The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-11
SENATOR DANIEL
AGAIN AT HIS POST
Returns Invigorated to Lead Fight
for His Suffrage Plan.
Heavy Battle On.

After five months absence from the
Constitutional Convention on account OIL
sickness, Senator John w Daniel has SUI
fciently recovered to return to his con-
tention duties.
With his daughter. Mrs. Fred. Harper.
lie arrived Sunday night, and IS stopping
at the Lexington Hotel.
He was in his seat in the convention
yesterday and was warmly greeted by
his colleagues. He was in good spirits,
end to all appearances has about regained
lis health.
The return of Senator Daniel here at
this time is highly opportune, as the
convention is just now getting down to
the real consideration of the suffrage
question, of the committee having charge
Of which Senator Daniel is chairman.
There was a universal feeling of pleas
llre in the convention yesterday over the
Senator's return. and nearly every mem
Der personally offered his congratula-
tons.
Major Daniel was present during the
whole of the suffrage conference and
paid the closest attention to the proceed
iags, frequently making inquiries OF the
speakers. He is evidently carefully feel
ing the pulse on the Glass suffrage plan,
and is very much interested in seeing
it adopted over the majority plan, which
he struggled for months last summer TO
prevent being recommended by the com
rnittee.
1t is understood that Senator Daniel
will to-day in the conference make his
first elaborate argument in behalf of the
Glass plan, which has been substituted
for the minority report filed by him, Ma
jor Anderson NIessrs Stuart, Bouldin
and Harrison It will be remembered
that Senator Daniel was taken i'll last
fall before no could reply to Mr.. Thom's
powerful argument In support of the per-
manent understanding and against the
Daniel temporary understanding feature.
Tho Glass plan Is a slight modifca ton
Of tho minority report, and has generally
been supposed to- be the joint work Of
the chairman Of the committee and Mr.
Glass.
It looks now as if the Cilass-DanieI plan
Is going to be ultimately adopted with
amendments a s to details. Mr.. Thorn
continues to contest every inch of ground
for the permanent understanding clause Of
the majority plan and is hanging on like
grim death to every feature of the major
ity report. It is a singular fact, how
ever, that all members from the black
belt except those on the committee and
Judge Brooke, do not hesitate to say
they Will not support the Thorn plan. At
least three Of the signers of the Thorn
report stated yesterday that while they
should vote perfunctorily for that report
they had become convinced that the tom
porary understanding feature was the
better and hoped that would be adopted
The Thorn plan was especially designed
TO meet conditions of the ''black belt,
and with almost all members from that
section actively opposing, it is difficult
to SEQ how it can stand any show
1t is noteworthy that in all the long
conferences over the suffrage q, vote has
never yet been allowed and has always
been STAYED off In some way Or other on
the simple issue: "Shall there be an un-
terstanding feature in the suffrage
scheme, and If so, shall 1t be temporary
or pernanent?''
9th sides go to beating about the bush
every time these direct issues are reached.