The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-09
American Legion Elects a
Former Mayor of Dallas
First Chairman.
ROOSEVELT REFUSES PLACE
Tumultous Cries 1--WE Want
Teddy" Fail to Induce Him
to Accept Honor.
PRlVATES' CANDIDATE LOSES
Sergeant Sullivan Of Wash
ington Beaten; Resolution
Raps /. w. w.

1T LpllS, May \ Determined
efforts by tho delegates to the ma
llunnl caucus uf tho American Lc-
gion, which opened hero today.
TO force the chlirmanshlp Of the or.
ganlIallon on Lieut. Col Theodore
Roosevelt failed and Col Henry u.
Lindsey. OF Dallas. Texas. was eloct-
cd chairman,
For nearly three hours tho dele
satcH urged the nomination Of
Colonel Roosevelt, who stcadfaHtly
declined. saying no had no desire
10 hold office In the organization"
but simply wanted TO be IA booster
Aflcr several speeches In which he
urged tho caucus to take him at
his word and nominate someone
else, he shouted nm tell you Just
why ! can't accept this nomination,
1hcy Hay | am u politician and that
I formed this organization 10 make a
krnnGstnnd play and -----'
Stlil Want Him.
shouts OF mo. no" drowned him
out and after trying for 80 minutes
| to establish order Colonel Roosevelt
! finally sank exhausted into his chair
| The pandemonium continued for
nearly an hour shouts OF we want
| Teddy" and make him take t,'
predomlnating The session took on
| the appearance OF college mass
meeting, various college yells filling
the air and always with We want
Teddy" at tho end.
Col Bennett clark, son OF speaker
Clark. then temporarily took the
chair and told the convention that
! IA N
accept the nomina ton and requested
/ that someone make "A motion To that
effect Tho motion WAS made, hut
Colonel Roosevelt again Insisted thai
| he could not hold office In the or
ganlzRtlon and tho caucus finally sc-
ceded TO his wishes. his opponents
Offered 10 withdraw and make his
nomination unanimous
priystrs' Candidate Loses.
Opposing Colonel Lindsey, who was
supported bv Colonel Roosevelt, was
Sergeant Jack sullivan OF Seattle,
wash tho candidate of the buck
privates Sullivan's name was Win
drawn when the state of Washing.
ton was reached In the voting and AZ
hls request Colonel Llndslcys election
made unanimous, The vote AT me
Time was Lindsey G3O sullivan, 2Op
colonel Lindsey. who was decorai-
ed with the distinguished service
medal. vac formerly mayor OF Dallas,
Texas Tho day his torn Of otflgc eN-
pircd he enlisted, serving In thc serN,
Ice ~ supply In France. Tie VIII hold
office only until tho next ConV"ntlo ION
which probably will be In November
Sergeant sullivan was unanimous
10 elected first vice chairman and
seaman Fred VI Humphreys OF
Roswell. y n. was chosen second
vice chairman.
A third vice chairman. member
~ tho marines. viii be elected to-
morrow. the Roosevelt Ovatious caus.
ing such delay In the meeting thal
ain the business scheduled could not
hc handled.
Lieut. COT Eric wood OF washing
ton was elected secretary
Formal announcement was made
today hy delegates from tho far
west that they would cndeavor to
have the convention take definite hc.
ton concerning the W. w. and
bulshovism,
Iaps Reds.
Sergeant Sullivan presented reso-
luton to be acted upon tomorrow
which SAYS In part
whereas. There is an element Nv
Ing among MS who mistake In.
erty for license free speech for
anarchy. and who by their actions
and speeches and radical papers
would rcJolutionizo TINS government
and make this land ~ freedom lInl
OF free lnNc hC II
"Rcsol,cd That ihia convention
petition congress that All members
OF organizations such ts w w.
hul.hoylN and Kindred organizations