New-York tribune., 1922-10-20
Charges Of Nothing Dome
in Veterans Bureau Are
Made all the Convention
curing Exciting Debate
Aids Deegan's Candidacy
View Yorker Stands for
Assistance TO Disabled;
Elect Commander To-day
By Waiter /. Fenton

so4AsSttAiSH teke kO-uay, lt WAS tne S3E
nal Tor one of the most exciting de-
Bates OF the five-day session After
making several recommendations for
the care of disabled veterans and their
return u proper industrial or profes.
sional life, the report offered reso-
iutien declaring truce between the
Serner service men and Brigadier Gem
eral Charles E. Sawyer, chief co-ordi-
nator OF the Veterans Bureau and
physician TO President Harding
At the conclusion of the report.
Jerry Barron, OF Minnesota, asked for
an amendment calling for the imme-
diate removal Of General Sawyer. AL
bers S. Callan, commander of the New
York department, was quick to second
tho motion. The convention hall was
IN state OF excitement, some OF the
delegates cheering wildly for the
amendment and others demanding
more serious consideration. A roll
call was demanded, and the amendment
went over by q vote of COL to $40.
Aids Deegan's Chances
Ae .ISAp1uS4Ou WGS EVIItuallg The
ssaie as that adopted at the New York
department convention in Syracuse.
The approval OF the New York delega-
tion TO the motion of the minnesota
Legionnaires showed just where the
New York Department stood on the
question, ard, according to some of the
best informed delegates, will benefit
" illiam r. Deegan in his race for the
Office of national commander.
Colonel A. A. Sprague. of Chicago,
chairman of the rehabilitation commit
tee, tool. the floor in defense OF the
original presentation offering a peace.
He declared that the adoption Of the
amendment would displease those in
command of soldier welfare and would
net as "slap in the face" This re-
mark to the Legionnaires was like
waving red flag at bull. The dele
gates were louder in their demand for
the adoption of the amendment. The
roll cali was ordered and the delegates
frcm the various states began immedi-
atelv TO caucus.
Thomas Brady, county chairman of
New York, took the floor in defense of
the amendment.
IF we embarrass any one" declared
Brady, 1--WE are sorry, but we will not
sacrihce the disabled men for the en-
barrassment. We have tried for two
years to teach General Sawyer the
needs of the disabled, without effect"
Stafford King, of Minnesota, declared
out for the amendment he would sup
port it, When the vote was announced
the delegates cheered wildly.
Thomas Goldengay. of New Jersey,
said that his only objection to the
amendment was the approval of
Charles R. Forbes, head of the Veter-
ans Bureau, which was embodied in
the amendment. When his stateaan-
nounced it's vote, fourteen stood for
the amendment and three against.
Delegations Seek Deegan
There have been rumors that Deegan
was an anti-bonus man, and for this
reason several state delegations re-
however, was disproved when the New
York delegation, through it's comman-
der, Albert S. Callan, approved the res
oiution offered yesterday calling for q
continuance of the fight for adjusted
compensation.
Through the early hours of the eve,
ming various state delegations sough,
out Deegan. He has been held in. re.
serve by his campaign managers, ant
, this, in the opinion of several New
York delegates, acted against him.
But tonight all was different. Do,
gan mingled with the Legionnaires
New York contingent felt confident
that to meet their candidate was t.
/ be for him. -
/ Several other candidates are n'tht
/ field, but peegan is at present the out
/ stending figure. There is no other can.
] didate with the pledges that peegar
has. He has not yet obtained h suffi
] cient number to insure his election
but the New Workers feel confident
that by the time the second ballot is
east tomorrow their candidate will bt
announced as the victor.
The Naval Affairs Committee, in it.
report announces tnat during the las
year the United States had adopted &
naval policy which placed it with Great
Britaln, the leading naval power o.
the world. The committee urged thai
Vhls standard be maintained
Made Pershing Wait
An amusing incident occurred wher
General Pershing told the convention
Una, he was ready to 'spull his speech
at ~ o'clock in the morning, but Han
1eTo MacNlder. the national command
CT, toia MIN that the convention wa
hot ready to. listen, and put him OF
the program for l o'clock AS Genera
rsrshang told it, some la the rear O.
she nan called out MANY time yo,
Kept us waiting, Jack"
Adnlral Maggruder represented tn
Secretary, OF the Navy. He spoke O.
tae naval program and urged a SAT
policy OF national defense.
captain Appelby, of the British LIE
zion, also was presented to the dele
gates, he told of the work of tn
5rltish Legion and compared It wit,
the american Legion. He declared tn
sWo organizations could do much to
~aIn permanent peace
olnef speakers included M. Badarr
sepfesenfing Rumanian veterans: N
f~aaSValeYitea, representing Seryia-
seterans; &. j, G. Dyett, representin,
Australian veterans, and Mrs. Farn,,n
Sho told OF the conditions in Relp;ur
before the United States entered n
war;. She won the applause of the CON
vention when il was announced sb
had escaped from German nr;so,
camp during the war, but was unahI
to escape from an American donohhoy
who captured her as his wife.
The convention will close to- n-morrns
and the New York delegates (. ill leav
here at 9 O'Clock. They are schedule
TO arrive in New York City at 10: 81
p. m. Sunday.
Capital Sees Intense
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