The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-09-05
THE WI THAT wIrHERED.
How "Priyat 'JOhn Allen Vas Sea
enA tia own Game.

HOW "IriNa John Allen Was Seat.
en- A t:,a own Game.
No Amer = orator enjoys better
getting OIL god story on somebody
else than PRIV tie John Allen OF Tupe-
10, Miss rem rked we'll known af-
ter dinner spea .er the other day. al
never saw ALL silenced but once, and
then think II was almost as much the
temerity as Lac wit Of his antagonist
which aid the -usiness for him. Allen
has got into > habit Of saying his say
and receivln back talk SO that it
n, ir,.ns ~ st to get return
\ ~ ed quarter.
".o 5sAE public dinner at the
Marquette Club in Chicago, where AL.
len, happening to come in late enough
10 lose his place oo the program Of
speech making, had a splendid chance
TO make targets OF oil his predecessors
when he was finally called upon.
Among the guests VINO had not yet
spoken was Willis Moore, chief OF the
weather bureau in Washington. Moore
is demure looking man, with no pre-
tensions as speech maker. Allen,
looking about the table, had spotted
him and seized the occasion to pour
hot shot into his weather predictions,
among other things accusing Moore's
bureau OF making the weather as we'll
as prophesying about it. After he had
finished, the toastmastcr, to tho sur
prise oil everybody, called upon Moore.
1T was not pleasant situation for q
man only slightly accustomed TO public
speaking to be summoned imm mediately
after veteran like Allen, but Moore
faced the matter bravely, and smoke
somewhat in this wise:
VI was much interested in MIR. AL
lens speech, particularly the part In
which he referred to the work of the
weather bureau, because he was kind
enough to admit that it is we who did
that work. Not all OF you may under
stand my surprise at such an admis
Allen at home, or learned his reputa.
zion among bis neighbors who know
him best. remember few years age
being in mississippi while Mr.. Alien
was seeking reelection. He had for
an opponent an Irish gentleman with a
delicious hrOguc, but, | hardly need
add, no matcG for the marvellous log iC
and versatility Of our friend. The peo.
pie were all wondering what sort of q
figure this candidate would cut in q
Joint debate on the hustings with Mr.
Allen. But he WAS not to be drawn in
to any joint debate. He knew better.
lc leG DlF' Allcn appear before an audi.
cnce on certain day and make an ap
peal for votes, based, as ali oratory is,
upon the modest disclaimer OF any per.
sonal merit"
AT this point Mr.. Moore paused for
moment and q ripple OF merriment
passed around the table IN recognition
OF the references to Aliens conspicuous
use OF the iirst personal prunoun in al
his speeches. He then went on:
The next day the Irish candidate
would Ike the stump and say: "MC
frinds, how many Of yez heard the
Hon. Joan Allen make his speech yes.
terday?' a multitude of hands went
up. Now, me frinds, the Good Book
tells Us that in six days the Lord made
heaven and earth and all that in tn EN-
Is. How MANY OF yoZ behaves that
statement - Up went multitude OF
hands again. "Hiven be praisedn'
circulated the candidate, fervently.
'Oim glad to find so many OF yeA ssll
belavin tina! the Lord did some OF these
worrucks, whom John Allen has claim
cd that he did them all"
"As MIR. Moore sat down all eyes
turned toward Allen. He seemed to
be chewing on "a thought, but he never
uttered it. He simply shook his head
and held his peace. .'-Bostor Tran
script.