The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-05-24
4 CALL OF DU 7.
Senator Manning Urged to Run for
Governor.

Senator Manning Urged to Run for
Governor.
The following editorial from the
Sumter Daily Item shows how Sena'
TOR Richard I. Manning ssaods al
home. The Item says:
Senator Richard II. Manning OF
this county has been mora signally
honored by q large, influential and
representative element OF the citizen
ship of South Carolina than any o5he.
man now in public life, and this honor
has come to him in way that can
but be extremely gratifying to him,
although it entails a grave and heavy
responsibility. We know that 1t Is
an honor that the people CT Sumter
county appreciate, Irrespective OF
whether or nou they endorse, in tot,
his views on matters Of public policE,
for it is an honor to Cit z,n and a
true and tried publio servant OF this
county that has come spontaneously
f-om the people OF all sections OF The
State.
mo man within the present gen
Grafton, save Hampton alone, 30 far
as weknow, has been so strongly and
earnestly urged and persuaded to be-
come candidate for governor, no
man has had 80 great pressure
brought to bear upon him to disre'
gard his personal and private duties
aud cffer his serSi es to the public
For mouths past Mr. Manning ha>
been looked upon as the logical candi
date for governor by those who re
gard high character and business
ability as the first and mrBt necss-
sary re quiSities in a candidate for the
ofsica, aod at the same time endorsed
mia veil understood views respecting
the control OF the liquor business by
legislative enactment, But not until
the representatives of every county OF
the State were gathered together In
Columbia yesterday was it possible
20 estimate the strength Of the senti
mept that Richard I. Manning Is the
man 1Jr governor Of SJuth Carolina
Never has there been eXerted such
pressure On any man within our re
,oilsoJjon to oeclare himself candi-
date and never has theTe been such
in>iStence thai mal should 0Ger lpl
Office as a duty he owed the Sta1e.
YusuerGay Mr.. Mlnning was urged IT,
announce his candidacy by m:n from
oracucAlly every cCua5y In tile STATE,
aud, As an evidence Ut the cohh ienc'
that he las inspired by his pubic
record, 8 graat many Of those who
ware moSt in>iStenb were nsn VINO
op>nly declared their antagonisn Sc
his we'll knoan views resp .cttng the
dispensary, but st the sAnle time sale
that, de. plte This q ffvence Of Upic-
ion, they preferred him and wculd
sur port him against the field. s..Ip.y
because # th"cIr cJnfd nee in him as
:. man and cit 4. T"ts was a tri-
butte that no man, Eur E..3 .-i'rd.,
could regard save as an honor that 2
mun might chserfully spend a life
tip,a In the pubic serV c. to merit
and receive, ard we know that Mr.
Manning 80 regarded it; and bis
friends from Sumter, through whom
this pressure was largely brought to
bear, we're made to realize that be
not only appreciated the esteem OF
the people of the State thus express
ed. but that be would gladly comply
y.tA th ir demands could be do 30 at
the expelse CT any sacrifice th!t
would effect himsaif alone.
1T still seems TO Mr.. Manning
friends that 1t is a call OF GUY and
that il it IS possible to1 him to be
come candidate for governor on q
platform whose chief plank would be
bis record as cit'Zsn, as q public ser
want and as man, that he should do
so, and give the people OF the State,
who appreciate this type Of citizen.
ship, an opportunity to vote fol man
who cannot only command, but al
ready has the confidence ard respect
Of his opponents.