The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15

iSAAC D.. ALLEN
Assoon as the result OF the election WINS known
friends of Mr.. sullivan asked for a recount
Some say that Mr.. Sullivan was urged by the
Republicans to request a recount, but the pro-
mulgators Of this report must be in error. US Mr.
Sullivan wanted the place. and 1t was we'll
known that the Republicans wanted Mr.. Allen.
However. the recount Of the ballots was opened
last Monday. and was continued four days. IA
precinct after precinct was recounted Mr.. AL
lens chances of election began to look du-
bious, but to yard the end he commenced
to warp up against the current that had set In
against him. and when the last precinct had
been reached he finished a winner By 81 votes.
He lives in the Fourth district, and there are
fifteen wards in the district. These figures
looked like a good thing to the friends OF Mr.
Allen, and the result of the recount had hardly
been announced before a new gig was sprung
In the policy shops. 1t Is called the Allen gig.
and the combination is 4-15-62.
Allen is the first negro in any Northern State
to be elected Councillor to a Governor. He was
born a slave at Hampton. Va. tifty-two years
ago, and In early life served in some capacity in
the navy. About twenty-five years ago ne camo
to Boston, having heard somewhere in the South
that it was the greatest city on earth for the
colored man. He opened a dining saloon. and
when not busy watching his silver plated spoons
and taking checks for helDings OF pork and
beans. he devoured the contents OF Cooper's
American Politics." Whom Ben Butler COM
menced to daily with the Govornorship. Mr..
Allen offered his services. They were accepted,
aud he did good work. Having cut his political
eye teeth in booming Butler he j0llied eE-
Councilman Charles Hall into the belief that
he could be elected to the City Council. Mr..
Hall didn't believe it, but Mr.. Aliens enthusi-
nsm pleased him and he consented 10 take the
nomination. To the surprise of all Boston. Hall
was elected. Every year after that saw him
hustling for some candidate o. his own Color
and in several cases these candidates were sue
cessful. AT ST. Louis he worked among the
Southern negro delegates and helped swing o
good many of them to gold.
In the caucuses held this fall by the E~;epobll-
cans Mr.. Allen was defeated in his ward for the
nomination to the House. Without sulking
over his defeat he went in for the nomination to
the Governors Council. believing that no one
else wanted it. No one else did, excepting rhe
man on the other side, and Mr.. Suliivan's friends
thought he had such u dead sure thing that no
attention was paid to his interests.
"D' coon won't cut any ice" said Mr.. SIllt-
vans heuchmen. and it was let 20 at that.
They could not be blamed much for thinking
so. The district had always been Democratic,
and the nearest the Republicans had ever como
10 carrying it was two years aso. when the
Democratic majority of 5000 was reduced to
1000 by A. b. baltimore. q negro, who had
been pulled into politics aad booned by Mr..
Allen. Last year sullivan carried the district
by 5000.
The moment Aliens probable election was an
nounced the searchlight OF investigation was
turned on his record. He grew hot under the
collar when n reporter began To question him.
The police records show that Isaac b. Allen was
arrested in September. 1885, for adultery. This
Mr.. Allen admits. He denies. however, that he
Ia tha Tsaar n Allan who did fan mnDtha in the
House OF Correction for threatening assault and
battery. in spite OF the description on the police
records. There Is another police record
of Jan. 81. 1859. This CHARGES Allen
with an assault committed on Georgianna john
son. aged about II. At the March term Of the
Grand Jury Of the same year"No bill WAS
returned. This case was twice before the Grand
Jury. but Allen Was discharged. Mr.. Allen adj
mits that he was before the Grand Jury for
such an assault: but says 1t Was NE result OIL
conspiracy, After answering the lnterviewera
" It's mighty strange about the way the
papers S2 into a c9Iored mans record the mo-
not only look into il. hut they 'nkr good care TO
go away back. away h"cE, It. %dil"rent when
II white man is elected, The papers )ust peep In.
and fthey happen to see alYlhl'E hat looks
ugly they close their eye tn il. There are GER
tain men who don't like to see c'l"r"d man IN
the Governors C9uncll; but ! was elected. and
! am going 10 qualify and take m, %s"ni.'
There is another MI. Alien in Eustnn who 10
as black as II sub-celIar II; midnight. somehow
G G,s nam hG Nia snG"me m!A e na u" Tt'A A ihHs % p
got his name in New York. Il appears that no
Wes put up Hlain.t II Gs@r-,1 ,esro named
clubs. and Iowdown's l%rcni!nr stN!" OF nGhting
suggested the name ,witr,h cam" over with him
fours and glares at his opponent from the
CO ners OF his eyes. He generally gets the
c~herIshes his good name, and when some one
told him that Councillor Allen had referred to
him M tha morn Whn iuh htrn lima IN tha
House OF Correction, Lowdown dhd n WEARS
sprint for the office of rIIE SrN correspondent.
He didn't wait for the elevator, and when hs
arrived lie was az hedly windnd as II hr had just
finished IL ten-round 9" IN h9s-fat c"nd ton,
~, ideah" he Said. %"ndst ma" Ike Ailen:
a cocoanut. N il 'twasn't Tor soiiin' NAH nen's
I'd push in his face. wy; hr'+ 0othin' MON a
low down whist player a. : ,h"9tgr Oh G[@ps.
| was nj a church picnic one day. n picnic E!thtn
by do Ehenezer church, m, All was whlkin'
'roun' takin' things easy, wen noticed, dat
bent ober as II he WAS lopktu' foh some
thin on de GrOun' walks otter where Ito
was. an what d" yon think !i"r" was dat man
io'm0s' man, IN n game Oh craps, OATS de kin
OBJ stun dat 'cuse- M, wy he, noG3od. He had
n dream one night-lat was when parson Car
ter had charge oh De turnc&cr CnnIch he had
Il dream dat u certain riH would win, an no
went an tole Par,on Carter. be p0r-on he Glib
dat man Allen 30 cents I play dc gig. De cir
| won, an Allen kept de money. hrn parSOn
Carter kicked, DAT man Ailr4 ,elHri tartcr Oh
The ELeneser Church trOunlo has ALWAYS been
a puz2!sto the n"whiapers, here. Z hhrgcs were
were MAS never made quite clear. Just how
LOwdown. Allen. got ont" them has not been
learned, II isa fact, however, That Councillor
The day af'rr the recount Mr., Allen Is said to
have laLrd that, ait.r tt"Ii,G hls seat, ne might
the Holy Land il tho Goyernor pnd others In.
terested in broadening his mind Thought IL best
for the interest OF the Commonwealth 10 sead