Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-06-30
DANIEL FOLLOWS
M'ENERY TO GRAVE.
Virginia's Senior Senator Succumbs
to Attack of Paralysis-His Sue
cessor Already Slated.

Lynchburg, Va, June 30.-John w.
Daniel senior senator from Virginia,
died at the Lynchburg sanitarium at
1926 o'clock last night, his death be-
ing due to a recurrence of paralysis.
The immediate cause of death was
cerebral hemorrhage.
Governor Swanson Slated for Senate.
Richmond, Va, June 30.-It is the
general belief that Governor Mann
will appoint former Governor Swan
son to fill out the uneXpired term of
John Warwick Daniel in the United
States Senate though the governor
has never made public statement to
this effect.
The governors appointment will be
for the rest of the present term. Sen
ator Daniel was reelected for the en-
suing term Of six years beginning next
March At it's next session in Janu-
ary, 1912, the regular assembly will
elect.
A Long and Useful Life.
Washington, June 30.-The death
of Senator Daniel Warwick Daniel
removed the oldest of the Democratic
senators in point of service. OF the
entire list he was the only one who
could be said to belong to the old
regime. And as he was the oldest in
service, he was one of the most con-
spicuous in popular favor. For the
last few years he had remained much
In the background. His health had
not been good and his growing years
seemed to tell on him. He was not
heard often in the Senate and his
recent speeches were not his best.
Previous to this period he spoke fire.
quently and held high reputation as
an orator. In these earlier days his
speeches were the signal for the
gathering of large audiences and by
many as an orator he was ranked
with Voorhees,, ingalls,, Wolcott and
Vest.
A man of extensive reading, liberal
education and retentive memory he
commanded voluminous vocabulary
He spoke fluently and with ease and
seemed never at a loss for something
pertinent to say. He was a strong
advocate of free silver coinage and
took a prominent part in the debates
connected with the silver legislation
of the early nineties.
For no personal trait was Senator
Daniel SO noteworthy as that of urban
ity. Whether in private life or in his
intercourse with his senatorial col
leagues, his courtesy was unfailing
Even in the hea tof debate and Otter
under provoking circumstances, ht
never failed to submit to interrup
tions and to make polite response tt
inquiries and objections His treat
ment of his friends was worthy of the
best days of the old dominion. HI
was the senior minority member o
the committee on finance and hell
high places in many other importan
committees. He was chairman o
viz SoAiAe1CC VI pitNdLS lduu CldlLn
Senator Daniel was the only son o
William Daniel, Jr., who for years wa'
member of the Virginia supreme
court. His mother was Sarah AM
Warwick. He was born in Lynchbur!
September 5, 1912, and that place
had ever since been his home. o.
November "a, 1869, he married JUL;
Elizabeth Murrell, daughter of DR.. E
e. Murrell, of this city, who, with fou
children survive him. His education
was received in Lynchburg school
and his law course was taken afte
the Civil War at the University o
Virginia. He practiced his profession
with his father at Lynchburg unit
the elder Daniels death in 1873 Il
recent years Senator Daniels son, +
M. Daniel and his son-in-law, Ere