The National tribune., 1910-07-14
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, Dead.

John Warwick Daniel, senior Sena.
tor from Virginia, is dead, and in his
death Virginia loses one of her great
est statesmen of recent years, her mos
noted orator and one of the greatest
orators of the United States Senate. The
end came peacefully at the Lynchbure
Sanitorium. where he had been since
April "a, after a stroke of paralysis
| There were with him at the time of his
death his wife, his daughter, Mrs. Fred
| Harper, and son, Edward Nj. Daniel
his sister Mrs S. w. Halsey- of Tya
] Iva, and her two sons and several 9th
! er members of his family.
Senator Daniel was born in Lynch
burg. Va, Sept. 5, 1912, the son OF
Judge William Daniel, Jr., ana Sarah
| A. Warwick Daniel. He was aiucated
| at Iynchburg and later at DE-. Harri-
sons School When Virginia seeded
| from the Union young Daniel left his
studies and accepted a commission as a
Second Lieutenant in the Zath Va,
| which became part of the Stonewall
Brigade. He fought IN the first battle
| of Manassas, at Boonesboro, Md, at
Antietam and in the bloody battle of
the Wilderness. May to Z, 1864, IN
which he held the rank of Major and
was Acknowledgement of Jubal Early's S
Division. During the battle shell
| leg. He fell from his horse, and would
have bled to death had it not been for
o. kindness of a private, who stopped
,." flow of blood by twisting the Adju-
taHt-Generals sash tightly around his
leg This injury put stop to DanieTs
career as a soldier, He was taken TO
| Charlottesville, and during his conva-
lescence studied law. He attended lee
lures at the University of Virginia in
1865, and was admitted in 1866, and
studied law with his father, who had
retired from the bench. He was Presi-
dent of a bank for 10 years, taking a
great interest in politics, and soon be-
came political leader of Virginia. He
was elected a member of the Virginia
House of Delegates in 1863, and served
to 1872. From 1876 to 1881 he was a
member of the Virginia Senate. He
resigned after he had been nominated
for Governor in 1881, hut was defeated
| by w. II. Cameron. In 1885 he was
elected to the United States Congress
and served in the Lower House. He
had been there but month when he
was elected to the United States Senate
| to succeed Senator Malone. whose term
was to expire March 3, 1887.
Senator Daniel was always a leader
| in his party. In the 49th Congress he
advocated the abolition of the internal
revenue system, was for free coinage
of silver and for retaliation against
| Canada for curtailing the rights ei
| American fishermen He opposed the
! force bill and advocated tariff reform
He was reelected to the United States
Senate in 1892 without party nomina-
ton and was reelected every six years
from that time on. He was reelected
in February of 1910 for full term OF
six years. Senator Daniel was Elector-
at-largc on the Tilden ticket in 1875
and a member of the Democratic Con-
ventions in the last three Presidential
elections. He seconded the nomina-
tion of Hancock in ] $50 and Thurman
for the Vice Presidency. and was Chair
man of the Democratic National Con-
vention of 1896. Senator Daniel was
noted for the rounoiness and finish OF
his oratory 1t was just a little of the
camp-meeting style, with long. rounded
periods of full tones and OF the old
fashioned fiourishes of courtesy in ora
tory He delivered the oration at the
dedication of the Washington Monu-
ment in 1885 at the invitation of Con-
eress He was Democrat, coming
| from a long line of Democratic ances-
| tors He was the author of several
law books of standard value, and was
repeatedly honored for his standing as
legislator. The degree of Ii. D.
was conferred upon him by the Wash
ington and Lee University in 1888 and
by the University of Michigan in 1887
It will he many a long year before Fir-
ginia sees the prototype of Senator
! Daniel if it ever does. Interment was
! in Lynchburg, Va. with very simple
rites A committee from the United
States Senate went down to attend.