Bisbee daily review., 1919-07-15
COCH|SE EX-SERV|CE MEN STAR IN
 CONVENTION PROCEED|N GS; VOTE .AS UNIT, HARMONY PREDOM|NATES
DetIoff Elected Member Executive Committees Every Branch of Service Represented by BiSbee Leaders at Convention Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
  Meeting Called for Friday Night at City Hall to Organize Permanent Post for Bis bee Vets.

| and bring all their buddies. Bisbee dele gates were the backbone of the state convention and fin order to make it big ger success in the days to come all Bis bee and vicinity service men are urged to make 1t a point to attend this meet ing Friday night.
 Some of Our 8Isbee Stars at the Convention. The Cochise delegates were unanimous in their praise of Messrs. AnGius, Detloff, Doyle. Sanders. and Egan in their work at the convention. representing the per sonnel from all branches of the service army. navy and marine corps--it was representative and the results speak for themselves.
 For those who could not get away to attend the convention The Review prints herewith the full happenings Of the big time at the convention.
 Spirited contests for the executive com mittee. the delegation to attend the Ma tional convention in Minneapolis, in No vember. and over the adoption of the resolutions and part of the constitution and bylaws. featured the last days ses- sion of the American Legion. Arizona branch. that closed its convention at Tue son Saturday.
 Though the convention was called to meet at 10 o'clock Friday morning. it did not get under way until nearly in the afternoon. This was due to the fail urA of the committees to make their re ports Upon converting in the afternoon. however. the first fe;,ort was offered and from that time on the convention was in constant session until it closed.
 Except in a couple Of instances there | n syaf fn from various parts of the state.
 The first argument arose over the reso Iutions This was ended after Il consid- erable debate. part of the same argu- lment entered the discussion and vote on I thes constitution aud bylaws which was changed in minor parts to agree with several other actions taken by the con vention.
 After the arguments in regard to the i resolutions and constitution had been dis pensed with the assembly took up the matter of the election of officers in ad- dition to those already chosen. Yuma Man Vice-commander.
 w H. westover of Yuma proposed the name of Walter Sandberg of Yuma. for vice-commander. and this closed the nom- | nations.
 Upon tho call for nominations for ex ecutive committeeman. there were more nominations than places. Tl,is was solved by one of the candidates. before the vote had been completed. in moving the election be made unanimous. The same thing occurred in the selection of dele gates to the national convention. With the report of the committee on permanent headquat ters. the first test of strength aross in the days session. That ! committee recommended thaC the perfna- nent headquarters oe ssIven to Phoenix. | l. B. .IoraleInon of Coch1se. arose and suggested that tho state organization ! follow tho system adopted by the national American Legion. following the residence O: the state commander MI. Joralemon made his suggestion in the form of a mo- ton and explained that in addition to that feature he called attention to. there was another objection in that the head i quarters might be made susceptible to the political influences in the capital. Maricopa Makes Offer. CeloTa M. Stoddard of Maricopa, then detailed that Maricopa was ready to raise s3).000 for the erection of a permanent headquarters building in Phoenix if the state would raise ssOOOO. Joralemon then amended his former motion to read that the headquarters should remain in Phoe- nix one year and then be placed whcrev- CT the next convention of the legion should designate.
 Motion was then made to table the motion of Mir. Joralemon of Bisbee and this was carried 166 votes for the tabling and 3S (Cochise) against. | The next report submitted was that of the committee on the city to receive the next convention. This committee reported in favor of Globe and the date. as amend ' ed on the floor. August 15. Tn" next report was that of tine com mittee on resolutions and it was made by John Sanders of Bisbee, chairman of the committee.
 Text of Resolutions.
 The committee on resolutions submit
 ted the following report:
 Resolved. That this convention 20 or
 record as condemning those responsibl. | for protecting the men who refused full | military service to the United States. ir accordance with the Act Of Congress ! May IS. 1917. and who were tried by gen.
 eral court martial. sentenced 10 prisor and later fully pardoned restored to duty i and honoraby discharged with all back l pay and allowances given them: and as
 condemning further the l. w. w. inter
 national Socialists and Anarchists ir
 their efforts to secure the release Of these men already pardoned. and those still ir prison serving sentence.
 Be it further resolved That this con- vention demand full and complete inves- tigation by Congress of the trial and con
 viction of these parties and their subse- | quent pardon
 Condemn Misuse of Uniform. Whereas. It Is recognized that the uni ] form nf fhn United Etafes Is as rnl1ch a