The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-09
HON. JEFFERSON
B. BROWNE
a Candidate for Governor. An
nouncemsnt MADE in hey West
Citizen.

II affords us great pleasure to an
nounce that Hon. Jefferson B. Browne
viii be a candidate for Governor Of
Florida at the next Democratic Pri-
maries, and to assure his friends
throughout the State that be will have
the undivided support Of the Democracy
Of Monroe county.
Mr.. Browne is a native born Florid-
ian. His father came to Florida from
Virginia in 1880, and was member of
the st. Joseph's Convention in 1888
which framed the Constitution under
which Florida was admitted into the
Union in 1S45. His mother was born
in St. Augustine in 1924.
In Conventions, in the Senate IN
1891 and 1893, and or the Railroad
Commission, Mr.. Browne has been on
the side of the people, but his fairness
and impartiahty, his courage and ability
have shown that he is not partisan or
q demagogue.
He is q gentleman of the old school,
courteous in the extreme, of scholarly
habits and cultured mind, and If elected
will rank with those Governors Of whom
Florida feels Justly proud of, and will
be the peer Of any of the SOuth's most
distinguished Executives.
Though a successful practitioner at
the bar, he possesses the judicial tenn
permanent to a marked degree, which
makes him absolutely impartial, and he
would be Governor of all the people of
the State, and not of faction.
He is not q candidate of any faction
or interests, and if elected would take
his seat in the Gubernatorial chair, I'M
trammelled by promises, fractional ALI
nnooc ~. ,nwnOTakson inHnanrno
Mr.. Browne began life a poor young
man, and worked as lighthouse keeper
at one of the Reef Lights to earn the
money to obtain his legal education,
and was graduated in law from the
University of Iowa, since which time
he has been engaged in the practice Of
his profession, and by industry, pru-
dence and good business ability is now
in comfortable circumstances.
In due time he will make declaration
of his position on the political issues of
the day and will make an active and
thorough canvass of the State.
The following biographical sketch of
Mr.. Browne appears in Fleming 8
Memoirs of Florida" published in
1902:
SKETCH OF THE CANDIDATE.
Jefferson Beale Brown, attorney-at-
law, Key West, was born in that city
June 6, 1857. He was educated in
Maryland and Virginia, and after leav-
ing school and while studying law was
engaged in civil engineering, serving as
county surveyor for Monroe county.
He attended lectures of the law de-
partment of the University of Iowa,
and was graduated in 1880. In the next
year he was appointed city attorney OF
Key West, and served in that capacity
for four years.
He was delegate at large to the st
Louis Democratic convention in 1888,
and was q member Of the committee
which notified Cleveland and Thurman
of their nomination. He was postmas-
ter from 1868 80, and was a member of
the State Senate from lS9l-95, serving
as president of that body, and ex-officio
Lieutenant Governor 1918. For the
succeeding four years he was collector
of customs. He has been prominently
mentioned for high positions in the
State, and was a candidate for nOmina-
ton Cor Governor in 1892 He is a
member of the Sons of the American
Revolution, being descended from the
Brownies Of James City county, Vir-
GINA, where his father, Joseph. b.
Browne, was born.
DIONHe 10 a RGlblClloil VI III
erary tastes and attainments, and has
contributed articles TO the leading mag
azines. He is one-third owner of the
jefferson, the famous hotel of Key
West, named in mis- honor. He is a
member of the Elks and past chancel-
lor commander of the knights of Pyth-
las, member of the Banyan Club and
chairman Of its house committee. June
10, 1899, he was married to Frances
William Atkinson, grandniece Of Gen.
John S. Williams, ex-United States
Senator from Kentucky, known TO sol
diers as "Cerro Gordo" on account Of
his honorable connection with that bat
tie during the Mexican war"
OTHER HoNoRs.
Since the above was published in
1902, Mr., Browne has served the State
as Railroad Commissioner for four
years, being elected a member Of that
body In 1902. He was chairman Of the
commission for the entire term, and re-
tired from the Office on January /, 1907,
having declined to become q candidate
before the State primaries in 1906. He
Is the Florida member Of the National
Democratic Committee.
Coming as il does, Immediately fol-
lowing the announcement that Hon. T.
Albert Jennings. of Pensacola, will not
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