The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-06-24

opponent was Governor Duncan Me-
Arthur, An able aud popular man, Whn
was Induced % decline d reelection fur
the place he occupied and lHkp lle
field against llr young champion NJ
Tho democracy, Ia This contest Nj,
Allen met la debate, not only Mr., Me-
Arthur, lat william sampler Murphy
Hue speaker, before a popular audi
enre, Allpr memorable struggle Mr.
Allen WIS declared elected by one vote,
and iouk his seat IN the lwenlyihird
oongresH, lnlhis body he soop became
u prominent mumher And took part Ia
the debates upon all leading quotations.,
lie WIS accepted ~ Que Ut the most
forclhlp speakers Ia the house, AZ the
end 0f Mr., Allrn's congressional term,
u choice far United states senator was
~ ho made ln ohio, aud hlh friends and
admirers NJ once named HIN for the
post, The democrats carried the leg
lhlatnre by one majority, aud Mr., Allen
was nominated aud elected over Hon,
lhomm Ewing, who was lhen IN the
senate Thus In two inaAnooa was
Mr., Allen advanced on the political
rond 10y one majority, The newly
elected senator reached Washington on
the I'd Of March, 1857, aud on the iih,
which was the inauguration day Of
Martin Van liuren, he took his scat In
the senate, Before the end OF his first
term senator Allen was rooleclod-thlH
time 10y n decided majority and served
until the ith Of March, lSiO, two full
terms, While In the senate Mr., Allen
was chairman Of the committee on
foreign relations, position which he
filled with signal ability, lie was an
early friend Of Cuba, aud labored In all
proper ways 10 obtain the separate ma
tlOnNllty aud Independence Of that
Island, All the other questions Of I'M
pOrlnnce VIII u came before tho COM
mittee on foreign relations while Mr.,
Allen was chairman Of TINT body were
nlSo treated by him with great thought,
Intelligence and force. In the dis
charge of public duties, while In the
senate aud house, Mr. Allen was strict.
" ana rlgidly conscientious. lie
steadily refused constructive mileage,
and after his retirement from the SEN
ate the Wing congressman from his
district offered TO procure and forward
TO him $4,000 due him on that idea.
But Mr.. Allen promptly refused, and
would not touch the amount. The
whole subject was then abandoned.
After his retirement from public life,
In 1910, Mr.. Allen removed 10 the
beautiful and fertile valley OF the Scio-
TO, and become one OF tho largest and
most successful farmers In the state,
In kgu utl,an lha ,lan.Anenla AZ hhtn
wanted u man TO carry the state
against n popular leader OF the republi.
can party, they called Mr.. Allen from
home and put him nt the head OF their
columns lie made an active canvass,
and was elected by nearly one thou
sand majority, being he only candi-
date on that ticket who escaped de.
feat On the 18th OF January, 1864, he
was inaugurated, and his address on
that occasion received commentator
from leading papers Of both parties.
The New York Tribune said II was IN
model document, devoted TO the neces-
sity for reducing taxes and enforcing
the most rigid economy IN Nil matters
Of state expenditure" Upon this
point the governor enuunlated the fol-
lowing sentiments: III do not mean
that vague and mere verbal economy
which public men are so ready to pro-
TESS with regard to public expenditures
i mean that earnest and memorable
economy which proclaims its existence
by accomplished facts" After II full
term of service as governor, the dem
ocrats have again presented Mr.. Allen
to the people Ct Ohio far their endorse
ment and acceptance.