, 1888-09-27
Cir A'ceGlu argus,
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER y. I~ss
The Republican Nominee

John Beard Allen. tna RarubHcan
nominee for Drtreqtc. WAS born mt
Crawrorlsvillo. IIoatr,ne~v caru-v.
Indiana. in Nav. 1915. and Is cqq-a-
0ueutly Eut q ii-rfr sv,,. i2 vaar.- .F
ago. Il TIN. plac, ho I;va,I urt.I
1861, when h. entered the I3Stb In
diana volunteers. ura7 the call nr
President Lincoln for 10000 more
troops, serv.ns- with his rcrimar. j.,
Tennessee and Northern Alabama.
until mustered ont In the fall of tine
same wear. His father was = urac-
ticing phvsician. anI - the ontbraaI,
OF the rebellion cnr,~oI the s.rvi-,
of his country. gz SURGEON ot the Ia.h
Indiana Volunteers. which yvas q,
parE of Gen. Thama-' E.riuaEa ef-
Allen attended the r,,lIig .cb,ols nr
his native nIacc. aIs1 Et-ala-jl co1le.-r
at which iGstii7.f--, l.a I.rl r,,,riaf
ed hat half tl,o ,.,.r-. hon c.,IIoi
upon to 90 to .1.n fror.+ IN Jafnp >, -
his cornfyv
Up.a his rafr,rn rrl.sr tl.o s-r-, g..
and Lis fathers ratr,n m tn, sr,,-
mer of 1869 thn NIL. ,,orfv rs.,.,-.y
ca to Rochester llinIase;'g VIII.
for the first yfay bn o.ta3 O.. non.
for = firm Of w;na5 b1yars y, Am
entered = law of3ico as q s.rfa~t
apendinsr one winter atsnn.4su., -.
Law University :, Ann sT...oy.. sT,..-
igan. In 1853 lie was a.inais+,.f 81
the bar. and an fi.r r.l;.w;nr ya,r
Mr.. Aiken e,uigr;,sf fs me PIr:r,.
ooast. sat,Iin,- u G9.-rll.ia where h..
set his .taEae Iaie,,,.,inoi r. 1,,,I,z
his forlune His rurga ba;no cF
slender dimaosio.s anl It's cootar.e
bein.- only nr,uerh =, kaap I;r, ,,,ol-
ostIy nntiI nv ..,iaa .,rlIl ba s-.s4r,{
he at firi5 sacgr,d d., roam !, :,
reading room. Of which he .,,l,
char "a hein,r nail tba p,,,,;,ia..r,t
snm nf Sl5 =, month f,- I;.s ,n,.,,;...
At that tin,s in al lbafsrri,o,.,, n, orr
was moi - nnrsoo viii ,ybr,, ha co,,i
claim acGnaintg5,re He had no r,r-
ferences. no infue3cc. no frierd!v
helping hand to assist him to pr.c,
fice, but nevertheless within a wear
his practic. had crown IN avtnne;ve
dimensions and bo ycos rcrar5a5
thera "a = lawyer of su~erioy ahiIiiv
and an orator of first class ahiIitT
When il is considered that tba OIvm-
mia bar nj tbis time comnrisad such
legal liOhts rs ex-Cbiaf .Jn-t;ca r II
Oennis1n cx-Jnsticn q r NI.FaJ
den. ex-Jns,ice T y Wvcba Hon
Elwood Eva, = Hnn + p Ferrv
others II stamn. Mr. kIIen,s aTilitv
sc of a biqb order tb,t he :, yo,r.,
man of about o. sbonJd witiin Q
wear have won his wav Ia an bonora
Bio place in the front rank amon1
the before.mentioned veteran law
yers. Like MANY another who has
gone forth to sanly fame and fortune
Mr.. AIlep when he loft his Mime,
sofa home left behind him his fan.
Gee. until such time as he eouId sun
port her. His success from tba first
was so Great that within \ ve,r tine
lady. Miss M. Cecilia Bateman. iorr-
nevad alone across fine cont,nent IN
Portland Or whera Mr. Allen was
in WAITING. and tbav were msrr;eJ
Mr. Aliens hnsinass soon CIV :,
such proportinns that he was ioine1
ky n Voupper brother T s Allen
now Of Spokana F.IIs ,na :, ,,art
pershin tbev nract,ced Iawnnti, 1874
whee John b was appointed limited
States attorney for WASHINGTON Ter.
ritory. heing commissioned bv Gen.
Grant In Ills n,,sif,on Ia served
the neopIe for fen voars SOWING no.
der the administrations oT Grant
HAYES and irtbrr an1 Ir,y;r,,s ,Lc
offico in The snm,'ar nj ISa5 NJ
Allen enjoys the li.iinrtion of ba-
inc the first officer onste3 hv tba
Democrats mon tho inangrraf;o, ~
ClavsIond Dn[ine, all t6a Tesre ~