Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-17
Journalist.

The Nelo York Times was represented
at the recent Chattanooga Convention by
al authenticated youth, who called him
self Crapsey.
The most striking characteristic of Crap
sey seemed to be desire to impress upon
every one with whom he came in contact,
the fact thai he came from New York.
and that he was connected with the Times
of that city. He was fully convinced that
he was the most important parsonage ever
seen in this section, and the English Ian
guage was too faint TO express the contempt
he felt for everything and everybody out
side of New York. He has familiar way
Of speaking of the prominent men of this
country, which leads the awe-stricken
hearer 70 believe that he is in daily and
hourly communication with all the big
wigs of the land.
While stopping day or two in this city
last week. he endeayOred to send lengthy
dispatch to the Times, but was told by the
manager at the telegraph Office that as he
was an entire stranger to him, it would be
necessary for him to be identified at the
office, or prepay the message very neces-
Sary precautiOn, as telegraph men some
times learn to their cost, But how Crap
sey did rave at this He charged up and
down the office, told those thoroughly
frightened lightning handlers that his name
was CrapSey, aud that he'd make times ex-
ceedingly lively for them. Then he rush
ed of, and after half ali hours absence,
burst in at the telegraph office again, and
told the manager, Mr.. Fisher-a man who
can afford to forget more that Crap
sey ever knew-that he had written
Charley so and so, one of the New York
Board of Directors of the Western Union
Company. a full account of the matter, and
that be might expect his discharge in a few
DAYS, at which terrible threat Fisher smiled
serenely.
Upon reaching Chattanooga, our red
headed newspaper chap was thoroughly
disguised at everything he saw. The citi-
Zens Of tE6 place learned in ten minutes
after his arrival that that distinguished
looking stranger was Mr.. CraBSey, of the
NelC York Times, he himself having in
duStriOusly circulated the important infOr-
nation, aud they were mortified nearly to
death at hearing Of CFapsey's dissatisfaction,
as they were specially desirous of finding
favor in his sight.
Then Crapsey found much fault with
the hall in which the convention was held,
which disgust he telegraphs the paper he
represents, in the following words and
figures, tO-wit:
"The hall in which the convention met,
was, like the town of ChattanOOga-half
finished. The walls were especially in
complete, and the floor was coye,ed with
saw-dust, which gave forth a most unsavory
smell. The local committee had, howev-
er, done all IA their power to makethe bar
racks preSentable, and the stage was taste
fllly carpeted and decorated with flags.
There we're upright placards to designate
the places Of the various States, in faint
imitation of the habits Of National conven-
tions. and these constituted the prepara-
tiOns which had been made for the meeting
of the body"
NJ. CrapSey was not only displeased
with the arrangements made by the "lOcal
committee" but lac was also displeased
With the convention itself. Hear him:
".rhat il was not an enthusiastic body
was apparent rroiii the fact that only twice
during his harangue did Il break into APP
piauSe. and its consistency appeared by the
fact that on E2ither occasion was there the
slightest occasion for tifese approving mani
fes atoms"
For this conduct the members OF the
convention cannot ice too severely censuTed,
as it was manifestly their duty TO await a
signal from CFapSey as to the proper time
and place for approving manifestations"
Crapsey winds up his column and half |
PepOrt in this glOOmv fashion, again cut
ting to the heart those unfortunate Chatta- |
nOOgaians:
There is no telling whsn the eonven-
tion will adjourn. Ii it makes as rapid |
progress hereafter as it did to-day, it will |
probably get through before the November
elections, but matters will doubtless be ac-
tomorrow, and an effort made'to
bring on the final scene in tins eTeDipg |,
Nobody is sufficiently enamored of this n
town to remain here a moment longer than
IS absolutely necessary. and it is in this
fact that the friends Of short session find
their greatest comfort
II Is great honor to have a New York
reporter visit us, and We trEst We know how
o appreciate the same, |