Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-04
NJ N|DER CHOSEN
HEAD Of LEGION
IOWA TO BOOST HIM FOR HIGH
EST OFFICE IN NATIONAL
ORGANIZATION.
SPIRIT LAKE CHOSEN
AS NEXT MEETING PLACE
Merry Fight Develops Over Question
of Military Train;ns-Brookhart
Faction Loses in Effort to Com
mend Compulsory Law--UniversaI
Training Approved.
Special to Times Republican.


ford McNider of Mason City, was
unanimously elected commander of
the Iowa department of the Ameri-
can Legion at the closing, session of
the second annual convention held
here yesterday. David ]. Murphy,
Dubuque, was chosen vice comman-
der.
MillaF White, Of Marshalltown.
was chosen finance officer by vote
of S92 to 56S over j. r. Geisler, of
Muscatine. Mr.. Whites election was
made unanimous. The nominating
speech placing Mr.. White before the
convention was made by Ray F.
Mcguire. one Of the Marshalltown
delegates. who emphasized the ex-
ceptional work which Mr. White has
done in the last year as commander
Of the Marshalltown post and his
work the year previous as post fl
nance officer.
James F. Barton, Of Fort Dodge,
was unanimous choice for state adj
jutant. The fight which was expect
ed for this office failed to mater
5ialize after a motion was adopted by
the convention to make the office OF
the adjutant one which would nee
essitate the entire time of the en-
/cumbent and pay him a salary of
SO 500 a year. Raymond Smith,
Council Bluffs. was elected histor-
ian; DR.. j. C. Cole, Oelwein, was
elected master at arms, and the Rev.
Father p. NJ. McDermott, of Wood
bine, chaplain. John F. ssteck. of
sOttumwa. was reelected national
executive committeeman; and Harry
f.. Evans, of Davenport, alternate.
Following the election of officers
forty-two delegates representing the
eleven congressional districts in the
state to go to the national conven-
ton at Cleveland were chosen. In adj
dition to these nineN delegates at
large in the state were elected.
Spirit Lake won over Davenport
as meeting place for the 1921 con-
vention.
Boost MeNider Foh National Office.
Resolutions adopted by the con-
.vention included Endorsement of
Hanford McNider for national COM
mander Of the legion; support Of the
five fold plan ofsadjustedN compensa-
ton for former service men, state
legislation for additional compensa-
ton for each man who entered the
servicea from Iowa, of SIS for each
month in the service; extension OF
time inn which war risk insurance
may be reinstated without medical
cxainlnation; state legislation pro-
yiding tall the special benefits now
granteds to veterans of the civil and
Spanish wars be extended to yeter-}
ans Of the world war; that the board
of war risk insurance, federal bureau
of vocational training and United
States public health service be placed
under one directing head; publica-
ton Of the. names Of all alien slack
ers and their prosecution by the gov
eminent; state law to legalize box
ing, and a state law prohibiting the
use or the teaching OF, any foreign
language in the public schools up to
and including the eighth grade.
Scrap Over Training Resolution.
On the last resolution to be pro-
posed. a sharp contest arose which
called forth bursts of unusual soldier
oratory. The resolution had to do
with universal military training. The
committee, heat1ed by Smith w.
Brookhart, of Washington, split to
S on the recommendation Of this res
olution. The outcome was in favor
OF Mr.. Brookharls opponent, and the
adoption Of a resolution favoring
anniversary military training under
competent instruction, disapproval OF
compulsory military training in time
Of peace. and instructions to dele
gates to the national convention TO
use their influence for the passage
of such resolution in the national
conventions.
An attempt was made to make the
state Headquarters coincide with the
home city of the adjutant failed at
ter a hot debate and Des Moines was
selected as the headquarters for AM
other year. a