Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-12
AMARILLO Man
SAYS MAYFIELD
CAN NOT SPEAK

% = N,tallb li"i, ~ Amnrilio Who
nrgirif,i ne WHEAT growers and s1r.
shum FrrNsrs of tho Panhandle and
,hn was prominent in American Legion
work boo Auar.ilu ,uat,-i spu"whlt ~
situation when h. slii IN Waco last
'r,k th,i tn American Logon con.
grntlun eill MT n.fmt Earle a. May.
rld 20 talk 80 any political subject 10
hr ir'rrnios Mr.. McCalib h not n
l'li cote from Hanson Pos, a. the con
ycnilon.
1'his IL 'ho sinry carried by the Waco
Morning News
fari' u Miyfisld cannot talk 10 the
,meftcln Lagoon stat" convention here
his week on political matters.
That's tho fiat footed statement of
10 T. Nrfhlih. former m'rnl.r of tho
executive committee ~ the American
,"r IN. DEPARTMENT II Texas. from the
Wacn district who arrived in waco
Saturday ffmn Ayluillo Ills state.
lon, ~, in reply 90 that 81 Mayfi.ld
iuil' he'd saturday that Mayfieid would
ippcir before the legion ami deny that
~ d. llrod ~ the State Democratic
on,'nilon that those who favor light
iine- and hc-'r are those who attempted
n sscan" military service during tho
World War
"Mr''alb declared ~ would fight any
'iicmp, at inviting Mayficli IN speak
efore the convention because the ie
Ion - ncHpoliticsl and non. yartisn.
lie said.
As ono ~ the msmber- Of the con.
Tuition and bylaws committee. which
cnro,c tho American Legion conrl.
tuition at III raso at the convention NJ
he American Legion laE' year. and as
No ~ N. founders of ihe merlcan
.cgion IN the United States. bong n
'sisgs,,e 10 the frs, conference that
launched tho organization for ex service
ten. ! want 10 state that from the very
eginnlnE the constitution ~ the merl.
nm Legion has stated that this organ.
tation II non.political and non.iartiSin,
Neither Mr.. Mayfleld nor any other
andids'e for offic" In going 90 he al
lowed by thu American Legion 20 mp
ear before o state convention % deliver
/. talk that IL clearly 81 political ma
ure. he continued.
Think Davis Wiu Object.
"'M lcsionnalrc want 20 STATE
hat Ne have exactly the same respect
or Mr.. Mayflcld that We may hav,
or any other E-ntleman who In a can
lida'r for office. The American Lcgior
naturally knows no difference IN men
Judging them from their political par
i.s ffatrrnai ORGANIZATIONS or religion;
affiliations. and ! am very much OF IN.
pinlon that the dispatch that static
hat wayn. Davis. departmental com
iand.r u h. American Legion. vii
.stiiy no such reference nor anything
pen which IL. b,terest political enem,
ouli place construction 20 resemble
ruch statement was incorrect.
- d. not believe that Wayne Davii
will either antlon or allow any nai
| > apls'm before the convention on
| political matter. and II Mr.. Mayflcl,
iocs come TO IN. state convention. h,
v!il com" to Visit with his friends VIII,
ray be- here as visitors In Waco"
Not against Khan.
"Mr McCalih made IL quite plain that
rs references To Mr. Mayficld wer,
free from all bias regarding his nur
'ortcd membership In the knights 81
be ku kluS Khan. political organlza
on and other affiliations. lie state,
nat he only answered the news arr
7. regarding Mr.. Mayficld To make II
quite clear TO every citizen that IN,
american Legion will take no part 10
Tolitical matter. as u Is prohibited
ny both the state and national consti
tons Of the ex'scrvicc mems origin
zation."