The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-27
VETS GATHER
FOR REUNION
Credentials Committee Con-
siderS Questions 10 Come
Up for Action.
BIG PARADE is PLANNED

Cleveland, o., Sept. 27,--More than
1000 delegates were in their seats In
the Hippodrome theater this morning
when Franklin D'oller, national COM
mander. called 10 order the second
annual convention OF the American
Legion. The floor OF the theater re-
sembled one OF the big political con-
ventions, state standards and pennants
designating seats allotted TO the various
Commander D'olier presented Rev.
Francis J. Kelly Of Troy, N. Y, the
lighting chaplain" who delivered tho
o hTGgstlon Mov poll %'Is the natiOnHI
welcomed the visitors and delegates
In behalf OF the city.
Then In order came the report nj the
national commander. the report Of the
program, naming OF convention COM
mittees, announcement OF the time and
place OF the meeting OF these COM
mittees and the reports OF the national
adJutant ana the national treasurer.
Parade Of Veterans.
the convention prepared to adjourn
AZ noon TO witness the parade this aft
ernoon OF approximately 10000 former
soldiers and ex-service women, the fea-
ture or the three days convention.
One Of the first important matters TO
be presented before the convention
after the prellminarles was a report OF
the credentials committee. The COM
mittee was In session early today to
decide two questions, which. after pro-
tacted debate, failed TO end in a solu-
c lion a. meeting OF the executive
These are. "Shall each department be
allowed only its Ave delegates mt large
and one additional delegate for each
even 1000 paid up members. OF shall II
be allowed an additional delegate for
each 1000 paid up members or major
fraction thereof"
Right 10 Vote.
Shall the posts IN foreign countries
BIO allowed votes In the convention
The credentials committee comprises
one member from each recognized de-
tion, including. all states, the District
OF Columbia Alaska and Hawaii.
-. whether nm additional delegate would
be seated by states having a majority
OF 900 paid up members effected 20
The question OF the seating OF dele
gates or their proxies from foreign
countries or outlying territorial pos
SESSIONS OF the United States involved
SO votes
Pending decision of these two oues-
lions the voting strength at the con-
ventlon ranged between Loaf and 1856.
The executive committee decided last
night that representation In the con-
Ventlon HnOuid pc on the OASIS OF paid
up dues Aug, 10 last, which on that
date totaled sis,6so. There was strong
objection TO this ruling by many states,
New Jersey, where II was
said the membership had been in
creased by eleventh hour efforts from
%, 900 to 10000.
National dues for moro than 1000
men have been received II was said. |
How the case OF the ex-servlce men. |
and particularly the disabled, has been |
In washington during, the |
past ten months was shown by the re-
port OF John Thomas Taylor. chairman |
OF the national legislative committee.
Bills Affect Veterans.
In all, 474 different bills were pre-
scented to the Sixty-eixth congress that |
islatlve committees duty wRB to see
that action was taken on them.
The hrst convention OF the Legion IN |
minneapolis last November adopted a