Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-27
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RETURN FROM
CONVENTION
State Vice Commander and
One National Delegate
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Syerican Legion convention at Minot re-
turned totthe city at noon today.
DELEGATES from, Fargo, Casselton
and several smaller posts in the'south-
east portion OF the state also passed
the city on their way home
from the convention.
The local delegates feel that the
Grand Forks post did fairly we'll at
the convention, Phillip r.. Bangs, adju-
Il tant OF the post, having been elected
state vice commander, O. Tudor owen,
delegate to the national convention,
and DR.. John II. Moore, alternate.
The convention adjourned late
Thursday afternoon after having Sc
ELECTED jamestown as the place for the
1921 convention and electing officers
Tor the cming year. The new officers
are:
National committeeman. c. L. Daw-
son., Beach; commander, +. r. Lam
ders, Minet; vice commander, Phillip
r.. Bangs. Grand Forks; adjutant,
Jack Williams. Fargo; finance officer,
LeRroy Baird. Dickinson; historian,
B William Jones, Lisbon; chaplain, Ed
z win Burling, Velva. The state is al
lowed rs delegates to the national con
rs vention. six of these were elected by
the editors convention from the state
& at large and each judicial district
named the remaining twelve. The
delegates elected at large were:
owens@Tudor Owen, Grand Forks;
Ivan Metzger, Williston: Fred Kra-
mer, Fargo;5R. j.. Kamplin. Crosby;
81 G. A. Fraser. Bismarck; Lyle Merry,
DicktnSDns
Those named by the six judicial dis
tricts were:
Elected by Districts.
First district, Lafe Carroll, Cassel-
1M fMnsEvVi11 ia ~ Ctoro To WOO. Sooora die
u trict. r. j.. Downey. Devils Lake; r.
D. Chisholm, Pembina; third district,
$sssL. M. Harris. Wahpeton; w. G. Curtis,
Lisbon; fourth district, L. Fleichert,
w jamest0wn; James Morris, Caring
ton: 5Alfth district, Joseph Blaisdale,
aDeslacsss Ivan Myers, Portal: sixth dis
trict, H. r. Biting, Belfeld; A. c.
3 Sorenson. Mandan. In the first dis
3Htr1ct, liver Aaker of Hillsboro and Guy
Wallster of Larimore were named as
~alternates. DR.. John H. Moore of
Grand Forks was elected one of the
4 alternates at large. At the opening of
afternoon session the 1921 conven-
ton was awarded to jamestown with
out opposition and C. L. Dawson, state
q commander, was elected national COM
] mitteeman by reclamation. When
nominations for state commander were
j called for the real contests of the aft
ernoon, began,
IAnders VS.. ,Traynori for Commander.
Z. r. Landers of Minot and Mack ".
Traynor of Devils Lake were placed
In nomination, Mr.. Traynor's nominal
I ton being seconded by Phillip Bangs
OF Grand Forks, who had been promi-
nently mentioned for state command
er.. but withdrew in favor of Mr.. Tray
IS nor. The ballots were cas- by delega-
e tons the chairman of each delegation
$40 . ~ - Sv ~ 81 - ~ A. . &. .
gave Landers ISL, and Traynor
/, 1876. Before the count had been on
ciAlly checked Mr.. Traynor moved that
h adjutant be instructed to cast the
unanimous vote for Mr.. LAnders,
which was done accordingly. Phillip
Bangs was nominated for vice dom.
mander and an attempt was also made
to nominate Mr.. Traynor for this office
but the latter withdrew in favor OF
Mr.. Bangs who was unanimously
elected.
Jack Williams Reelected.
Jack Williams of Fargo was op
posed for reelection as state adjutan1
i BY r. G. Harrington of Bismarck but
( before the roll call of posts had pro:
f$ceeded FAR 1t became evident thai
there, was an overwhelmingly majorit,
sin favor Of the Fargo man and Mr.
is Harrington thereupon withdrew from
1.-THE racexand Mr.. Williams reelection
was made nanimous.,L Leroy Baird o,
I Dickinson was reelected finance off
Ger without opposition. William Jone.
OF Lisbon defeated Earl T%ostevin, O.
Mandan. for reelection as state his
torian, the vote being close, and Rev
Edwin Burling of Velva was elected
state chaplain defeating L. w. Upshav
q Jamestown. Each Of the newt,
I elected officers made a brief address
Following the election OF six dele
! gates at large to the national conven