The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-01-04
THE FAIR PHOEBE.
Miss COuzins Announces Herself a Candi-
date for Governor the Prohibition
Platform.
st. Louis Republican.

oate AOr 0OVeTnOr on the RrOnlDltlon
Platform,
st. Louis Republican.
"As you are nominating Governors fol-
the State OF Missouri, you can just put me
down as q candidate" said ex.United
States Marshal Phoebe w. Couzins yester.
day to a Republican reporter.
whats that?' exclaimed the reporter,
doubling whether he understood the re-
mark.
81 say you may nominate me for Gov.
ernor and depend on my working 10 get
the position"
Still in doubt the reporter smiled.
"Oh I'm in earnest. You will remem-
Der 1 told you some time ago that would
get even with few gentlemen who took
part IN the movement that eliminated in
my removal, and intend to do II"
"On what platform do you stand in this
aspiration?' asked the reporter.
Il will be can didate on toe Indepen-
dent Prohibition ticket. You are, no
strength OF this party, and the results Of the
next election will be big surprise to some
people, have no doubt"
What has caused you to take this stem
or aspire to the position of GOVERNOR
I'm the last election you will remember
that / received a number of votes though
my name was never mentioned in connec-
ton with the Office. This caused me to
think il not impossible for woman to hold
the position, and 1 now place myself in
nomiD alton on the Independent Prohibit
ton ticket, with great hopes of being
elected"
In further conversation on other sab
Jects Miss CouZins informed the reporter
that she had received an invitation from
the faculty of McKsndree College, OF Lsb-
anon, Ill, to appear there and deliver the
noI ortH n
as vet accepted the invitation, but would
do 80 in few days.
81 have received letter from my friend,
Miss Susan B. Anthony, in which she asked
nae to take the helm of the womau's suff-
rage movement ID this country, and, as she
says, pilot it to 8 successful ISSUE If
accepted her offer it would take me away
from this city, aud, as l am in the field for
Governor, am afraid 1 cannot do il. l
have also received several excellent offers
to 90 into the lecture field, but, owing to
my rheumatic ailment, it would be imoos-
sibie for me to travel over the country as
would be obliged to do; and besides,
would not leave my mother, who has no
companion now but myself. The other
day | received q letter from an Eastern
newspaper syndicate in which they ask
me to write for them, giving generous Pc
cuniary inducement il / would do so"
Would you write in the Ella Wheeler
Wilcox style?''
''Oh, my, no. She writes about dress,
fashion arc fair compilations. writing
would be entirely political. l have written
political articles for the local papers a
number Of times, some years ago, and l
think i have improved some since then"
During the conversation Miss Couzins
was rs cheerful and chatty as a high
school girl, and gave the reporter 70 under.
stand that she meant everything she said,
as she certainly does Since Miss Couzins
left the United States MarshaIs Office
and relieved herself OF the care and WORRY
incident to it, she has impoved in appear
sDce, and pretty rose-tint is perceptible
on her cheeks.