The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02
CONVENTION DELEGATES SCAT
TERED ON ORDER OF COVER
NOR-WILL MAKE TEST CASE.
SO SECRETARY SAYS
VIII Apply Monday in ChicagO-MayOr
thompson Remained at His Summer
Home and Declared He Could Not
Prevent Meet, las Pacifists Are Law.
abiding"

Chicago, Sept THE SUMMARY die.
persal here today by the police on or.
ders OF Governor Lowden Of the meet.
ing OF the organization committee of
the Peoples Council Of America for
Democracy and Peace, added Illinois 10
the forbidden states Of Minnesota Wis.
consin and Utah.
Secretary Stedman. local socialist load.
er and former candidate Of that marty
for governor, who was chairman of the
meeting, advised the two hundred dele.
gates to stay in Chicago, promising
that a court order permitting the meet.
ing would be applied for Monday.
The delegates scattered to their no.
tells. A number Of groups were in con.
ference, but darkness fell before the
paciiists knew what was to be required
of them. Some suggested leasing an
excursion boat and holding the meeting
on Lake Michigan.
Chamber Of Commerce Protests.
Governor LOwden's attention was
called TO the meeting by the Chicago
Chamber Of Commerce, which alleged
that the gathering was "avowedly an.
tagonistic TO our national purposes i'm
the present world crisis"
The governor ordered that troops take
the situation in hand, but changed his
mind and caused Chief Of Police Schuet.
tier to dispatch Wesley II Westbrook
assistant chief, with twenty men. 10
the West Side auditorium, where the
meeting was in progress
Mayor Defends Pacifists.
Mayor Thompson did not see the sit.
uation as did the governor.
Il can do nothing TO prevent them
from meeting in Chicago" he said over
the telephone from his summer home
at Lake Forest "Pacihsts are law.
abiding citizens"
Westbrook, in ordering the delegates
to leave, said
The governor of Illinois has in.
structed the chief of police to close this
meeting You may go out at once like
friends, or you will be arrested and
charged with unlawful assembly"
Had the meeting proceeded with ordi-
nary speed, an executive committee.
as was contemplated to give the organ.
ization permanency. might have been
elected before the police arrived. for the
delegates were In session for three
hours before the climax. But the az
fair moved slowly. Mr.. Stedman was
chosen temporary chairman and Gre
dentials committee was formed
Motions Pour In.
Every one present had motions TO Of
fer. They came one on another so fast
that Stedman scarcely knew what they
were and the resultant entanglements
greatly delayed progress Finally. Sted-
man was chosen permanent chairman
Of the meeting. and Lochner secretary.
and nominating committee was chosen
TO present eleven names for member
ship on the executive committee.
The nominating committee was un-
able 20 meet. however. because of the
police. II was reported they met prl.
yately elsewhere later
There had been rumors that soldiers
were coming but they did not even.
tuate. and there was belief growing
that there would be no interruption. a
delegate was trying 20 straighten out a
parliamentary tangle when suddenly
Westbrook In full police uniform and
followed by twenty Of his men appear.
ed. He marched on 10 the stage and
delivered the governors mandate. One
delegate wanted 20 adjourn In parlia.
mentary fashion, but Westbrook would
not tolerate "a word
Stedman and a few others concluded
that they wanted 90 be arrested 10 make
q test case, but the police. gently NOV.
ing them OUT declined 70 make arrests
The delegates soon dispersed. leaving
hluecoated guards az the doors.
Find Occasion for Applause.
At the opening OF the meeting. the
delegates found two occasions for ap.
plause, namely the relation by Mr.. Loeb.
ner OF his experiences al Minneapolis
and Hudson. Wis. and the arrival OF
former Congressman Berger Of Mnwau.
kee The delegates We're not aware of
the explanation by Or. David Starr Jor.
dan that his connection with the coun.
ell was temporary and largely honor.
airy until they read Il In the newspapers