Show I L AUTHOR IN POLITICS Edward I W Townsend Is another literary r man who has broken Into political life recently lIe has been nominated for congress by tho Democrats of one of the New Jersey district The Seventh New Jersey district which will bo tho scene of his political efforts has been dcC w i represented In congress br a He pUblican for the last in years but it is a close district aid Townsend will only have a majolty oC a few hundred votes to overcome v Ily the average reader Townsend Is a uornl chiefly as the creator of that unliino remem IInli slangily interesting young gentleman Chlmmlo io addon whoso selftold T I adventures and or perlcnces made Interesting reading a dozen years ago Ho also wrote the Major Max sketches as well liS several novels plajs and poems of varied sort Although ho sketches was born lived much of his life in San Francisco In Cleveland 0 ho whero ho k writer and where he first made worked as II now8aper Hi I t M u a reputation as Oil author I or clover articles special and humorous bits that wore Uiiniv t widely years put be has wOlllcd on Ue New York ne copied and f ff For soma homo In the pretty town of Montclalr IIlWSIJllIIlrs and has mtle his N J Jill The present Is his first serious venture within into llollllcs easy reach ° f th ° metrop ° i f |