Evening star., 1936-01-28
Successor to Huey P. Long
Is Victim of Cerebral
Hemorrhage.
LOUISIANA EXECUTIVE
NOMINATED FOR SENATE
Headed Successful Campaign Of
Administration in Democratic
Primary Last Week.

oscar n. AtteH UuS WySteTIOuS
figure Uho rose to fame in the
shadow OF the late Hney Long,
whon, he succeeded as Governor OF
Louisiana in 1882. He became
State-wide figure in 1928, when
Long, just named GopernOr, dp-
pointed Allen. Who came from
Longs parish OF VIM, high1pay
commissioner. Later he became
Gouernor. He rarely spoke, and
phen he Was elected to Longs un-
expired term in the Senate last
1Deek he said: Il ,uiH tolloW the
policies OF Senator Long,"
BY the Associated Press.
BATON ROUGE. La. January o.
Gov. o. K. Allen died Unexpectedly
today at 1O:40 am, Central Standard
time, from what was announced as
a cerebral hemorrhage
Gov. Allen was seized with a sudden
attack at the executive mansion at
$50 am. He apparently had been
in good health and was just preparing
to leave the mansion for his executive
offices in the State Capitol.
Medical Attention Fails.
A corps of physicians was hastily
summoned, including Dr. c. A. Lorio,
one of the physicians of the late Sena-
tor Huey P. Long. political associate
of the Governor.
But all medical attention failed to
rally the Governor and he died at
10:40 am.
The white-haired Governor succeed
ed to the leadership Of Longs Or
ganiZation following the fatal shooting
of the United States Senator in the
Capitol here last September
He was selected Democratic national
committeeman, succeeding Long. and
headed the successful campaign of the
administration in the Democratic
primary January 81.
Allen was nominated to serve out
the unexpired senatorial term of Long
In the primary.
DR.. Lorio said Gov. Allen died from
''hypertension and cerebral hemor-
rhage and hemorrhage at the base of
the tongue and acute adema of glot-
tis"
Boyhood Companion of Long.
Gov. Allen was born in 1881 in the
small town of Winfield. La. and
grew up as boyhood companion Of
the late Senator Huey P. Long. who
carried him along with him to po-
litical power in Louisiana.
After Huey Longs death from a
pistol bullet, Allen became the titular
head of the strong Long political ma
chine and led the organization to a
sweeping victory at the polls last week.
In that election he was elected to the
United States Senate for the unexplred
term of Senator Long, running until
January, 1887.
He died at the height of his po-
litical career and after strenuous
stumping campaign over the State.
For some time, Gov. Allen had been
suffering from heart trouble. but in
recent months his health was re-
garded by his friends as improved.
His parents were regarded as sub
stantial citizens Of Winn Parish and
Gov. Allen amaSSed a sizeable u ;
in his career as school teacher, cotton
planter, small town business man 1
oil operator.
Joins Long Forces.
He was a member of the State Leg
islature when Huey Long came on
the political horizon and challenged
the power OF the old Democratic or
ganizations. Allen Immediately joined
forces with Long and when Long be-
came Governor he appointed o. K.
Allen chairman of the State Highway
Commission, which handled the huge
road building funds.
At the end of Longs term as Gov
ernor and after Long had been elected
to the United States Senate, Allen was
elected Governor with Longs support
The Allen term expires next May
when he expected to take Longs seat
in the United States Senate.
Family Came From ireland.
Gov. Allen was the son of Asa L.
Allen and Sophronia Perkins Allen
He attended the public schools in
Winn Parish and later went to q
normal school in Springfield, Mo-,
completing his education at Trinity
University, Waxahatchie, Tex. His
father died some years ago, but his
mother resides in Shreveport. He was
a devout Baptist and Mason.
The Allen family has lived in Louis
lana for a hundred years, originally
coming from Ireland. Josiah Allen,
grandfather of the Governor, first
located in Georgia, then South Caro-
lima and finally Louisiana, where the
family settled at Flatcreek. II miles
east of WINFIELD, at time whell
only five families lived in that Sec
tion.
When Gov. Allen first started to
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