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March 2, 1901
St. Tammany Farmer
Covington, Saint Tammany County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
In a Washington gathering, Private John Allen of Mississippi wittily explains his recent senatorial defeat to Representative Allen and Senator Shoup of Idaho, both unsuccessful candidates, by quipping that Mississippi isn't sending her best men to the Senate this year.
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NOT SENDING HER BEST MAN.
Private John Allen's Ready Explanation of His Recent Defeat.
At a gathering of prominent men in Washington one night recently the conversation turned to the ups and downs of politics. In the party were Private John Allen, of Mississippi, and Senator Shoup, of Idaho, both of whom had just concluded unsuccessful senatorial canvasses of their respective states.
'What's the matter down in Mississippi and out in Idaho?' some one asked Representative Allen, 'that two such brilliant men as you and Shoup do not seem to be wanted in the senate?'
'Well, now,' drawled the Mississippian of famous wit, 'Idaho is a long way off, and I can't tell you much about why Shoup got left, but I can tell you about Mississippi; I know all about it.' Then, in a confidential whisper and with an air of imparting some startling secret, he added:
'Mississippi isn't sending her best men to the senate this year.'
Private John Allen's Ready Explanation of His Recent Defeat.
At a gathering of prominent men in Washington one night recently the conversation turned to the ups and downs of politics. In the party were Private John Allen, of Mississippi, and Senator Shoup, of Idaho, both of whom had just concluded unsuccessful senatorial canvasses of their respective states.
'What's the matter down in Mississippi and out in Idaho?' some one asked Representative Allen, 'that two such brilliant men as you and Shoup do not seem to be wanted in the senate?'
'Well, now,' drawled the Mississippian of famous wit, 'Idaho is a long way off, and I can't tell you much about why Shoup got left, but I can tell you about Mississippi; I know all about it.' Then, in a confidential whisper and with an air of imparting some startling secret, he added:
'Mississippi isn't sending her best men to the senate this year.'
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Senatorial Defeat
Political Anecdote
Witty Explanation
John Allen
Mississippi Politics
What entities or persons were involved?
Private John Allen
Senator Shoup
Where did it happen?
Washington
Story Details
Key Persons
Private John Allen
Senator Shoup
Location
Washington
Story Details
Private John Allen humorously attributes his senatorial defeat in Mississippi to the state not sending its best men, shared in a confidential whisper during a political conversation with Senator Shoup.