The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-26

schick Defeat Looms
Rap Sawyer Program
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Delegates to the national
esnvention were elected this
afternoon as follows: w. r.
IcCauley, state commander,
Olney; william Bradberry,
Streator; N AK Murdock, Ba.
hyia; James Sicora, Chicago;
Colonel A. A. Speague, Chica-
70. Alternates: W. L. Kelly,
Shelbyville; Dewitt Clelland,
Chicago; L. B. Owen, McLcans-
horo; Barney Adelman, Kan
kakee.
State department greetings
were dispatched to the nation.
q encampment Of the G. A. 3.
In Des MOines.
Differences in ranks of the Illi-
aois legion membership widened
Is deficits in the Organization
treasury were probed upset all
states for this afternoons election
and left legionnaires keenly alert
for dark horse" entries which may
yweep the field.
Horace B. Hackett, Advertising
Mems post, Chicago. developed a
candidacy boom last night for the
comandership which threatened to
upset the well formulated and ap-
parently successful campaign for
Charles w. Schick, senior vice
commander. Downstate posts,
willing to accept a Chicago candi-
date, were being split and as hour
for the election approached un-
certainty of it's outcome increased.
Danville, it seemed, was certain
to secure the 1928 convention.
Demand for a new deal" voiced
by legionnaires from all sections
Of the state kept the Hackett boom
alive and famed 1t to alarming
proportions. District caucuses
throughout the night kept the con-
vention campaign leaders on edge
and noontime convention gossip
buzzed with claims that Hackett
controlled sufficient votes to elect.
William j. GerArdo, Toluca, state
Insurance officer, is opposed by
Tom Smith, Taylorville, for the
senior vice commander post; p.
W. Zerwekh, Alton, is candidate
for junior vice commander. No Of
fetal candidates for chaplain and
medical officer have been an
nounced. Adjutant, finance Off
Ger. service officer and insurance
officer are appointed. The elec-
ton, will not take place until late
this afternoon.
High points of the morning
session were:
Decision to establish budget
system for handling depart
ment finances.
Increase of dues from SO
cents to 81.
Bloomington is made per-
manent state headquarters.
Adoption of resolution con-
demning General Sawyer's man
agement of disqualification bu-
reau.
Condemning Memorial day
auto races as mot in keeping
with spirit" of the day.
+ Adoption Of minority report
urging legalized boxing in Illi-
nois.
Refusal to lower membership
bars to Poles who served un-
der French but since natural
lied.
Resolution committee report sub
mitted by Max Murdock, Streator
ILL.,. chairman, denouncing the
course pursued by Brigadier Gen
eral Charles E. Sawyer, coordinatol
o. the federal board Of hospitaliza
1on, was unanimously adopted
the resolution follows:
Whereas, one of the gravest and
most PATHETIC problems confronting
we nation and its ex-service mer
y Me care of those unfortunate sol
slets who as a result of their serv.
'ce u the late war have become
mentally and physically ill, and
whereas, the members of the
department Of Illinois, American
Legion, have followed with keen In.
!elest the controversy between Col.
onel A. A. Sprague, chairman of the
uaional rehabilitation committee
sna brigadier General Charles A
sawyer, chief coordinator OF the
FEDERAL board Of disqualification
concerning the manner in which
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