Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-01

His report was a weak, glittering
glossy tumble of words. He didn't
even report" a receipt (though pester-
ed to do sol to the secretary and treas
urer for that $1,000 Transportation. .
money.
OF course the San Francisco people
and press were in a state of mind over
the threatened loss Of the convention
at the last minute. But Parsons wig
gled in. out and around everything
with everybody, and, to his credit as
a "slate-maker' be It said, won a re-
election And the surprising part OF
&c is that mo st 6fthe "slate work. was
done on the trip West, with most of
the delegates inclined to hold him
wholly responsible for all the confu-
sion, etc. incident to that dark mud
die. Attendance at that convention
was impaired considerably, and Par
sons prOcrastination and Chicago
scheme did it. Some delegates started
for the Chicago convention and Tor
one reason or another could get no
further Some considered it too long
a walk to the other" convention. 9th
ers reached Chicago after the special
train left, and In disgust returned
home. There was a hot time in New
York on the return Of the band.
His annual report contained not a
single suggestion that later bore fruit
He wanted State vice-presidents (about
45) to come to conventions at the asso-
ciation's expense.
The expensive officers meeting In
Washington was not dignitied by re-
ference in the presidents annual re-
port. The convention adjourned with
out word about that $4,000 save as
an item in the treasurer's report, which
read: John N. Parsons transporta-
tion guarantee, $4,000" And yet the
little giant was reelected.
On his return to New York he ma
neuvred a complimentary vote i'm the
letter carriers x. Of L. assembly; ar
forwards worded it to suit himself, and
then had eX.Congressman Quigg induce
Senator Platt to insist on Postmaster
Van Cott retaining superintendent Of
City Delivery Morgan (the subject OF
the vote). But Mr.. Van Cott, not want
ing him i'm that position had him made
assistant postmaster instead Of 'hrlng
the old-time tyrant
The second annual meeting Of the
officers was held i'm Washington Feb. .
and 10, 1898. Sixteen officers and COM
mitteemen were present Not a par
ticle of good resulted; no business
| transacted. The little giant was ad'
mired and 1attered by his sycophantlc
followers, who owed the junlet to him
not that all the officers were in this
| class-but two-thrds of them were
| One of them, failing of recognition In
his home association, Joined a branch
| association 40 miles away, was selected
/ to represent CD it at the Grand Rap
| ids convention (unconstitutionally)t
and thereat bags the Office Of state
vice-president, which gave him voice
and seat at San Francisco, where, with
| thirty odd proxies in his inside pocket
| he was a desirable occupant Of Par
sons band wagon. Some Of those prox
/ les should have been thrown out by the
committee on credentials-two al
] least-the branches that issued them
being in bad standing at the time. he
was needed on Parsons slate. Inc
man never labeled by the carriers OF
/ his home city as fit to represent them
| claiming to represent a branch with
/ four members in a city having seven
teen carriers, had as much voice as the
/ DELEGATION from a city having $50 car
riers! Think OF It, first class men!
Those proxy votes got him on the eX
ecutive board. He is on the legislative
committee now He likes that better
/ There is bound to be a falling out In
. farsons' official admiration clique
sooner or later, perhaps at Chatta
nooga, and then some people will have
an eye-opener.
The New York delegates secured the
adoption of the first equalization Dill
at the Detroit convention in return FOL
votes against Goodwin. Equalization
has been an annual bone" ever since
About that new berth mentioned
4 above. 1t seems Parsons is afraid oI
defeat. or else would prefer handling
the legislative fund to being president
At any rate, the scheme" is to have
him selected as permanent residen
legislative representative Of the asso
citation at Washington. A good thing
for Parsons. Think 1t over, you boy
in Chattanooga 1.-THE Globe will cir
culate among you next week. Boy
will have It for you at cents a copy
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! Departments Of our great Govern
ment)
A Colonel Chase. Of Toledo, was paiC
$500 extra, according to agreemen
with him and Cutler, just because tina
salary bill passed the Senate in 1896
though what that lobbyist had to dt
with pushing it along never will b,
discovered Others did the work.
After the testimonial scheme wal
. knocked in the head, Parsons caugh
on to the American Gold Mining Co.
about which he circularized his ac
. quaintances, inviting them to invest
. Il was reported some time ago that tn
, concern was not the gilt-edged anal
Parsons reported 1t to be.
About the San Francisco transporta
tion fake, Parsons wrote, August IA
1897. "Those Philadelphia people ar
responsible for the present delay"
Up to 1897 the secretary secured
transportation. Parsons took the mat
ter out Of his hands. About a week be
fore the Toledo convention Parson
hurried to Washington, and after al
unexpected delay Of two days, journey
, ed home with a warrant on the assc
cations treasury for $500. 1t seem
= he sent a claim to the executive boar
for that amount, stating It was loane
by (his) branch 36, Of New York, t
!. the legislative committee. To thei
b dlscredlt be It said, the bill was unan
q mously approved by the board. IN
4 secretary hung II up and wrote tn
a board and other officers his reasons TO
j. so doing. Then it was Parsons calle
e on the secretary. The latter called
e a steal, said the branch had not Tn