St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
A WOMAN'S AMBITION.
How j Ohm Young Brown Game to
Re-Enter the Political Field.

How j Ohm Young Brown Game to
Re-Enter the Political Field.
New York Star.
Yes, believe congressman John
Young Brown, of Kentucky, will be
chosen as the Democratic candidate for
governor of the commonwealth next
spring." said prominent politician
yesterday from the Blue Grass state.
Browns political career in his native
state became one of national notOriety.
1t will be remembered that he W IS first
nominated for congress before ne had
acquired The constitutional age to enter
that body. In the convention which
nominated him he made speech, say
ing he was not Of age, and would not be
at the time of election, and
asked that he be not nomi-
mated, and strongly protested
against efforts of his friends to force the
nomination upon him. In spite of this,
however, he was made the candidate,
and in no congressional district was
there ever seen so great campaign.
Brown, then mere boy, proved him
self one of the best orators and stump
speakers ever known in that state. He
was elected by the largest Democratic
majority ever known in that district.
In conversation with Brown, about
year ago, at which time he publicly
announced his intention of becoming a
candidate for governor, he said that on
retiring from congress he had made up
his mind to never again re-enter public
life. His friends had repeatedly made
overtures to him to become a candidate
for congresS-a nomination which he
could have had at any time-but to all
their entreaties he turned deaf ear.
Strange as it may seem, he was per-
suaded to become the candidate for
governor through the influence of his
daughter, an accomplished young girl,
just budding into womanhoOd. While
she is claSsed among the most beautiful
young ladies of Kentucky, and as
popular in society as she is charming.
she cares little for the conventional
ways Of fashionable society, but devotes
much OF her time to the study of poll
tics. Her fathers own history in the
political world has furnished her with
political knowledge and ambition sell
dom found in ladies who have lived and
mingled in political circles at Washing
ton for years.
Miss Brown fully realized that the
only way she could become engaged in
political life was to persuade her father
to reconsider his determination to spend
the remainder of his life in privacy.
She knew she had stern opposition to
encounter and overcome before she
could hope to realize her fondest dream.
The young daughter labored for al
most one year before she was rewarded
with the slightest encouragement; but
she never faltered nor seemed discour-
aged.
She was determined, and at last her
father said she should be victorious,
and he would become candidate.
The young woman's joy can better be
imagined than described. She took no
chances, but the moment the father
yielded she at once got letter from him
announcing his candidacy.
Mr.. Brown has made thorough can
vass of the state, and every place he has
gone his daughter accompanied him.
She has managed his campaign for
him, and there is every reason to be-
lieve he will be nominated, which will
be equivalent to an election. Miss Brown
is but a little past eighteen years of age.
and one of the very brilliant women of
the South.