Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-04
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on resolutions the matter came up.
Everybody is. almost every
body knew that the resolution was
aimed at the Junior senator. Thomas
$. Martin. big fight was immi-
nent Then Daniel stepped in the
breach.
Certainly both Senator Martin
and myself favor an election by the
people" said Mr. Daniel. I'VE are
now rea ~ to go on record. Nom
mate two senators now or wait until
the time for naming them is here.
We will ever abide by the decree of
the people of Virginia"
The we" with which the address
abounded, won How could Virgin
ians even though they were not par
: ticularly well pleased with Mr.. Mar
tin as a senator. go back on him
when "Maiah Daniel" favored him.
or apparently did so.
The possible Democratic candidate
wi inv ~ folAtlifN - SIM A-ItAR NeNfE
old He was born in the city in
which he now resides. aud was
law student at the Uniersitr ~ V'r-
ginia Afterward he studied I'm his
farher's office. He made his initial
entrance into the United states SEN
ate on March {. 1887. succeeding
General Malone. democrat. readius-
ter AMI republican.
Massachusetts, is directly connect
ed with the two most important
events so far in the life of Mr.. Dan
iel. It was while boy that he
determined TO learn DO speak pieces.
The result Is known all over the
world
The most noted address in his ca
reer, perhaps, was the Grafton at the
dedication OF the Washington monu-
ment in Washington. Then his fell
low speaker was Robert c. Winthrop
Everett the great orator. had for
his theme George Washington" for
II was at that laying Of the corner
stone OF the father Of his country"
at Richmond that Daniel made up
his mind TO be an orator. Later his
greatest effort was on the same sub
iect
II was I'm 1S95-9G. Virginia De
mocrary wa entanglad i'm the mesh
es Of probabilities The free
silver" cloud hal appeared within
the vision of me party At first but
little attention was paid TO #. Then
the farmers and thcir newspapers
--weeklies anI scmi-weekIies
in this cloud a wrath. n resem-
bled William JENNINGS Bryan.
Times were hard crops were bad:
TO them Bryan appeared as the ma
gioian whose IS TO I wand would
produce instead of poor peanut and
corn land, land OF milk and honey
and plenty.
Opposed ~ these dreamers were
the two leading newspapers I'm the
state one in Richmond. and one i'm
Norfolk. Brain-crazed the editors
Of these papers called the farmers
aud their friends and leaders
But i's Democracy. said Dan
lie believed in &C.. he fought for
IT he won virginia sent q solid
free silver" delegation 70 the Chi
cago convention after one of the bit
tereet inter-party fights IN IFS his
torv. and while Bland was its IA
voritc. Daniel was ifs mouthpiece.
When Daniel said Bryan 80 was Bry-
an
Democracy
That is the flesh and blood. the
bone and s'new Of The soI1ler-eena-
tor Why not? Tie IS the son and
n grandson Of Democratic Judges.
and The other three generations 90
hack to Jefferson and his indebted
Democracy
Senator Daniel has always acte1
and voted with Democrats He has
been a member Of the virginia house
of delegates and senate q member
Of congress and FIVE times a DELEGATE
TO national Democratic conventions
Never but once has Daniel been