The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24

Mr. lN.ilS was porn III flttlb4l' y d.
nearly sEty-liVe years ago, but his
family moved to Brooklyn when he was
"a child and II was in Brooklyn that he
began his education. He was the SON
of Augustus WINS. an Euglishmdn. lie
was one OF the nrst graduates of Aoe!-
phi Academy in Brooklyn, Waerc lie went
TO school with Seth Low, and then was
graduated from the Columbia Law
school. After his graduation from the
academy. MIR. WINS was employed for "A
short time by the publishing nIm OF -
Appleton n Go. He was admitted go the
bar in 1873 AMI In 1879 was admitted TO
practice before the United States Su-
preme Court. He began the practice Of
law In Brooklyn as a member OF the
firm Of Bergen x WINS, and Il was At
that time he entered politics,
lie Joined in the movement; headed by
Gen. Slocum against the 'Iilooklyn
Ring" The fight was directed against
Hugh Mclaughlin, then the uud sputed
boss of the Brooklyn democratic or
ganiZatlun. and the light was 50 success
fll that Il drove McI.aughl'n into re-
tirement for three years. In l>IH he
was associated with the prosecution OF
the O'Iteilly cases in l}rook'Nu, which re-
suited in the fning ana Imprisonment %
the Brooklyn Board OF Aldermen for
| contempt OF court.
Attacks upon political abuses and upon
intrenched ORGANIZATIONS proved 10 he
congenial 10 the young lawyer. In 1881
he became private secretary TO Mayor
william X, Grace, Joined the County
Democracy ana was active In that pow
erful opposition TO Tammany until the
nomination of Mayor Edison. He was
appointed a School Commissioner OF The
city In lNN2 aud served uutIl 1855. de-
voting himself especially to the study
of Industrial education. When Mayor
Grace was reelected he appointed Mr..
WINS as city Chamberlain at IA salary
of $4,000 a year, out of which office
expenses were paid. lie remained Cham
berlain during the administration of
Mayor Hewitt and was succeeded hv
Richard Croker when Mayor Hugh j.
Grant took office.
He returned to the practice Of law. to
promoting the cause of manual training
and to his fight for ballot reform. In
1891 he was made counsel for the Sem
ate investigating committee, headed hy
j. Sloat Fassett, which was appointed Ia
examine into the government of New
York city. II was In his c~rnSs-eNamiua-
ton of Richard Croker during hat pro-
Cceding which revealed that Mr. Twins
was one of the most brilliant prosS-cN.
aminers the bar had ever produced. His
elaborate report Of the work Of the
committee established his equation uS
an expert in municipal affairs.
Always an efficient organizer, Mr.
WINS was one Of the founders of the
state Bar Association and WAS "A mem
Der of its first cA,cutive committee. lt
took n leading part in founding the
Reform club, which aided In" cause O'
tariff reform. end in the Commonwealth
cub. which agitatcd for ballot reform
BESIDES these Mr., Ivins's clubs were tn.
Manhattan, Players, !.otoa, Gr"ll"r
hrdslcy. New York Yacht, larchmon'
Yacht, Columbia Yacht, ~Scawanhak.
Corinthian, Golf, Riding, Lawyers anC
the Municipal Art Society.
In 1905 he accepted the Republican
nomination for Mayor. His prinCipa
; opponent was George b, Mcclellan, can
! didat of the Democratic party. Mr.
WINS was defeated. -Four years late
he managed the MGyoralty campaign @
) William II, Hearst In the three corncro'
. contest between William j. iaynor, Ott'
T. Bannard and Mr.. Hearst, Mr., lyin
after leaving the County Democracy il
the earlier years of his political carec