Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-13
Franklin D'0Iier Is Chosen Ma
tional Commander of Organ.
lzation For Ensuing Year
After Spirited Contest,
ELECTION FOLLOWS A
TURBULENT AFTERNOON
Convention Almost Split On
Proposal to Endorse a Spe-
cific Bonus Plani Congress
Asked to Aid Soldiers,
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Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov, t2.-The
first annual convention of the Ameri-
can Legion elected Franklin D'Olier of
Philadelphia as its national command
er and voted to have congress consid-
er the advisability of approving fur
ther bonuses for service men, The
Rev. F. A. Kelly Of New York was
elected national chaplain.
DOlier was the first candidate to
be nominated. He was named by the
Arkansas delegation. California pass
ed its nominating right TO New York
and Stuyvesant Fish placed the name
of Hanford MacNider of Mason City,
Iowa, before the convention, The
Virginia delegation nominated Leslie
Jones of washington, d. c., and Ken
lucky named as its choice Emmett
ONeill of Louisville, Jack sullivan
of Seattle, who was nominated by the
| North Dakota delegates, withdrew
/ from the race, so did Chairman Henry
| d. Lindsey of Dallas Texas. nomin-
ated by the Texas delegation. The
vote was:
D'Olier, 366; MacNider, 249; Jones,
| IS; O'Nein, is.
The title of past national command
er was conferred upon Mr.. Lindsey,
who had been acting head of the le-
| gion since the st, Louis meeting,
Mass of Resolutions.
Election of the national command
| err followed a turbulent afternoon
/ when a mass of resolutions and re-
! ports were considered The conVen-
| ton for time seemed split on the
| proposal to udorse a specific bonus
/ plan and finally voted to place the
matter in the hands of the national
senate and house of representatives.
/ Representative Il. C. Johnson OF
! Aberdeen, 8, D., who served IN
4 France, supplied the Inspiration which
decided the bonus issue called to the
convention stage late in the day, he
urged the delegates to ask congress
ITO recognize and relieve the financial
disadvantages" incurred by persons
who made sacrifices to serve theii
country.
A broad variety of subjects, inciud.
ing the Centralia tragedy, industrial
unrest and the national partisan
league were touched upon. Delegates
from northern states drew up a res
Iolution assailing the activities oi
4 IeHlUGHl ~. v. lOWI Illty VI lllG lltii-
4 partisan league, but it was tabled by 9
vote of the convention The request
was made by Jack sullivan of Seattle
chairman of the committees
j Shortly before final adjournment OF
the American Legion convention to.
night, five vice chairmen were elected
They are:
Allen A. Tukey, Omaha Jane!
Brien. San Diego; ]. p. Lewis, Ions
Prairie, Mimi; A. K. Chambers, Win
throp, Mass, and William B. Toilette
Eugene, oregon.
To Give His Services Free.
Among the resolutions presented t
the convention Just before its clos,
was one fixing the salary of the ma
tional commander at $4,000 a year
Although Mr.. DOlier, the new ma
tional commander, announced h,
would accept neither salary nor ex
penses, opponents forced the resolu
ton to a vote but were defeated.
The convention came to a close a
$50 tonight. 1t was decided to opei
the 1920 convention at Cleveland, O,
September 81 The convention prob
ably will last three days.