Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-30
DEATH OF NOTED
SENATOR DANIEL
Statesman Of the Old School Of
Whom Virginia Was AL
ways Proud.

Lynchburg. Va. June 29.-Iohn W. Dan.
iel. senior senator from Virginia, diet
at the Lynchhurg sanatorium at l0:3U
o'clock tonight, his death being due I
a recurrence OF paralysis The immediat
cause Of HIS death was cerebral hemorI
haCe.
The death Of Senator John warwc
Daniel removes the oldest of the demo
cratic senators In point of service. @
the entire list he was the only one WIZ
coud be said to belong to the old
gime. And as he was the Oldest in
vice ha was one Of the most conspict
in popular favor.
For the past few years ho had
NAMED much IN the background.
health had not been good ana his &
ing years seemed TO tell on him.
was not heard often in the Senate
his recent efforts We're not his best.
previous to this period he spoke frN1(
quently and held high reputation as an
orator. In those earlier days his speeches
Were the signal for the gathering OF
large audiences and by many as an ora
tor he was ranked with Voorhees,, In
gals. Wolcott and Vest. \ man of ex-
tenslve reading. liberal education, and
retentive memory, he commanded
voluminous vocabulary. He spoke fluent
iy and with ease and seemed never at
loss for something pertinent TO say. Fo
was a strong advocate Of free silver
coinage and took prominent part in tho
debates connected with the silver leg
lation OF the ninCtics
Tor no personal trait was Senator Dan
lei so noteworthy as thai of urbanity.
Whether in private life or In his inter-
course with his senatorial colleagues, his
courtesy was unfailing Even IN the heat
of debate and often under provoking cir
custances he never failed TO submit to In
terruptions and 10 make polite response
to inquiries and objections, Hts treat
ment Of friends was worthy of tho best
days OF the Old Dominion. He was ,ht
senior minority member OF the SENATE
committee on finance and held high place
IN many of the most important commits
tees. He was chairman Of tho committee
of private land claims.
Senator Daniel was the only son OF vii.
liam Daniel Jr.. who for wears was
member Of the Virginia Supreme Court
| HIS mother was Sarah Ann Warwick.
He was born In Lynchburg, September ),
1872. ana that place had ever since been
| his home
| Entering the Confederate army az
second lieutenant Of the "StonewaH
! Brigade" in May. 1851, he was wound
ed in the first battle OF Manassas
Soon thereafter he became second
lieutenant OF Company A. 18th Nir
ginia infantry, and afterward wa4/
| nrst lieutenant and then adjustant
his regiment. After being wound6
he was promoted to major and chi
OF star OF Gen. Jubal A. Fairly, ser
Ing until crippled in the Wndernt
May g. 1864 1t was said by eye-w
nesses that Major Daniel was wound
rescued Gen. IL h.. Lee from very
perilous position.
| lie served IN the Virginia House OF
Delegates from 1859 to 1872 and in
| the state Senate from 1875 TO 1881,
being state senator when he was
named for governor In 1881 on the
| democratic ticket TO be defeated by
William II. Cameron In 1854 he was
elected to the House OF Representa-
tivss In the 4sth Congress and before
| that term expired was elected United
states senator for the term beginning
March T. 1887, succeeding William
Malone. He was reelected three
times, twice without opposition, In
January last he was reelected for tho
term expiring 1917. but was physically
unable to go to Richmond. as was hi,
citation.