resolution endorsing Senator
Daniel. In fact, Mr. Jones said, every
Democratic nominee for the legislature
who failed to support the senior Senator
| from Virginia was to be forever damned
| by the party. This resolution, he averred,
has been offered by friend Of the pri-
n1a T. cid fhn
was willing to accept any reasonable
| change in the plan submitted by the
committee. Mr.. Jones challenged Senator
| Daniel to say if the question of select
| ing Senators by the people should come
up in the Senate he would not vote in the
affirmative.
Mr.. Jones declared that the Demo
cratic party could not afford to stand
still. Many of the most populous States
in the Union had already adopted this
plan for selecting their Senators. He
pointed out as a reason for adopting
it, the recent experience in Kentucky
and Florida, where deadlock caucuses
had occurred in efforts to nominate
United States Senator's The same
thing had occurred in the Pacific and
Northwestern States. He reiterated
was q conspicuous advocate of this prin-
ciple of selecting Senators by the pe0-
pie.
Senator Daniel, who led the Opposi-
ton before the committee on resolutions
last evening, followed Mr.. Jones. IT, he
said, it was question in which he was
personally interested he should observe
the modest silence of his distinguished
colleague (Senator Martin) He wouId
be worthy of the conventions censurc,
the Senator declared, if he hesitated to
advocate what he considered to be right.
Mr.. Daniel said that Mr.. Jones nor any
other representative from Virginia has
any better title to their places than his
distinguished associate in the Senate
(Martin.) He maintained that every
voter in Virginia has the opportunity of
being heard through party machinery in
selecting their United States Senators.
The speaker was not prepared now to
give his unqualified support to the pri-
mary plan in selecting any public of
fetal.
Senator Daniel said that both himself
and his colleague have been in accord
with the people of Virginia. "Was he"
asked Mr.. Jones, sin accord with your
self, DanieD, and the people of Virgin
ia, two years ago when he voted against
the free coinage of silver at 16 to ~"
'WhO was Mr.. Zones in accord with ?"
asked the Senator, when four years ago
he sang the tune of -four years more
for Grover" Immense applause.)
After further amicable colloquy be-
tween the two gentlemen, Mr.. Daniel
rnsnmed his argument. He pointed out