Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-02
.PAC|F|sT CONVENTION
DISPERSED BY POLICE
Illinois Added to Forbidden States
Of Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Utah.
ORGANIZATION IS FORMED
Louis n. Lochner, Executive Secro-
tary, Claims Object Of Meeting
Was Attained Before 1t was Inter.
rupted by Arrival of BIuecoats.
IBy Aa.ociated press.

CHICAGO, September 1.-The organ
izins committee of the Peoples Coun-
Gil OF America for Democracy and
Terms OF Peace disbanded hero to-
night. Louis II. Lochner. executive
secretary. issued a statement to that
effect and stated that the delegates
had accomplished their purpose. He
issued the following formal statement:
I'VE have formed a permanent or
ganization. which was our purpose.
and we are satisfied. This was done
before the police stopped the meeting
In the West Side Auditorium. and we
are now dlsbanded-" ss;rs -,t ..,bs,;.
What the meeting accompIIshsds 6e-
EFore tho advent OF tisAt4psaae4
appoint nominating comhfttees This
committee was said to have power to
act as an executive committee. The
members OF the nominating committee
are: Professor Robert n. Lovett, Uni
versity of Chicago: Victor Berger. Mil
waukee: James Salutsky. New York:
Mary Winsor. Philadelphia; Emily
Green Balch. Wellesley College: Frank
Stevens. Delaware; Sarah Bard Field.
San Francisco. and L. Naybrick. San
Antonio, Texas.
The summary dispersal of the meet
Ing of the organization committee here
this afternoon by the police on order
from the Governor. added Illinois to
the forbidden States of Minnesota, Wis
consin and Utah.
Seymour Stedman. the local Social
'st leader. and former candidate of that
rarty for Governor, who was chair
man of tho meeting. counseled the
delegates who numbered about 200, to
n tel
order permitting the meeting would be
applied for on Monday Later 1t Yves
decided in secret session of leaders
to hold no meeting in Chicago. and
debate conferred upon whether to force
the convention on Minneapolis or to
go to Washington.
Tho delegates were still belligerent.
and some who suggested leasing an
excursion boat and holding the meet
ing on Lake Michigan were secuted as
lacking the courage of their convic-
tions.
NO ORGANIZATION
|. TO COORDINATE EFFORTS
The council is said to have large
number of local chapters, but no ma
tional organization to coordinate their
efforts. 1t was to form such. body
retary, sought a meeting place
Governor Lowden's attention was
called to the meeting by the Chicago
Chamber Of Commerce, which alleged
that the gathering was "avowed:y an.
taEonistic to our national purposes In
the present world crisis"
The Governor ordered that troops
take the situation in hand but changed
his mind and got Chief OF Police
schuettler on the long distance tele-
phone. The latter at once dispatched
wesley H. Westbrook, the assistant
chief. with twenty men in automobiles
TO the West Side Auditorium, where
the meeting was in progress. L.
mayor thompson, who was at his
summer home at the suburb of Lake
Forest, when asked II he would pre-.
vent the meeting being held, said: II
can do nothing to prevent them from
meeting in Chicago. Paciasts ar. law
abiding citizens"
IN SESSION THREE HoURs
it BEFORE POLICE APPEAR
Tho delegates were in session for
three hours before tho police appeared,
put nttie progress had been made in
erecting permanent organization.
There had been rumors that the
sold:ers were coming, but mono ap.
peared, and the belief prevailed that
there would be no interruption. A
delegate was trying to straixhten out
parliamentary tangle when West
orook, followed by twenty of his m an.
suddenly appeared. He marched
straight on to the platform and deliy-
ereo. the Governors mandate. ono
delegate wanted to adjourn in parIIa-
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