Editing Daniel Manning (section)

===Political career===
[[File:US-$20-SC-1886-Fr-316.jpg|thumb|right|Manning depicted on a Series 1886 [[Silver certificate (United States)|silver certificate]]]]
A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], for many years Manning was recognized as the leader of the party in Albany.<ref name="Parker"/> He was a delegate to all the state Democratic conventions from 1874 to 1884.<ref name="Parker"/> He served as a member of the state Democratic committee from 1874 to 1885, and secretary from 1879 to 1881.<ref name="Parker"/> From 1881 to 1885, Manning was chair of the [[New York State Democratic Committee|New York Democratic Party]].<ref name="Parker"/> He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of [[1876 Democratic National Convention|1876]], [[1880 Democratic National Convention|1880]], and [[1884 Democratic National Convention|1884]].<ref name="Parker"/> He was chair of the 1880 convention, and head of New York state's 1884 delegation.<ref name="Parker"/> Manning was a friend and political ally of [[Samuel J. Tilden]], and worked with him to oppose the political corruption of [[Tammany Hall]] and the [[Tweed Ring]].<ref name="Parker"/>

During the [[1884 United States presidential election]], Manning was a leader of [[Grover Cleveland]]'s campaign.<ref name="Miller"/> At the national convention, he played a key role in obtaining the nomination for Cleveland, and his efforts on Cleveland's behalf were credited with aiding Cleveland's narrow victory in the general election.<ref name="Miller"/>