The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-06-25
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
land County.
Communicated

Col. John T. Sloan of Columbia
whose candidacy for the position OF
Lieutenant-Goyernor has been duly
announced, was born at Pendleton, S.
c., in 1916, and received his education
at the academy Of that place. When
only II years old he left school to join
the Confederate army. As a private
in Company A, Ith South Carolina
Cavalry, he served first on our coast
but chinfiy III Virginia where he took
part in the battles OF Cold Harbor
Hecond Riddles Shop, Malvern Hill,
Fassett Mill and Samasia Church, and
the many engagementsaroun Rich
mnnA A-Surrenderlng with Lees army
nt .appomattOX. AS courier for Gen,
n. ": Gary, he bore the last order
carried in the army Of Northern Vir-
ginia-an order to q captain of artil-
lery to open fire ON the enemy.
In 1856 Col. Sloan entered the Uni
YerSity Of South Carolina, and after
wards took with credit several diplo-
mas in the academic department.
Graduating with distinction from the
law school in 1868, he prepared at once
for the active practice Of his chosen
profession: Temporarily forced to en-
gage ia some business promising imme-
date returns, he accepted a position
on the staff Of the Charleston Courier.
In that connection he reported the
proceedings of the Legislature, and
Was expelled from the halls of that
body for his aggressive and effective
exposures of the frauds and infamies
Of the radical crew then dominating
South Carolina.
Entering upon the active practice of
his profession, Col, Sloan soon attained
a prominent position at the bar. He
was elected solicitor of the Central
National Bank in 1882, and continued
in that relation until 1901, when the
bank was bought by the Loan and EX-
change Bank. He was one of the Cen
trails directors for q years. He served
as city attorney of Columbia for one
term. AS president or attorney of diff
ferent building and loan associations
he has done much for the upbuilding'
of that city. He was prominent in
the organization Of the Columbia Elec-
trio Street Railway, Light and Power
Company-an enterprise that has con-
tributed greatly to Columbia's ad-
vancement, to the conyeniences Of her
citizens, and to the taxable property
Of the State. In the general move
ment which has, in Columbia alone,
added millions to the taxable property
Of South Carolina, Col. Sloan has con-
heartily joined.
In 1874, Col. Sloan was elected, as
an ayowed and recognized Democrat,
to a seat in the House of Representa-
tives. In that body, joining with men
like VIM. H. Wallace, Jos. W. Barn.
well, VIM. L. Trenholm and others,
he did hisfull part to stay the progress
Of the corruption and waste that were
verify threatening the State with
ruin. He was more than once called
to act as Speaker, and in that capacity
by his clear rulings on the side Of the
right, he helped to defeat schemes
each Of which involve some robbery of
the peoples money.
In 1890 Col. Sloan was elected to the
State Senate from Richland county.
In that body he served eight years
then, of his own desire, retiring. He
was regarded as one of the most indus
trious, intelligent and useful members
of the upper branch of the General AS
Sembly. He took part in all the more
important debates and always COM
manded close attention. He served
on the committees on the Judiciary,
on military, on enrolled acts, on rules,
and on railroads and internal improve
mentS and was chairman of the last
mentioned.
Col. Sloan served in the constitutions
al convention of 1895, and was recog-
nized as one Of the most useful mem
bers Of that body-itself comparing
handsomely with any aSsemblage IN
the history of South Carolina.
Col. Sloan is man of large informa-
tioD, derived from the actual expert
ences of {. busy life, and supplemented
by reading and trayel-the latter in
Guiding a tour of England, Ireland and
Scotland, and extending to Germany
and many other portions Of the conti-
nent. He is a ready speaker, good in
debate and quick at repartee. His
long experience in the Senate familiar
lied him not only with the rules Of
that body but with parliamentary
usage in general.
Col. Sloan is a South Carolinian,
proud of South Carolina, and in the
high office to which he aspires he would
aim to preserve and perpetuate all
that every lover of his State honors
and reveres in her history.