The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-30
BELOVED AND RESPECTED SEN.
AToR succumes TO HIS
LINGERING ILLNESS
TWO DECADES IN SENATE
John Warwick Daniel Was One ,s the
Old Dominion's Most Respected
Sons--Was q General Under Early
in tho Civil War and Has Served
Since ss a Legislator.


Lynchburg. Va. June 2o.-John w,
Daniel, senior senator from Virginia.
died ~ the Lynchburg sanitarium at
1886 o'clock tonight The Immediate
cause OF death was cerebral hemor-
rhage. following a recurrence OF par
alyss
! The statesman's Illness began with
a slight attack of apoplexy. in P:Ila-
delphia last October, which ker. him
from his seat at the opening Of con-
eress 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 with
out struggle. At 8 o'clock In the
morning the seantor responded 10 a
question AZ TO how he felt by saving
Very poorly" No change was noted
until nearly noon. He slept fairly well
last night. The family was fully
aware Of his condition and mt no time
had there been hope OF his recovery.
Late In February Major Daniel went to
| Florida. In the hope that the mild tenn
peratrre there would benefit him.
At Daytona. March s. he was stricken
with paralysis and fingered for some
time between life and death. Finally.
he was brought home. arriving here
April o. He was taken Immediately
TO Lynchburg sanltarium.
His Life.
John Warwick Daniel. United States
/ senator from Virginia. and one OF the
most prominent conservative demo-
cratic leaders in the south. was born
at Lynehburg Va, on September s.
1912. the son OF Judge William Daniel.
Jr.. and Sarah a. (Warwick) Daniel.
His paternal grandfather. William
Daniel. Sr, was Judge Of the Virginia
general court and an ardent support
| er of jefferson and OF tho revolution
! OF 1898. His father was Judge OF the
supreme court OF appeals OF Virginia
AMI prominent figure In Virginia
politics. He was an elector for Van
Buren In 1910 and had the reputation
OF being one OF the finest orators In
his state. one of his cousins was
Peter Vivian Daniel. Of the United
/ States supreme court. another was
/ John Moncure Daniel. a distinguished
! Journalist In his time.
In the War.
John Warwick Daniel was educated
M Lynchburg and later at DIR. Gessner
Harrison's university school When
virginia seeded from the Union, young
Daniel left his studies and accepted a
commission as second lieutenant I'm
the Twenty seventh Virginia regiment.
which became part OF the StonewaIl
brigade. lie fought In the first battle
or Manassas, on July 2f, 1851: at
Boonesboro. Md. September II. 1862;
at Antietam. September is and II.
1867. and In the bloody battle of the
Wilderness. May 81. 1864, In which
he held the rank of major and was
adjntant general OF Jubal A. Early's
division. During that battle a shell
fragment broke and shattered Daniels
leg. He fell from his horse and would
nave bled TO death had II not been for
the Kindness OF private. who stopped
the flow of blood by twisting the ad.
Jntants scarf tightly around the lat
ter's leg.
This serious injury put stop to
Daniefs career as soldier He was
taken to Charlottesville, Va, where he
slowly recovered from his wounds.
| During his convalescence he studied
law attending lectures at the Univer-
sity OF Virginia In 1865 and 1866. He
was admitted to the bar In 1866 and
began to practice with his father who
had retired from the bench. For ten
years he was president, Of the Bank
of Lynehburg and In 1869 he married
Miss Julia T.. Munnel Of Lynchburg.
who bore him two sons and three
! daughters
Young Daniel took great interest In
politics and soon became political
! leader of considerable influence He
was elected member of the Virginia
/ house of delegates and senate He re-
signed after he had been nominated
| for governor In 1881. but was defeated
at the subsequent election by w. r..
| Cameron, the readtuster candidate. In
/ 1885 he was elected 10 congress and
! during his first month of service In
! the house of representatives was elect
! ed TO the United States senate to sue
ceed senator Malone. whose term was
! to expire March 3. 1887.
As a Senator.
Senator Daniel developed consider
/ able activity after he became mem
ber of the senate. In the 49th con.
/ gress he advocated the abolition of the
+ Internal revenue system urged free
/ coinage % silver and supported retala-
/ tion against Canada for curtailing the
| rights of American fishermen. In the
winter Of 1887 he opposed the force
hill, advocated tariff reform and was
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