Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1912-06-21 | Page 3 | Nominated What was Left

Nominated What Was Left. Senatbr John Sharp "Williams tells the Washington Star that his friend, private John Allen, formerly representing repre-senting a Mississippi district in con-' gress, seems perfectly satisfied to give his attention exclusively lo his personal affairs around Tupelo and has seemingly laid aside all political ambition. "He mixes a little in local affairs for the benefit of his friends," said Senator Williams, "and recently made one of the shortest and best nominating speeches on record: "An old friend of ours, a Confederate Confed-erate veteran, who lost two legs and one arm in battle, wanted a small office of-fice and asked Allen to nominate him. "When the time came, Allen, with a voice like a guitar, said: 'Gentlemen, 'Gentle-men, I desire to nominate all that's left of my poor old friend, Johu Smith.' Smith swept the convention."