Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-22
N. ]. LEGION RAP
KU KLUx KLAN
Warns Men to Serve Country
Without Race Prejudice.
WAS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
introduction Of Resolution, After Be-
ing Tabled, Was Followed by Wild
Enthusiasm.

Asbury Park, N j. In
wild uproar of enthusiasm the New
Jersey Americana Legion convention
adopted unanimously a resolution Bit
terly assaillng the Ku KluX Khan, and
warning all non-legion men to serve
their country without race and creed
prejudice.
This document, which caused the
most patriotic outhurat of enthusiasm
which featured the entire convention
Of the legion found It's way into the
proceedings Of the session, notwith-
standing the fact that the resolutions
committee to which all resolutions had
been referred, had attempted to smoth-
ar it in committee.
r. Hubert Macauley, of Newark, who
had turned ii over to the resolutions
committee, arose and asked the privi-
fege of presenting a resolution, once
rejected by the resolutions committee,
on the floor Unanimous consent was
voted AS he finished the presentation
Of the resolution, the convention broke
into an uproarious storm of applause
and a clamor to speak in favor OF the
lntroducers motion to adopt it.
State Commander Leonidas Coyie, of
Bridgeton, raped. for order without
avail for at least ten minutes, during
which time the widest scenes ever
witnessed in a legion convention in this
state were enacted. Finally, Edward
Carroll, of Jersey City, whose oratory
was one Of the outstanding features
Of the entire conference this year, got
and held the attention of the legion
aires long enough to voice a support
Of the resolution which merely increas-
ed the patriotic fervcr ard the con-
ventional disorder of the conclave.
After the cheering and vociferous clam
or had subsidized a vote was called for,
and an unanimous vote in favor of the
resolution followed.
The resolution, in part, follows:
"Resolved that this convention go
on record as being opposed to any or
ganization which uses the terms inn
perial nomenclature in designating its
officers, tries to establish government
federal and state governments and
breaches tenets in contradiction to the
expressed and practiced principles of
the constitution of the United States,
and, be it further resolved, that this
body, composed as it is of men of all
races colors and creeds, deprecates
the spirit so utterly un-American which
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1--WE served America in the war, not
as Jew or Gentle, not as Catholic or
Protestant, not as Caucasian or negro,
but as Americans. AS such we will
continue to serve our country and
though we are not as full Of threats
as the Ku Klux Khan. we warn all
others to serve in the same spirit"
The elections were greatly simplified
through the last-minute Withdrawals of
several candidates. Notable among
them were those of Thomas f. Gold
ingay, of Newark, and Edward A. Nc
Grath, of Union county, who both re-
tired in favor of Joseph p. Sears, Of
Bloomfield, as the new state command
er, thus bringing about his unanimous
election.
McGrath was later named by the
new commander as the state adjutant.
Others elected were: Finance officer,
William Clark, Someryille historian,
Leo Babehin, Lakewood; war risk in
surance officer, Samuel Y. Cathcart
Newark; chaplain, G. P Newton, Tren-
ton; aaaster-at-arms, Allen B. Contin,
Elizabeth