Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-19
LEGION ELECTION
TOMORROW GREAT
CONVENTION TOPIC
Nine States Run Favorites,
Each Claiming Sue
cess Certain.
EN.SERVICE MEN ARE
UNANIMOUS FOR BONUS
Resolution Adopted Instruct
ing Officials to Be Named
to Continue Fight.
2o.coo -nuDo,Esv ~ PARADE
New orIenns Crowd. Bnre Heads a.
World War Veterans
Mnrrh.
EN.SERVICE MEN ARE
UNANIMOUS FOR BONUS
-o.oo -nupn,Es" IN PARADE
New OrlennS Crowds Bnre Heads "a
World War Veterans
March.
tHy Associated press.

~ HSSo'l.i''C E'!eSr-
NLW ORLEANS. La. Oc, IS
Ha"::s pa-4tcG w!,h co!o-s ella.
- ;hs!- a::ua! :ev!c2. voted TO co:-
'!nGs the ash, 90: adjusted corr
nc!isa'ior. received an embossed meg
sage from tn. British Legion signed
hy th' Prince "f Walee. and an ivory
shvel from ALASKA L"sionnaircs. III.
tl"ctinn Of officers 1aS almost solely
occupying ~. attention OF delegates
10 The fourth annual convention o.
II" American Legion In session hero
IA. election, duo TO BE held E-,-
ca%. promises 10 be one o.. the hare.
es' fought IN tho history OF IN.
l'Sion's four years e1tStcnc- WIN
ninc States running favori,. sons.
and each one claiming sufficient
votes 10 give serious con>id.ra,ion to
their candidates. delegates who have
at'enc.d all q. tho national cury.n-
tions a"Hi; the! ar. az sea as 70 tn.
nuai results
ouai~y Indors-d by TeIaA.
II Was definitely announced by the
Texas delegation today that III, nam.
o! Alvin M. Ousl-y. Of their state
and now chairman OF the American.
Ism commission. vii! b. presented 70
IA" convention with the State In.
dOrscment.
thrown into convention ctrci-s late
today when /, became known ,n.,t
Colonel g. Il. Forbes. director OF
United Stat.s Veterans bureau. w.ho
came mere on the Invitation OF Han
ford MacSider. national commander
OF the American Legion. and who
was scheduled 10 address the conr.n.
ton tomorrow morning upon the
work or his organization. had sudden
ly left New Orleana and rnturned to
washington. Colonel Forbes took
with him his entire stan. He made
no public statement as TO the reasons
for his departure, nor did he Init.
mate whether the action was taken
solely on h!s own responsibility.
Politics Had Be-n Charged.
II has been openly charged by Will
Ham J.. Deegan, OF New York, com
mander OF The legion in his State
and announced candidate for national
commander. that Colonel Forbes had
actually como to the convention by
direction OF President Harding in an
effort To procure the selection OF a
man for national commander who
would maintain u lukewarn, attitude
toward proposed national legislation
for a soldier bonus.
k.nesaw NJ, Lands. supreme com
by Commander MacNidcr as the man
who. In his opinion. more nearly
typincs the Roosevelt tradition
great outhurst OF applause greeted
the veteran jurist and baseball com
missioner.
M"Nea Menaclng fi1turen.
Having carefully moved from his
Vicinity all the hxtures within reach
OF his emphatic arm. following near
m!shap TO one OF the magn!;iers. MIR.
Lands tore into the convention with
one OF his Characteristic speeches.
which warmed the hearts of the le-
Sl"nnaiTcs and brought them to
their feet several times
Adjusted compensation for the war
veterans Is purely measure of right,
said the speaker. and Will certainly
come within the near future The
politician who did nothing for the
country In time OF war and is now
coming up for reelection, should be
pasted. he advised the lcgi0nnaires
Adoption OF the report Of the legis-
lative committee, recommending a
continuance of the fight for adjusted
compensation, was accompanied by
one Of the big demonstrations of the
convention.
Urges Fight for Compensation,
la.ive committee report the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted by the
convention:
''Resolved, That the American Lee
s!on. at its fourth annual conven-
rion assembled. reaftirms It's belief
In the American Legion plan for ad-
Justed compensation. with full con-
fidence In the support of the
American people,. does now Instruct
the new national commander, the
national executive committee and
tho national legislative committee
to continue the fight for the legis-
iation until IT has been enacted into
law"
New Orleans stood with barred
heads today when the American Lee
gion answered the fall In" call
once more. Down through the an
cient streets OF the city marched
more than 10000 "buddies" in the
yearly grand review
Great throngs packed densely on
sidewalks. Jammed in balconies and
windows checred the marchers as
they passed.
The parade swung down St.
Charles Street 10 the City Hall.
where Commander MacNider and his
staff left the ranks and Joined the
distinguished guests In the official
. reviewing stand, who included
Samuel Gompers. president OF the
American Federation Of Labor, !,
Kennesaw NJ. Landis. commissioned
OF organized baseball: Gold Star
Mothers. foreign soldiers and sail
ors. Mayor McSchane and others.
The marchers then proceeded to
Canal Street. where In front OF the
Cenotaph erected in front OF the
Customs House, each division halted
and stood stiffly at attention in