Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-09-02
GLASGOW WINS FOR
LEGION CONVENTION
Resolutions Adopted At Lex;ng-
ton Meeting Opposing Par
doning of Deos
(By Associated Press)


Kentucky Department of thu
American Legion, in session her,
today. chose Glasgow for mex
years meeting place
A resolution was adopfed "wel
coming the attack Of the Socialis
party on the Legion and opposing
the pardoning Of Eugene Debs.'
Another resolution condemned
the pardoning of criminals in the
state of Kentucky.
Richmond's delegation to The
State Legion convention at Lex
ington went over Ell nasse Fri
day morning in cars headed by
the Legion Band. Jesse NJ
Dykes post will be we'll repres
ented by her sterling young
nenbers in the big parade to-
day.
Veterans. 1.COO strong. repre-
senting $50 posts and practical
ly every county i'll the State
mobili,ed in Lexington for the
third annual convention Of the
Kentucky Department of Amer
ican Legion.
First session OF the cOnven
ton was held at II o'clock in the
ball room Of the LaFay yette
Hotel, State Commander NJ. X
Gordon of Madisonville presid-
ing. Invocation was given b,
State Chaplain Phil Ryan o1
Anchorage. In the absenie ot
Mayor T. c. Bradley. City Com
missioner Wood G.. Dunlap, de
livered the weliome address
which was responded to by J. l.
Weber OF Paducah Post. Mum.
Der 81.
Reports of State officers anc
chairmen of standing commit
tees and the caucus OF district
delegations occupied the rest o
the forenoon session.
Evidence of hot contest fol
the next convention developed
early. The two chief contestant:
are Glasgow and Ashland. 4
special train. bearing PRACTICAL,
the entire membership of ths
Glasgow Post arrived in the cit,
early and delegates and booster.
Immediately deploycd themselve.
over the city, spreading pro
paganda that Glasgow is tht
logical place for the next con
vention. Lapel badges. coloret
feathers. automobile cards, win
dow placards and advertising
pencils were few OF the thing
emplo\,d to disseminate tn,
Glasgow idea. A lusty dele
cation from the eastern borde
lefty also turned loose an adver
|tising- barrage in support o
their theory that Ashland woul'
be a good place to hold the 1872.
convention. The question will
be decided by vote of the con
vention Friday afternoon o
night.
The Department OF kentuck,
of the American Legion soon will
have paid officer in charge o
Arnericanization work i'll Ken
tcky if funds are found to carry
out the recommendation of tn,
Committee Ion. Americanizatiol
which reported to the convention
at its first session.
A number of committees met
including that on the next coi.vel
ton city. In this committe,
Glasgow won the fight with Ash
land for the 1922 meeting
Resolutions introduced include'
one asking for legislation restric
ing immigration protesting
against the pardon of person
convicted of sedition; favoring al
! active fight for the Legion's five
fold compensation bill; re-ertin!
alleged tactics of the Chamber o
| of Commerce of the United State
i'll fighting the bonus legislation
opposing the carrying on Of bus
mess under the cover Of dark
ness opposing cancellation Q
foreign debts, and objecting t
/ the pardon of Eugene V. Debs
and pardoning of criminals i