Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-30

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 lucrative Il r t5AsD.cUou5 vocation of the law. memory Of A:s stories and Lu.aae s-l.l survives il the rational capital. 1i. :. Jew men EaTe been more popular
 The story of The way Allen z; F, title Of 'sits.Fasea !s still woreA te..=.. though tle incident happeaed e== twenty years ago. It was Hi.ea first ran for congress. His opp5ars was q Ge54srd Tucker, and tla 5.z campaigaes} fa@staer The gem one meet.ae told tae crowd h57v le s=- saved their town during the Wsg ;.5#= grew particularly eloquent ia dezs#.zs. ing his sleeping ia a tent the niga.r ..e- fore the battle.
 Allen, who was hot within a hua miles of that battle, rejo.nel iD l. inimitable manner:
 Friends and Fellow Citizens-Itss a. true what General Tucker told you ab1H, his sleeping in his tent that night befora the battle. I know all about it, for l WAS guarding that tent all night long in tIe cold and wet on picket. And now l jns- want to say to all of you who were gen erals in the war and slept at nights 7 your guarded tents, like General Tucker. you vote for him. But all you fclloFs that guarded the generals tents in [. wet and cold, like me, you vote for Pr. vate Allen.
 ho+ cd e-<JN quet and his election at one and thc same time.
 One of Mr Aliens most famous speeches in congress was delivered l.. the summer of 1896, when Speal;e; Reed and Major Mckinley were bot candidates for the Republican pre> dentia nomination and as cons. quence were saying little on puhl;s questions.
 Allen began by stating that there ila been considerable comment in tL+ newspapers respecting the somew.::t unusual silence which had character :Zed him in this session But. Mir Speaker" he continued there has been little in thiS session of congreae to inspire Christian man to be la quacious. l an: nat the only one w'!@ has been silent ill these days The are many of as !e.se:crs who are E. talking much late!ys
 Mir Allen sad ta;A Repubiica:.s Wa.~ evidently going to se!act for t!;n;. can didate a man who had tie GNal'..e. F. which the colonel of a caHai:. ra-,f ment selected anim sls fer bis t"5urs He must turn quick and go fast ="
 On later occasion Alae had df::. culty in securing recognition \ .:4n b finally got the floor, Ee said :E |, t,~ap;, injured tone:
 "There is an evident disp ,sitiou G. the part of somebody to suppress nt impassioned oratory. I wish to assi::% the speaker and the house that it is Eai my purpose. and I have no desire by my fervid and persuasive eloquence [ overpersuade this house into the adoi1 tion of any unconstitutional or hurtft: measure Sir, would scorn to take any such advantage of the weakness of the house.
 One of the most amusing speeches "Private" Allen ever made in the house was in support of the bill to tax oleo- margarine. Representative Til,man of South Carolina. brother of Senator Ben Tillman. had claimed that oleo is su. perior to many brands of butter and that it was an injustice to the poor man to prevent his buying 1t. In re- ply Allen told story of an old negro who had eaten box of axle grease l thinking it cheese. Upon being asked 1 how he liked it the old man replied "Fo' God. boss dat was de ransom 1 est cheese I eber has eat yet
 "Now. Mir. Chairman" commented Allen. "I have no doubt that if prop 1 osition were pending here to prevent the sale of axle grease for cheese the gentleman from South Carolina would deliver us q scientific lecture and try to persuade us it was much better ard l more wholesome than cheese and that 1t would be a great outrage on the Ia , boring man to suppress the fraud At banquet given by millionaire senator one evening Allen hesitated as he was entering the magnificent din ing room and then remarked to hls partner:
 My dear young lady. let us pause , moment or two doubt if can re strain my feelings"
 There seemed to be trouble on his face. and the lady said:
 "Why. Nr Allen. what Is the matte, With you?
 'I am sad" was his reply
 "For what reason2"
 "Oh. it makes me sad to look at th, room IL reminds mo so much of ,nN own dining room at Tupelo
 Those who knew poor Aliens finan