The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-30

An executive committee, composed
of one man from each of the three
congressional districts of the state,
was chosen by the American Legion
state convention, which ended in
jamestown last evening, to aid in ad-
ministering the affairs of the organ
ization. 1t also was decided by the
convention to put the state depart
: ment on budget basis to avoid a
recurrence of a deficit in the state
finances revealed at the convention.
The salary of the adjutant was cut,
and it is planned to carefully guard
the. business affairs of the Legion.
The. business management of the
Legion became the most serious con-
cern Of the delegates, although the in
terest heightened in the fights for
the various state Offices and the next
convention city. Confidence was voic-.
ed in the future of the Legion by the
delegates when they adjourned to
meet in Devils Lake next year.
Western Half Loses
The western half Of the state did
not fare we'll in their attempts for
major favors from the convention,
the Fargo and other eastern delega.
tions being tc,o strong. Devils Lake
was chosen for the neM convention
city over Mandan by about two to
one vote.
Bismarck delegates dropped their
fight for the state headquarters when
their efforts to put Harmon, ,of James
town, over for state commander ap-
( peared doomed to failure. This was
before the final vote was taken in
which Phillip II. Bangs, of Grand
Forks, was elected state commander.
The Legion bylaws provide that the
state headquarters shall be located in
the city in which the adjutant re-
sides. The Bismarck delegates pro-
posed P. G. Harrington, Of Bismarck,
for adjutant. However, when it was
learned that Harmon could not be
elected state commander, Mr.. Har-
rington refused to let his name, be pre-,
sented for state adjutant.
Russ is Honored
G. H. Russ. Jr., of Bismarck, was
elected vice. commander. His nOmina-
tiOn came, as a surprise, Mr.. Russ hav-
ing declined to be considered for a
state Office and was wholly engaged
in the headquarters fight. His name
was presented by Seth Richardson Of
Fargo, and his election was unani-
nous. Officers were chosen as fol-
lows:
Commander - Phillip r. Bangs,
Grand Forks.
Vices e-Commander-G. H. Russ, Jr.,
Bismarck.
Adjutant-Jack Williams, Fargo IRE
elected).
Finance Office:-L. R. Baird, Dick
inson, (re- elected).
Chaplain-L. w. Upshaw, James
town, ire e-elected).
:Hist0rian-W. NJ. Jones, Jr, Lis
bon, Gre elected)-
The executive, committee was elect
ed as follows; First congressional
district, Commander Carpenter, Far
go; second district, Major Frank Hen
ry, Bismarck; third district, Major A.
B. Welch, .Mandan. Carpenter will
serve a one-year term, Henry two
year term and Welch three-year
term, and in the future elections will
be for period of three years. These
men, with the commander and adju-
tant. form the new state executive
committee, other officers being re-
moved from it.
Haniey Endorsed
delegates from the Second dis
trict to the national convention at
Kansas City were chosen as follows:
A. A. Jones, Bismarck; Hugh McCul-
loch, Washburn; Newberry, James
town; Frank Streeter. Linton.
Resolutions we're adopted endorsing
former Judge J. NJ. Haniey, of Man
dan, as a candidate for the office Of
national commander of the American
Legion. Judge Hanley has refused 10
become an active candidate, but North
Dakota delegates will seek his per-
mission to present his name to the
convention.
Joe Rabinovich of Grand Forks,
chairman Of the audit committee, re-
ported a deficit of $4,000 in depart
ment headquarters. A decision was
reached to levy so. cent per capita
tax ~on all posts. which would raise
between $4,000 and $4,000 and meet
the deficit, stand the expense of the
state and national convention, and run
the department until the first of the
year.
CHIEF MUST DIE
Durham, S. A., Sept. Misikofini
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