Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-30
John
w. Daniel Dead.

l.Vnchburg, Va, June 29.-John W.
Daniel, senior senator from Virginia.
died 1T ihe Lynchburg Sanitarium at
l0.35 tonight his death being due to
"A recurrence of paralysis. The immc
dinte cause OF his death was cerebral
hemo1 rhage.
The statesman's illness began with
a slight attack Of apopleXy in Phila
drlnhla last OctoDer. this keeping him
from being in his seat at the opening
of Congress last December. only once
sine that tine has he appeared before
an audience and that was for an in
formal talk in January.
The end came tonight almost with
out a struggle Dissolution was very
rapid, for when the failure of heart
action began it progressed with great
rapidity and in five minutes the patient
was dead
Those present at the end were Mrs.
Daniel and daughter. Mrs. Fred Har-
per and sen, Edward NJ. Daniel, Fred
Harper, Mrs s. w. Halsey. the only
sister of the decreased, and her SONS,
State Senator Don Halsey and War
wick Hasey and DR. Waugh.
The death of Senator John
Warwick Daniel removes the
oldest of the Democratic SEN
ators 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 past few years he had re-
ic
health had not been good and his
growing years seemed to tell on him.
He was not heard often in the United
States Senate and his recent efforts
We're not his best But previous to
this period he spoke frequently 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 orator
he was ranked with Voorhees,, In
gals, Wolcott and West A man of
extensive reading, liberal education,
ard retentive memory, he commanded
voluminous vocabulary. He spoke
huently and with ease and seemed
never at a loss for something perth
nent to say. He was strong ad-
vocate of free silver coinage and took
a prominent part in the debates con-
nected with the silver legislation Of
the nineties.
For no personal trait was Senator
Daniel so noteworthy as that of ur-
banity Whether in private life or IN
his intercourse with his senatorial col
leagues, his courtesy was unfailing
Even in the heat of debate and often
circumstances he
never failed to submit to Interruptions
and to make polite response to lnqulr-
les and objections His treatment OF
friends was worthy of the best days
of the dominion He was the senior
minority member of the Senate COM
mittee on finance and held high place
in MANY others of the most import
ant committees. He was chairman OF
the committee of private land claims.
Senator Daniel was the only son
of William Daniel, Jr., who for years
| was a member of the Virginia sa-
preme Court. His mother was Sarah
| Ann warwick. He was born IN
Lvnchburg. September 5. 1912, and that
place has since been his home.
on November "a, 1869, he married
lula Elizabeth Murrell, daughter of
DR.. f. r. Murrell of this city who
with four children survives.
| His education was received III
! INnchburg, 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 Dan
iers son, F. NJ. Daniel, and son-in-
| law Fred Harper. We're associated IN
the practica of law with him.
Entering the Confederate Army as
second lieutenant of the "Stenewaii
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