New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24

BROONiTNS ORATOR. LAWYER. POLL
Tr-.AN POET AND PHILOSOPHER

TT-.AN POET AND PHILOSOPHER
Mir ia Lamar Towns orator. lawyer poll
tican et and philosopher. was born down
south educated in Germany. and lives IN
Brook IT, In his Alabama home his neighpors
knew h.rr as bright lad who had gone from
there .o atlanta to school. and when fourteen
year '1 was sent abroad for further education
He r. l-ned with the sh-epskin of doctor OF
law, fin u an old German university and began
the practice Of his profession IN Oswichee' Ala
But the place was too small. He wanted 10 rlde
Pegasus hat pleasure could mol be INDUCED in
with ans degree of comfort OF profit in os-
witch and SO ne came TO Brooklyn
Towns was called upon to fiji a short judicial
term and since that time he has been called
JUDI. Towns. both in iattery and sarcasm.
f. had q knack of keeping himself before the
public fn his early days-twenty-f five years ago
but when ne became member OF the Consu'u-
fiona. convention he found improved opportuni-
ties tY Nentiate his ideas about property and
social rights Socialism had been his hobby and
between divorce cases and damage suits he al
ways found time to preach the doctrines of his
political faith The climax was reached when
he ar. Sc i'll the Convention and denounced Presi-
ieur Cleveland for sending Federal troops 10 Chi
Gag 10 assist in putting down the rioters After
h. had been shut off by the previous question
Towns came back al his ,nemieS by introducing
"a resolution in which he referred 20 the mover OF
tie previous question as follows. Whereas, an
ass mas raised his head and brayed in this Con-
venton." etc. When the parliamentary contest
was over Towns was the vanquished one. and
although the resolutions which were passed were
dev il Of supplementary expressions the mem
hers Knew 10y the tex, in which direction TO look
ior tl, bray
IT,. Socialisuc wheel l. not the only one with
which IN, mercurial Mirabeau is troubled
Preachers should be made TO work for their Nv
,ng not boy piatitudes IN Sunday. but by every
DAY abOr among their people he says. The
rights of directors 10 increase or decrease me
capital STOCK Of corporations without the con-
seIt ~ stOckhold rs has kept him awake nights
Az made ms friends weary by day Then ne
wanted the life tenure for judicial Offices abol-
ishe1. said that the system was abhorrent to
Al mean government. and that the terms Of
tho who sit on the judges benches should be
sh.r.-l ed.
b H. d legislator he probably attracted the
mo attention by his effort 10 strike the word
"ua from the STATE Constitution and to sub
st.,.- the word female" Men have shown
II. ncapacity for government he argued,
"al IS time to give women a chance"
N.r politics ana socialism DonDastlc mar
and crack Drained resolutions brought
T much notOriety and certain kind Of
IA il was Mirabeau's muse which carried
n the wealth with which h. enjoys life in
r. IN.
resented the cases Of his clients TO judge
in alleged poetic form; he won many
OF n and his poems netted him a fort
and the title. Champion Poet Of
An one Michael Broone probably
IDLE for the Towns method Of present
N Cases. He heard # Towns and went to him
vi-h involved case which ne would give 10
ASKER only on condition that he would
argument in dOggerel He won the
ca the following Ines receiving 500
To- ent.
July last about the time
lat hungry mOrtals like 10 dine,
plaintiff being q married woman.
INT forth 70 her husband. Rowan.