The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-28
COMMISSIONER II. II. CRUM.
A Sketch Of the Public Career Of an Honored
Citizen of Bambers County.


A Sketch Of the Public Career Of an Honored
Citizen Of Bambers County.
In the Barnwell Sentinel of last week
appeared the following in reference to
Hon. q. 81. Crum, who is soon to volun-
tarily retire from the Office Of State Dis
pensary Commissioner. he will return
to Bamberg county, where his large priv
ate interests demand his attention, and
his fellow-citizens will be delighted to
have him back again:
Col. Hayne H. Crum, the subject of
this sketch, was born on the 5th day OF
April, 1864, in old Barnwell county. He
was educated at Graham's high school,
where his moral and intellectual endow-
ments early showed themselves, the iniu-
ence and power of which, in after years,
have made him so conspicuous and promi-
nent parsonage in the history OF South
Carolina. He is son Of Col. John w.
Crum, who at one time represented Bam-
berg county in the legislature.
Born on the farm, much of his young
manhood was given to agricultural pur-
suits. His methods of planting, progress
i've ideas, and splendid judgment were at
once recognized by those engaged in like
pursuits, so that he was called upon to
assume the presidency of the Barnwell
county alliance, the thoroughness and
effectiveness of his work, as such presi-
dent, being now part of the history OF
the old county.
His first entrance into public life was as
a representative in the legislature from
. old Barnwell, when he was, elected to
succeed DR.. Samuefwens, who died in
1891. In this new field he labored with
signal ability, and was largely instrument
al in obtaining much legislation looking
to the betterment of the masses, the per-
petuation of our institutions and the up
building of our country.
That bis services in the legislature were
of great value and appreciated is evidenc-
ed by the fact that to the legislature he
was returned at each subsequent election
by the voters of old Barnwell, until the
creation of the new county of Bamberg,
when thedaughter, remembering gthe faith
full and efficient services rendered the
mother county continued, through the
voters in her own territory, to return him
at eyery subsequent election to champion
her causes and protect her in all her rights.
In the legislature he was recognized as
man of honest purpose, frankness and
courage: and during all the heated debates
running through turbulent years from
1891 to 1900 he displayed great logical
powers, keen perception and powerful
concentration, which won for him the
responsible and most enviable place OF
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee of the house, and of his services
as such chairman, a Senator from an ad-
ioining county who has given long and
valued service, expresses it thus tersely:
aAIl bills as reported from Crum's COM
mittee were invariably accepted by both
houses without even an amendment.
The enviable reputation as man,
scholar and legislator established by him
and held through q series Of years was
not confined to single county, but had
rather become coextensive with the limits
ofthe State and in 1900 he was called upon
for the performance of other duties, If not
weightier, were certainly of greater re-
sponsibility-that of State commissioner
-and in this new field of labor he found
such employment, demands and duties as
only the evenly balanced and well-round-
ed manhood can measure up to and, that
he met every requirement, is fully answer
ed by the fact that at the 1902 session of
the general assembly he was reelected
State commissioner. Under his manage
ment the dispensary has prospered and
is still prospering, because conducted on
the highest lines of economy, honesty
and closest attention, experience and
sound judgment, which, in all our common
experiences, mean but one thing-success.
The distribution of public honors, so
long received and continuously held by
the subject of this sketch, was not the
result of chance or combination OF
fortuitous circumstances, as is so often
the case in public life, but rather upon
the merits of it's recipient; merit that has
been seen and merit that has been deserV-
ed and recognized.
Fate has smiled in more than one way
on the subject of this sketch. In choos-
ing his life companion he won the hand
of one of the most lovable women in this
section of the State-Miss Elizabeth Mil
hous, daughter of Capt. Charles Milhous
which union has been blessed by three
sons.
The foregoing is only very brief sketch
of son of old Barnwel county, in which
we have noticed only the more important
events of his life, but, 1t is enough to say,
that in all the duties devolved upon him,
his work has, been we'll done; his life an
exemplary one; his character irreproach-
able: his ability recognized; and his ex.