Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-30
SENATOR DANIEL,
V|RG|N|A'S FAMED
DEMOCRAT, DEAD
Passes Away at LynChburg, His
Birthplace, After Illness
of Many Months
FANNY is AT HIS BEDSIDE
Distinguished SoIon Was Oldest
of Party Leaders in Point
of Service

LYNCHBURG, Va, June 29.-John
w. Daniel, senior senator from Vlr-
ginia, died at the Lynchburg sanitar-
ium at 1875 o'clock tonight. The Inn
mediate cause of death was cerebral
hemorrhage, following recurrence of
paralysis. His family was at his bed
side.
The statesman's illness began with
slight attack of apoplexy in Philadel-
phia last October, which kept MIN from
his seat at the opening Of congress last
December. Only once since that time
has he appeared before an audience,
and that was for an informal talk in
January.
The end came tonight almost without
a struggle. At o'clock in the morn
ing the senator responded to a question
as to how he felt by saying, Very
poorly" No change was noted until
nealy noon. He slept fairly we'll last
night.
The family was fully aware of his
condition. and at no time had there
been hope Of his recovery.
The death of Senator John Warwick
Daniel removes the oldest of the DEM
ocratic senators in point of service. or
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
conspicuous in popular favor.
For the last few years he had re-
mained 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.
uuently and held high reputation as an
orator. In those earlier days his
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 a voluminous vocabulary.
He spoke fluently and with ease, ana
seemed never at a loss for something
pertinent to say.
He was a strong advocate of free
silver and took a prominent part In
the debates connected with the silver
legislation of the early '90s.
For no personal trait was Senator
Daniel so noteworthy as that of
urbanity. Whether In private life or
in his intercourse with his senatorial
colleagues, his courtesy was unfa1ling.
Even in the heat of debate and often
under provoking circumstances, he
never failed to submit to interruption
and to make polite response to in
quiries and objections. His treatment
of his friends was worthy Of the best
days of the Old Dominion.
He was the senior minority member
of the committee on finance, and held
high places in many other important
committees. He was chairman of the
committee on private land claims.
Senator Daniel was the only son of
william Daniel, jr., who for years was
a member of the Virginia supreme
court. His mother was Sarah Ann
warwick. He was born in Lynchburg
September 5, 1912. and that place has
ever since been his home.
On November "a, 1869, he married
Julia Elizabeth Murrell, daughter of
DR.. E. H. Murrell of this city, who,
with four children, survives him.
His education was received in Lynch
burg schools, and his law course was
taken after the Civil war, at the Uni
versity of Virginia. He practiced his
profession with his father in Lynch
burg until the elder Daniels death in
1873.
In recent years Senator Daniels son.
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