Wednesday August 27,2008TroyRecord Article100yearsagoThursday August 27,, 1908 “Former Rensselaer County sheriff Victor M. Allen has taken himself out of consideration for a second run for state senate.He was nominated to replace a Republican incumbent in 1906, but lost a usually safe seat to Frank M. Boyce, a Democrat.Some Republicans are touting Henry J. Speck, a prominent member of the bar. Allen represents his home town of Petersburgh and joins his colleagues in unanimously reelecting George B. Wellington as county chairman.Wellington holds the formal office but in practice he shares power with state prison superintendent Cornelius V. Collins.” **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)