Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-31
Gabriel's TrVmnet.

THE VOICE OF GOVERNOR ALLEN. OF OHIO,
HEARD A DISTANCE OF FoUa NILES.
A correspondent fthe Cincinnati CONNER
cial says the vocal organization O. GOVERNOR AL
len, OF ohio, is a marvel. His a. iIity to IN AXE
himself heard when with General Cas- at Buff
falo, in lSIS in spite of two steamboats, attempt
ing to prevent his being heard, Is true. At an
early day he spoke near a saw mill in SciOtO
county the owner OF which was a Wing, and
who thought to break up the speaking by start
ing his mill. Aliens voice soon got complete
control Of the other sound, and he was distinctly
heard. Then the owner stopped the mill and
began to lille the saw. That proved equally in
ettectual, and he gave up the attempt and let
the meeting go on in peace. When Pierce was
nominated tor the presidency, Allen M abe a
ratification speech, from the veranda OF the
Clinton house In ChillicOthe. The field for
miles up the Sciota river was unobstructed
H0petown IL four and half miles away. On the
hill above that town lived a farmer. He came
into Chiilicotbe the next day and said that he
did not know that Allen was going to speak the
night previous or he would have come in to hear
him. But he said his dog kept barking and he
went to the door and distinctly heard Aliens
voice and many of his words.
when Judge Ranney and Governor DennisOn
were candidates for governor they held a joiut
discussion in Judge keith's large sugar grove,
in Chillicothe Allen presided for the demo-
Gratis and Corwin for the republicans. After
DennisOn had closed his first speech, and Ran
ney had been speaking for some time, a violent
storm OF wind and rain burst upon the crowd,
and they rapidly fled and scattered While the
wind howled through the trees Allen arose and
proclaimed, "The battle of SJlferIno was inter-
tupted by storm. When it ceased the struggle
was renewed. We will initiate the example.
Go to Masonic hall"
The writer was, at this time, lust out of the
grove, and had sought shelter on the porch of a
mouse. He heard distinctly every word, as did
hat flying multitude. The wind seemed to lift
up and drop the voice entire upon the ear dis
tnct and separated from every other sound
rhis power in the man was little understood by
Morton, Sherman and Noyes when they opened
the campaign by charging Allen with being en-
feebled and rendered decrepit by age. II they
had ever heard the late Colonel Sam Medary
relate his experience in that way during the
Harrison campaign, they would have RETAINED.
Medary said that he had iterated and reter ated
in the Statesman, day after day, that Harrison
was old and feeble, and to conceal it, his friends
kept him secluded and a strict guard over him.
He made ii so hot that Harrison deter mined to
let the people see and hear him. He reached
Columbus one night by stage. Medary was tive
or three squares distant, talking with q friend.
He heard the stage drive up, heard cheers, and
some one making an effort at q speech, which
he could not understand at the distance from
the Neil-house. He paid little attention, but
soon another cheer, and then HarrlsOn's voice.
1t rang out clear as bugle, penetrated far,
and every word he uttered was distinctly heard.
"We are beat, said Medary, "that voice is our
overthrow" So it proved, and SO it turned out
in Aliens case.