The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-15
nent Politician Of Fairfield
hrows His Hat Into the Ring
for kennedy's
Seat.
hE IN -FOUR COUNTIES
kIIen Who Was Secretary Of
state, Lived In Three and
Went 70 School in Fourth
County.

MONIES, Ia, Aug. 15.-W. s.
former secretary Of state, Is
HEST candidate for congressional
5, according to announcement
nade here.
be his resignation last winter
fire from a Legislative investiga.
Il the conduct of his office there
cen much speculation as to just
course the former secretary
take. Few were inclined to be.
he would retire from public life.
was at one time considerable
Y his becoming a candidate for
hor. According to his close
here, however, the former SEQ
is returning to Jefferson
with the Intention Of becoming
didate for congress. Mr.. Allen,
If, has made no public announce
as yet.
Re has been rumor ever since
announcement last week that Mr..
had paid $4,000 for the 1876.
belnap farm near Fairfield. that.
his return to the first district he
become q candidate for Mr..
kdy's seat in the lower house OF
ktional legislature.
| puts Jefferson. Louisa and Des
s counties in the race with con.
predictions that Henry county
represented by w. F. Kopp of
)easant before very long. Wheth.
not Washington, Van Buren, and
ounties will produce favorite
before the primaries is still a
i Of much conjecture.
Allen a Vote Getter.
Allen has the reputation Of
one of the best vote getters the
)ican party has ever had. This
proved in his various contests
cretary Of state. He ran first for
ffice in 1912 and each succeeding
bn has brought him greater ma
Is and, in the latest election he
5 ticket generally over the state.
has shown particularly strong
first district, where he will
have to garner the nominating
from other strong candidates If
to make the race for congress
is friends say that he can do 1t.
Four Counties Home"
Allen has an advantage OF
not only native son OF the dis.
as are most Of the other candi-
but of having resided in three
les of the district, and OF having |
educated in q fourth.
was born at Hillsboro in Henry |
attended Denmark academy in
ounty.
began the practice of law in
buren, county after being grad
from the state university Of
and admitted to the bar. From
'uren county he was elected to
ate legislature in the 25th, Goth,
stra session Of the 26th. general
blies.
moved to Fairfield and was
senator from the Jefferson.
'uren senatorial district for the
third and thirty-fourth general
blies. In June 1912 he was
ated for the office of secretary
te in the primaries, elected and
continuously in that office I'M
resignation last winter alter
just taken office for a fourth
Investigation Politics.
Allen has maintained that the
tive investigation Of his office |
S resignation was the result of
).
etime after his resignation he
a statement admitting that af-
T his office, particularly in the
,bile department, were lot kept
he degree OF efficiency he him.
ould have wished, BIZ: declaring
Us was due to l<ck Of sufficient
help, and pointing out that other
departments were similarly ;
apped but, because the great
OF new business mad not been '
upon them, as was the case
auto licensing department, his {
II affairs did not become so {