Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-26
WEST RLY

Bourdon A. Babcoek, Frank L. Lar kin and James Donohue, the represent atives of Merrill Post, Westerly, al the annual convention of ths American 1 l.:.inp uf Rhode Island. hold Friday Iarii Saturday, in Nepo~t, race strong effort to have the next conven- ton in Westerly, but was beaten out 1 by Woonsocket by just one vote. The opening address Friday was by Gov ernor R. Livingston Beeckman, who urged the legion men to make up thelr minds what they wanted for them selves and the community and go get it. State Commander Johnson presided
 and reported an increase in the uImb ar
 of posts in the state from 27 to 34 since 1 last convention.
 1 Addresses were made at the session by Grover s. Sexton of the Nationa! Bureau of War Risk Insurance, 1terart- ment commander A. Janseer of Michi : gan. Frederick T. McC1oud, represent . ing the federal board Of voc 4tibnal ed- ucation Joseph H. Deegah of Frovi- dence state representative Of the war risk insurance, and apta.n Norman IL. Case. of the Rhode Island state ben us board. The latter address was of particular interest to the legion men. as it explained to them many points iupon which they had been seeking in formation and advice. He aswered many questions at the close of his ad- dress.
 | Officers were selected as follows, at the Saturday afternoon session: ! William P. Sheffield, Jr., of Newport 1 state commander: John r. Hartigar, of Newport. first vice commander; Louis | G. Howard of Woonsocket, second vice l commander; John F. Herman, of Prov idence, adjutant; Louis G. Fisher, Jr. of Harrington, treasurer; Rev. John 1 O'Reilly of Providence, chaplain. Luke H. allan, of Bristol, was the opposing candidate for state commander. MT Sheffield was elected by vote of $ to 32
 The delegates elected to represen. the state in the national convention are Edward Buxton Percy Can1weil Earle B. Dane. John Tiernan. Dr 1 James F. Hawkins, James E. Littlaield | Lee Howard, Patrick D. Brown, o1 Providence; Dr. Patrick J. Manning
 North kingstown William P. Sheffield
 IT,, Newport; Earl G. Howard, Paw tucket
 The alternates elected are: aDavid iC. Ableman, Dr. Charles S. Gfomley Henry R. Johnson John D. Jones Charles E. Smith, of Providence: Johr
 Funberg, George Laird, of Newport Arthur Briden, East Providence; Ar
 thur D. Hawkinsoh Warwick.
 A resolution was adopted in favor O.
 the Wasson bill for the benefit of dis
 abled soldiers and another endorsed
 the interest of the legion in the Rhode
 Boy Scouts of Amer ica.
 Another important resolution of par
 ticular interest to the women auxili-
 aries was introduced by Delegate Bern
 stein of Newport that the eligibility tt
 membership in the women's auxiliarie:
 of the American Legion should be ex' tended to mothers, wives, sisters ant daughters of honofably discharged vet
 erahs and veterans who had beer placed on inactive duty and that tht
 delegates to the national convention b'
 instructed to urge this change.
 The new farmer labor ticket has nt
 official standing in Rhode Island ant the names of candidates for presiden
 tial electors cannot go on the state bal lot unless a sufficient number O names were filed with nomination pap, , CTS. Under Rhode Island law ter l pepr cent. of the vote case must be fol 9 party ticket to receive state recosni ton. As the new party did not exis at the last election it has not presen standing. If five hundred qualified
 electors, however, sign nomination papers and file them with the secre tary of state within the time required by law, the candidates names will b. paced on the Cftlcial ballot.
 Some ettns has evidently gone Wron! | with Rev. Frank Decker, former pas tor of the Pawcatuck Congrega tiena
 church, and now pastor of the Con
 gregational church in the village O
 Chepatchet. Like the door keeper il the Grant administration, writing to [ friend said, I'm a 'biger' man thai
 Grant He was soon convinced to tn . contrary. Rev. MT. Decker writing | : the New York Times, says:
 : T was born into the republican par : ty, but nothing could induce me to vot it's ticket again until it repents Of it : gross and cruel treatuert of Presiden Wilson. It ought to be rebuked 10 ] it's damnable betrayal of eur country . nc; CT. Through 1t we ave mefite the contempt of tne world wn!c , President Wilson led to regard us wit , highest respect And he effort Of re publican leaders, Ike Harding, Ts.3 < Hoover and the rest, to make Wilso f l responsible for this change in tn l worlds attitude toward us fills m Isou1 with pity, if not contempt for then ) They have exalted their party abov ] holy principle, and for that reaso