The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25

DISLIKES
SAWYER
Presidents Personal
Physician Who Was
Boosted into Prom
. inence S eV ere | y
Criticised

Oi1C1CiSeu
New Orleans. Oct. 10 C6y the
Associated Press The American
!. Legion after !, long business ses-
ision. in which resolution was
adopted eriticising severely Big
adler General Sawyer in spite Of
/ the. protest Of the lesion's hospi-
/ taliZation commissioner. A. A.
,Spragae OF Chicago. tonight enter
tanned Gen. John J. Pershing. head
(! OF the army in France. and made
i last minute preparations for the
contest tomorrow for the election
! Of its national officers.
Out OF the names nf candidates
for. the national commandership
| William F. Deesan Of New York
and Alvin NJ, owsley OF Denton.
Texas. stood forth most promi-
!.nentiy. if the gossip Of the lobbies
and committee rooms was any IN
!; dication.
Both assert confidence that
their campaigns will be successful.
Seither man had anything fur
ither TO add early tonight to pro-
n,tnciamentoes. already made pub
!; lie as to his stand on legion poll
cies. Owsley in his report as head
Of the legion's Anericanization
commission had laid stress upon
iwhat he termed the necessity for
100 per cent. Americanism. to.
i tai esclusion OF immigrants from
this country for an. indefinite pc
Rod. correction OF alleged def
! ciencies in textbooks dealing with
the war in such manner that the
Germans have been given too Ia
yorable a report.
Deegan has chosen as his princi-
pal policy continuation OF the bo-
MIS- fight.
,, Both indorse the policy and the
record of Hanford MacNider, the
presen, commander
Matthew Murphy, of Birniins
ham. Ala. whose name was spg-
! gested several days ago by Milton
J. Foreman Of Chicago as a prom
ising candidate. >. had practically
withdrawn from the race tonight.
Another name which continues
l.te be discussed is that OF Joseph
iF. Thompson. Wilkes-Barre. Pa.
"a former state commander OF the
!; 1eoiap in that state
/; 1T was hinted tonight that a
! resolution calling for definite ac-
ton in behalf Of universal peace
might be introduced TOMORROW by
lesionnaires who also. are mem
! 'bcrs of the Interalliad Veterans
, federation.
Although the Interallied, Neter-
i.ans, formally concluded their con-
.yention Monday, an executive COM
r1i,lee. OF the organlzation ena-
powered bt the convention. to take
what action ii deemed expedient
toward forwarding world peace has
been in session here all day today,
and Is. expected to. make. Il state
ment shortly covering its position.
The resolution attacking and de-
! manding the removal Of Brjgadier
! General Sawyer, President Hard
ing's personal physician. from the
post OF chief coofdinator OF the
Federal disqualification board, was
adopted by the convention by
vote OF; COL to So.
Mai. a. 4. Sprague of Chicago.
mentioned as q. candidate for the
position Of national commander.
vainly tried to stem the tide against
(: DR.. Sawyer, Sprague precipisated
the issue several weeks ago. by .
bitter attack on Sawyer, but
pleaded today with the convention
to give DR.. Sawyer "a chance. ON
1 the latter's recent promise OF CO.
operation with the legion's rehahih-
tation committee.
The suggestion by Delegate Bett-.
man of Ohio, that a reputation OF
DR.. sawyer would hurt. the cause
OF the disabled veterans and make
President Harding sore was
greeted with boots. and jeers min
gled, With applause.
Reputation Of DIR. Sawyer came
in the form of az Amendment TO
the report of the rehabilitation
committee which report vas even
more conservative IN tone than
had been expected. and carried
the recommendation that the
American Legion accept for the
time being the pledge OF coopera-
ton given by Rrigadier General
sawyer in the hope that it viii
he carried out by him in spirat
as we'll as in the letter.
State Commander Barron OF
Minnesota presented the substitute
resolution attacking General Saw
Yer and demanding mis- removal.
Tt follows in part:
'Whereas, although four years
have elapsed since the sisnins OF
rho arnlistice and vast sums have
heen appropriated by congress fof
the disqualification OF sick ana dls-
ahled veterans suffering without
hospital care or in state or con
tract hospitals or in unfit govern
mant hospitals, and
Whereas, in many cases Iaere
1han one year has elapsed be-
tween the date OF congressional
apnropria1ion and the selection OF
sites for new hospitals while many
of the men for whom such hos