Show WHO'S NOO IN CONGRESS E. E H. H Crump One of His Campaign Songs Is Forerunner Forerunner Forerunner Fore Fore- runner of Modern Jazz S MEMPHIS Tenn Jan 22 Few W-Few P Few if any members of the seventy second congress are more colorful or more mor thoroughly sea sea- seasoned sorted in the har hard school of politics politic S than Edward Hull Crump new representative 5 from the th t tenth C fl t h Tennessee district r b In 25 years of po political w warfare a r f a r S Crump Cramp a Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat became becam known as The Re Snapper because of a shock of red re i- i hair and a politics political S skill that made him z S formidable on th thEdward the Edward II H. His supporters credit Memphis with being one of Dixie's most progressive and governed best cities and say Crump is responsible In 1909 1900 he became became be be- came the first mayor of Memphis un under un- un dec der the new commission form of government government gov gov- for which he had fought While campaigning f for o r mayer Crump hired W. W C. C Handy negro blues writer and his military band Handy wrote a campaign song that tha was moaned from one end of Beale street to the other More musicians took it up the name and words were changed and it became became be be- came The Memphis Blues one o othe of the forerunners of modern jazz Crump at 55 appears much younger He is of medium build keen eyed am and calm but alert |