Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
MIGHT SUCCEED DANIEL
SWANSON'S ELECTION AS sENA.
TOR REGARDED AS POSSIBLE.

"1f Governor Swanson makes a good gov
ernor during the remainder of his term of
office the chief executive of Virginia /
have no doubt that he will be the sue
cessor of Senator John w. Daniel to rep
resent the. people of his state in the upper
house of Congress-
This was the statement made to a Star
reporter by George c. Cabell of Norfolk.
a well-known politician of Virginia, and a
recent candidate for Congress to succeed
Representative Harry L. Maynard of the
second district.
"While 1 cannot say positively" contin-
ued Mr.. Cabell. Just what the result of
the next senatorial election will be this
far Off. it seems to me that Governor Swan
son could easily become the successor of
Senator Daniel should he SO desire. with
A. c. Braxton close second. If the cleo
ton were to be held at this time l suppose
Senator Daniel would be his own successor
but there are liable to be many changes
before his time for reelection comes round
again.
Senator Daniel began a new term March
4, 1905. hence his term will not ex-
pire until 1911. At that time he will have
reached the age Of sixty-nine years, and
may be succeeded by younger man.
THE recent utterances Of the senior
senator from Virginia have caused much
comment throughout the state, and in ad-
dHion to his age being against him when
his present term of Office expires, his stand
on the government ownership proposition
recently mentioned in the New York speech
Of William j. Bryan may have some bear
ing on the selection Of his successor.
The time for sentiment and for stand
continued Mr.. Cabell. and there is not the
least reason why Governor Swanson should
not make the attempt to succeed Senator
Daniel should he SO desire. look for him
to be the man.
80 far as my recent race against Mr..
Maynard is concerned" said Mr.. Cabell,
you may say for me that my defeat was
due entirely to the fact that my friends
did not properly count my strength. ]
lacked only seventy-three votes Of nomi-
nation. OF course. Mr.. Maynard carried
the city Of Portsmouth, his home. but In
Norfolk, with only 40 per cent of the vote
at the polls, I received a majority of 74O
If the other 60 per cent of the vote had
come out 1t stands to reason that would
have received a large enough percentage
Of them to have overcome the small lead
Of seventy-three votes which Mr.. Maynard
had on me.
while I was a new man in the race and
also had the drawback Of having resided
in Norfolk but four years, having come
biggest kind of influences. The Jamestown
exposition Is credited largely to him. and
of course that naturally gave him boom
as anything Of the kind would.
Taking everything into consideration, "
continued Mr.. Cabell. II believe made ar
excellent race, and II 1t is safe to make
predictions so long ahead will certainly be
a candidate for Congress from the second
Virginia district two years hence.
Il expect to take the stump for Mr.
Maynard, the nominee Of the democratic
party. at once against the republican nom
inee Floyd Hughes. The latter Is an es.
Unable gentleman. but am bound to sup.
port the nominee Of my party. and 1 would
have expected the same thing of Mr.
Maynard had received the nomination tc
Congress-"