Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-01
TAFT AK FALLS
At BROWNSVILLE
JUDGE NOAH ALLEN is ASKED
TO RESIGN
Advocacy of Roosevelt Costs Assis-
tant U. S. District Attorney His
0ffice-Says He Could Not Sup
port Taft on Stolen Nomination.


Noah Allen, for the past five years
assistant United States attorney for
the Southern district of Texas, yes
terday mailed his resignation to
Lock Mcdaniel. Houston, United
States district attorney, to take eff
feet August |.
Judge Aliens resignation was the
result of letter received from Judge
Mcdaniel, dated July 81, in which
the latter stated hat he had come
to the conclusion that it would be
unwise for him and Judge Allen to
4 continue az co-workers in the Office
Of United States district attorney.
Judge Mcdaniel said he had sub
mitted the matter to the United
States attorney general and the re-
quest for the resignation was the
outcome.
Judge Allen addressed his resig
nation to the United States attorney
\ general, but mailed it to Judge Nc
Daniel, by whom ii will be sent 10
/ Washington.
At the same time he mailed a let
ter to Judge Mcdaniel, in which he
stated that in the more than five
years that they had been together,
there had never been, 90 far as he
knew, the slightest ripple Of dis
cord between them. He had not
even had the slightest suggestion or
intimation that Judge Mcdaniel was
not perfectly satisfied with his at
til rude and conduct toward him as
well as his work in the discharge Of
his duties.
Judge Allen could not understand
the sudden change in the attitude of
Judge Mcdaniel, and could only ac-
count for it as being the outgrowih
Of recent political situations, in
that, out Of the dictates of his con-
science, he chose to follow the lead
ership of Theodore Roosevelt.
In a lengthy interview in San
Antonio paper a few days ago in
which he reviewed the republican
situation in Texas. Judge Allen
stated emphatically his views in re-
gard to the contingent Of Texas re-
publicans who followed the leader
ship of "Gooseneck" Bill Mcdonald.
He also said that while he held Of
fee he would not take active part in
the effort to elect Roosevelt, but
from his statements it was decidedly
evident that he was not on the
fence, and that he was Roosevelt
man from the word go
During that interview he said: I
hope | may not be misunderstood.
I feel sure that while there may be
some political dynamite under me,
/ am not astride the fence" From
this statement it can be easily seen
that what he expected has happen
ed. AS he said yesterday, THE
bomb has exploded
Yesterday Judge Allen wired the
following telegram to Cecil A. Lyon,
Sherman, formerly republican state
chairman: "As expected admins
tration axe has landed. My head
drops into the basket today. BY let
ter dated 27th resignation requested
TO take effect August l.. is on way.
Am out of a job. In for the fight
no strings. Sending copy Of letter
to Nc Daniel. Use if desired. Noah
Allen"
The correspondence between
Judge Mcdaniel and Judge Allen
follows:
Judge McDaniefs Letter.
Houston, Tex. July 27, 1912.
Hon Noah Allen, Assistant District
Attorney. Brownsville, Tex.
Dear Judge:
After having considered the re-
lationship between you and and
your attitude and conduct toward
me for the last two years. have
concluded that It would be unwise
I for you and ] to undertake 70