West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-06-25
A PRETTY POLITICIAN.
JOHN YOUNG BROWN NOMINATED
BY HIS DAUGHTER.
In Love With Her Popular Father.
Gaining His Consent and Captur.
Ing an Editor-.-A Boom Rati.
fed by the Convention.

a pretty story goes with the nom
:nation of John Young Brown. to
be the Democratic candidate for
Governor of Kentucky in the COM
ing campaign. Tho nomination was
made last week, and, according to
a Kentucky man, who was at tho
Fifth Avenue Hotel to-day, the be-
ginning of the boom for Mr.. Brown
was made by his daughter, pretty
girl of Is or 20 years. This is the
story:
"Mr. Brown was in politics in his
earlier life and ably represented
district of the Blue Grass State in
Congress. After serving with credit
he declined to accept a renomina-
ton and settled down TO the prac-
tice of law.
"lIe said at the time that he was
done with politics, for he could not
afford to devote the best years of
his life to office holding. For years
he kept to his determination, and,
though personally popular all over
his State and standing high in the
councils of his party, he would noi-
ther ask nor acceptany place within
the gift of the people. But he has
daughter, who was a little girl
when he was in Congress, and while
he has been praeticing law she has
been growing to be a woman and
has fallen desperately in love with
her father.
"She is devoted to him aud is
very attractive, with all the spirit
and beauty of the traditional Ken
tucky girl. She was ambitious, not
alone for herself, although the So
cial prominence that would neces.
sarily come to the family of one
who held high Office was to her
liking, but she wanted her father
to shine among the public men of
the State once more. She begged
him to become candidate either
for State Office or for Congress,
and brought all her fine persuasive
powers to bear upon him in that
direction. She wagcd an incessant
campaign, but he put her off, joking
her upon her ambition and declar-
ing ut the same time that he had
had his day in politics when she
was u little girl and he must stay
ut home now and practice his pro-
fession.
"But she gave him no peace, and
each morning at breakfast she be-
witched him with her arguments.
At last he said he could not resist
her appeals, but he had not the
time to work up boom he would
leave that to her. lie told her to out
line the initial campaign and start
him on the road for any office as to
her seemed best. Then he laughed
at her and went to his law Office for
the day. Next morning at break
fast the fair campmgner handed
him a sheet Of delicate note paper,
on which she had written a note
ready for his signature. 1t was an
announcement that the undersigned
was willing to become a candidate
for Governor. He laughed ut her
and signed her document.
"He did not know Just how Sc
rious the affair was getting, but he
had promised his daughter and he
kept his word like a true Kentucky
man. That day the young lady
took The note to Louisville and with
it went to the editorial rooms OF the
Courier-Journ0l and to Mr.. Waiter
sons own Office. She showed him
the note and explained that her
father had promised to be q candi-
date, partially because she had ask
ed it.
"The letter bearing his signature
was documentary evidence. Editor
Watterson was charmed. He was
the personal and political friend Of
Mr.. Brown, and If anything had
been wanting to insure his support
Of his candidacy the young lady
captured him. The romance Of the
whole affair pleased him. If John
Young Brown says he viii be q can
didate and you are his daughter, he
viii get the support Of my paper i"
said the editor, and the young lady
went away happy.
"She went home next morning
and told her father that she had his