The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-09-24

of young Manning was for the pro-
fession of law, but his eyesight being
threatened he abandoned the study.
He was elected a member of the
house of representatives of South
Carolina in 1892 and 1894. Although
he declined the nomination. ne was
elected to the house. In 1925 he was
elected a member of the State senate
of South Carolina. was reelected IN
1902, and served as president pro
tempore of that body in 1905. He
was also chairman of the finance
committee. q member of the sinking
fund commission Of the senate and d
member OF the Wade Hampton mon
ument commission. He was candi-
date for the Democratic nomination
for governor of South Carolina at the
Democratic primary IN 1906, but fail
ed of success. after hotly contested
campaign. in spite of his confessedly
greater popularity than that enjoyed
by his winning competitor.
Public Spirited Citizen.
Besides developing his planting in
terests, MIR. Manning has proved him.
self in many ways progressive and
public-spirited citizen and has been
inf1uentially connected with various
business and other enterprises.
Among his trusts have been president
and treasurer of the Masonic Temple
association, president of the Sumter
Compress company, president of the
Home Building & Loan association,
director in the Bank of Sumter. in
the Sumter Telephone Manufacturing
company. Sumter Machinery COM
pany. Sumter & Wateree Railroad
company. and president of the Bank
of Sumter. He has also been con-
nected with other enterprises tending
to the improvement and development
of his community and State.
In his party afiliation he has been
a consistent Democrat and has always
aided in every effort to purify elec-
tions--"the ballot being the founda-
ton stone of republican institu-
tons" He believes that effort
should be made to rid elections Of
fraud; that they should be protected
from the exercise of undue influence,
so as to arrive at free and untram-
meled expression of the popular
will" He introduced in the house
of representatives in 1894 rigid
ballot bill, but it was de-
feated
He has always taken an active
part in all legislation touching the
assessment and taxation of property
and in everything promoting the ed
ucational interests of South Carolina.
He has actively worked for the de-
velopment of the common school sys-
tenn, as we'll as for the thorough
equipment and broadening of the
sphere of the institutions Of higher
learning
An Active Churchman.
He is a communicate of the Protes-
tant Episcopal church, is chairman
of the vestry of the church at Sum-
ter and it's treasurer, and is also
treasurer of St. Marks church at
Clarendon, South Carolina. He is a
member of the standing committee
OF the Protestant Episcopal diocese
of South Carolina, chairman of the
finance committee of the diocese, of
it's board of missions and of the eX-
ecutive committee of the Young
Mems Christian association of North
and South Carolina. He served in
the State militia of South Carolina,
1868. He is member of the fol-
lowing fraternities:
a. F. and A. Mason, the Delta kap-
pa Epsilon and the knights of Pyth-
las. He has found healthful relaxa-
from the duties of his busy and use
full career in driving. riding, occa-
sional hunting and travel when time
and opportunity have admitted.
He believes that the principles,
methods and habits which prove
most helpful to young people in at
tanning true success in life are: A
regular reading and study of the BIZ
BILE, the study of history and the bio
graphies of those characters whose
lives and achievements appeal to the
student, and above all. to ever aim
at the attainment of the highest
ideals of citizenship, with purity of
morals and uprightness in character
in the daily walks Of life: to feel it
a duty to take interest in and to
create. foster and direct a healthy
public sentiment in all public ques-
tions. and to be ever ready to sacrl-
fee private inclination, personal