The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-08-25
SOUTH DAKOTA
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GOV. McMASTER TELLS OF SALE
OF SIX MILLION BONUS
Y
BONDS.

Rapid City, Aug. 25.-South Da-
kota's six million dollar bond issue,
authorized by the last legislature for
the payment of soldiers compensa-
tion, has been. sold to the Guaranty
Trust company of New York City.
The announcement of the sale was
made by Governor w. H. McMaster,
service men attending the third an
nual convention of the South Dakota
department of the American Legion.
The sale was effected last Saturday
in Pierre, he said. but final confir-
nation was received in a wire from
Irving B. Fischer, of the companp.
When Governor McMaster rose to
address the convention of ex-service
men, every man in the house jumped
to his feet and Joined in a bedlam of
tinued for several minutes, Governor
McMaster repeatedly raising his hand
for silence, in order to begin talking.
In his speech, Governor McMaster
dealt especially with the service that
the Legion can render to the coun-
try. He complimented the Legion
naires ON stand taken against radio
alism of all forms. and urged 1t TO
continue as the surest safeguard to
American ideals.
The ex-service men cheered the
chief executive of the state to the
echo when he referred to Jack
Dempsey, heavyweight champion as
the man who was back of the Amer
ican soldiers at the front.
''Yes, thousand miles back of
them. in a New York shipydrd. =
Numbered the governor, amid deaf
ening applause.
That the Legion continue their
policy of remaining out of political
fights was also urged by Governor
McMaster
There are prospects of fight on
a proposition to redistrict the state.
making 13 instead of seven districts
as at present. This change is em-
bodied in the report of the constitu-
tional committee Action on the re-
port is being delayed until some time
today.
Considerable opposition is being
evidenced to this part of the report,
and also to the amendment proposed
which would make department ad1u-
tant appointive by the executive COM
mittee, at the suggestion of the de-
partment commander. At present
the office is elective. A fight is
promised on this feature also.
Report of the rules committee
was adopted, including clause pro-
viding for the united system of voting
ON officers. 1t is not believed that
this change will make any material
difference in the fight on between
Fred B. Ray, jrcsent commander
and L. L. Stephens, Pierre. for office
commander.
A caucus of posts west of the Mis-
souri, river shows them for Fred g..
Ray, Yankton, present department
commander, for reelection, with the
exception of the Rosebud country.
This has not been caucused, but Is
reported to be strongly for Ray. This
would indicate that Rap will have a
strong following.
A collection of $231 was raised in
few minutes among those In the
convention hall to bring disabled SOL
diers from Ft. Meade to the conven-
tiou today.
H. f. Dickensheets, of the veter-
ans bureau at Washington. announc-
ed in an address to the convention,
that drive would be startde at once
in South Dakota to round up all ex-
service men in the state in need OF
compensation, hospital assistance, vo-
cational training, or treatment.
american Legion posst and members
were asked to assist in this work.