Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-05-10
Convention viii Not Visit City
as Long as Present Chief
Executive Is in Office Seems
Attitude,
SEATTLE DELEGATION
IS REFUSED SEATS
Charges of Presence Of l. W.
q W, Members Causes City to
Be Denied Representation in
Convention.
ts~ soaN,no JOURNAL SPECIAL ,u.Tso w,o'

st. Louis, Mo, May 0. Efforts on
the part OF leaders N the American
Legion to prevent questions considered
OF a political nature coming to a vote
in the caucus, were among the de-
velopments in today's session Of the
soldiers, sailors and marines organI-
zation, which is holding its first ma
tional session here. For the time be
ing. at least. the question of the atti-
tude on prohibition and on the
charges of national guard officers that
they have been unfairly Disseminated
against in favor of regular army men,
was set aside. The prohibition ques-
ton was killec III a spec.ai meeting
of the national resolutions committee
late today and the national guard
question also was temporarily laid
aside. The move is understood to
have the backing of Lieut., Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Col. B, Clark and other
leaders.
The attack against voting on prohi-
btion was led in the committee meet
ing by West Virginia and Kentucky,
Chicago Denounced.
Chicago and Mayor Thompson wt>2
bitterly denounced as unpatrotic
when the question of the next conven-
ton city came up. The Chicago dele
CATION has decorated the convention
hall with signs boosting that city, but
after speech by j. +. j. Herbert Of
Massachusetts delegates tore down
many of them.
Massachusetts viii not agree will
ingly to having n convention of sol"
dlers in the great war to 90 to city
that has as its first citizen by vote,
one who cannot measure up in any
small part to the test OF 100 per cent
American" said Mr. Herbert when
Chicago was suggested
''The hall is placarded by signs
saying The American Legion, Chicago
wants you in November II these
signs said Chicago soldiers and sailors
want you we would consider 1t, but
our reply now must be Chicago can
not have us now or any other time
until Chicago has an American for
mayor"
The applause following the speech
lasted several minutes and then the
Oregon delegates began tearing the
signs. The Nebraska delegation in
casting its vote said it wanted it known
the action was accompanied by the
sentiment, ITO hell with Big BIZ
Thompson"
John I. Cummings of Chicago re-
piled to Mr., Herbert urging the dele
gates not to lmpugn the patriotism of
$50. coo Chicagoans who rallied to the
flag because the city had "mayor o.
whitewash." Col. Luke Lee of Ten
nessee later offered a resolution de-
clarng the rejection of Chicago was
not meant as a reflection on the
patriotism of its loyal citizens. This
was carried unanimously
seattle Delegation Barred.
Pittsburgh, st. Louis and San Fran
cisco were among other cities endeav-
oring to obtain the coming convention.
The soldiers and sailors of Seattle
was barred from the organization on
the ground that its membership con-
tanned l. ". w. and other so-called
radicals. II was informed that many
of its members would be welcomed by
the legion but that they first must
sever connection with the delegation.
Sergeant Sherman Curtis, represent
ing the delegation, declared it was
endeavoring to ''clean out the |. w. w.
and Bolsheviki."
He was both Kissed and cheered at
times, but his credentials were dis
credited.
The convention elected Private p.
G. Calhoun. a marine of Bridgeport,
Conn, third vice chairman and passed
several minor resolutions, included one
urging support of the Victory Loan.