Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-23
AMERICAN
LEGION
news
Conducted by Jas. D. (FlSt
Next State Commander.

American Legion just u Souple Va
months off, American Legion mon over
the state are looking about. for a man
to head the South Caiolins. Depart
nlent next year. While State Com
n.ander Morris c. Lumpkin of Colum-
his. has served most acceptably as
head of the legion during the present
wear it Is presumed that the South
Csrclina Department will pursue the
policy it has pursued so far III elect
ing a commander for one year only.
Several prominent Legionaires have
been mentioned as the next COM
manIler. At recent meeting of
Charleston Post No. 10, Ben Z. Adams,
adjutant of that post and chairman oil
the executive committee of the state
department was unanimously indorsed
by his post for the homer. Mr Adams
was a candidate for state commander
last year, being defeated by Com
mander Lumpkin by the scant ma
jority. of seven votes. Mr.. Adamss
friends in, Charleston and over the
state are confident that he will be
winner this year if he offers for the
place again. That Adams is one OF
the most enthusiastic Legion workers
in the state there is no question. 1t is
admitted also that he has don't as much
if not more than any other single man
to build up the Legion in South Caro-
lima. Credit for the large membership
that Charleston Post has is due large
ly to the untiring efforts of Adams. He
has visited most of the posts in the
state during the year and has been OF
great service to many Of them. He
conducts weekly column in the
Charleston Sunday News devoted to
Legion affairs over the state and
through this column he has done much
to keep interest in the American Le-
gion alive.
News comes from over Spartanburg
way that Luther Brice, commander of
Spartanburg post of the Legion wlll
be a candidate for state commander at
,the annual convention to be held in
Florence, August % and "a. The story
is that Mr.. Brice will have the backing
of the Greenville End Columbia delega-
tions in his candidacy, the idea being
to let Spartanburg have the honor of
state commander next y ar, then let it
go to Greenville the next year and
back to Columbia the next year. If
there is any truth in the story that
such q plan is on foot for the-Florence
convention, it will hardly work, how
ever, for the reason that Greenville
has already had the honor Of one of
her Legion men being post state com
mander one year while two Columbia
men have so far held the place. There
is general feeling over the state that
the state commandership should go TO
Charleston this year, since no down
state post has so far had the honor
Then there is a story to the effect that
Lyles Glenn Of Chester, will be put
forward as a candidate for state COM
mandcr. Glenn is a candidate for re-
election to the house Of representatives
from Chester county. He will be re-
elected without question and that will
put him out of the running in Ameri-
can Legion politics, since it is under
stood that the constitution of the
American Legion prevents any man
who holds an elective office from be-
ing head of state legion department.
There has been no positive announce
ment from any LegiOnaire relative TO
l., . IA of tnt tf
commander. although il is an open
secret that there are many who would
give their necks if need be TO land the
plum. And the way the soldier poll
ticians will be tricking and trading in
the gate city of Florence August 23
and % and even before that will make
the state Democratic candidates lCok
like bunch of pikcrs and real novices
in the game of politics.
On to Fort Mill.
On to Fort Mill for July 1, is the cry
of American Legion men and cX-sol-
diCrs generally over the county. Mayor
Arthur c. Lytlc or rather Colonel
Arthur c. Lytlc. for that is his latest
lllIc says lnll all WUO COlllC Will DC
welcome. Eli Bales Post of the Ameri-
can Legion at Fort Mill is responsible
for the big celebration that will be
staged in Fort Mill on July I. Con-
grcssman Bill Stevenson will be pres
ent and make an address. There will
be a band to make music, pretty girls
to talk to; plenty of fried chicken and
everything. When Mech Stewart
Post Of the American Legion pulled its
big celebration in YOrkville last July,
cX-sOldicrs Of Fort Mil and vicinity
and their relatives and friends came in
large numbers. Not only that but they
sent the Fort Mill co 1pany Of the Ma
tional Guard over. Now Fort Mill
wants to be hosts to cX-sOldicrs from
all sections of York county this Fourth
of July. Let's go.
Dozier in the Race.
Jim Dozier of Rock Hill is the first
York county man to throw his hat in