The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-01
LEGION Wish
IS DEFEATED
BY SPEAKER
Morgan 0verrules Governor
on Memorial Day
Measure.

Renewed efforts Of American Legion
officials to bring the Memorial day bill
to a vote in the House of Representa-
tives today failed. After obtaining the
consent of Governor McCray to bring
out the bin making the holding of the
Speedway race and other athletic
events on Memorial day illegal ahead
of administration measures, hackers
of the bill ran into a stone wall in
Raymond C. Morgan, Speaker.
at will not come up for second read
ing until next week." he said. Oppo-
nents of the bill were jubilant. They
insisted that postponement has in
sured defeat of the measure.
Perry Faulkner, legion State COM
mander, said today he did not know
whether or not he would be willing TO
meet with commanders of Marion
County posts to discuss his attempted
suspension of posts opposing the Ne
mortal day bill.
The county commanders in session
at the Hotel SEVERN from 1880 p. m.
Wednesday until long after midnight,
made numerous vain efforts to find
Faulkner. Charges were made that
he was being kept in hiding by mem
bers of the legion legislative commit
tee and his advisers.
DR.. w. 3. Hendricks, commander
Of the Perry Stephenson Post, re-
ported his organization had gone on
record against the bill with only one
dissenting vote. This was cast by
Joseph Minturn, oldest Word War
veteran in Indiana. The executive
committee Of the Hayward -Barcus
Post voted unanimously against the
bill.
OF the twenty-six posts in Maroln
County, fourteen have voted against
the bin. and only one. the Z. NJ. c. A.
(colored post has voted for 1t.
Resentment Of the commanders was
directed against Claude Gregg. chair
man Of the legislative committee. and
Philip Stapp, editor of the Hoosiey
Legionnaire, rather than against
Faulkner. The charge was made
many times that these men were
Faulkner's confidential adviers and
were responsible for the trouble.
At the largest meeting of the Rain
bow Veterans Association in more
than a year, Byron II. Young was
elected president unanimously to sue
ceed DR. Edward Dubois, who died
last week.
Humphrey Harrington, deposed as
State judge advocate by Faulkner sew
eral days ago, requested them not TO
take action in his behalf until after
the Memorial day bill fight is settled.
Harrington received official notice of
his dismissal Thursday. Harrington
pointed out that in a public statement
Faulkner accused Harrington of "be-
traying" legion interests. No mention
of this was made in the letter, which
stated that Harrington's attitude was
misrepresentation unity Of the
American Legion
No meeting Of the State executive
committee viii be held at this time
Faulkner said today. Tuesday night
the Marion County commanders re.
quested him to call the committee to
discuss the matter Of suspension of
posts. 1t was announced Wednesday
that a meeting had been called for
| Friday. Faulkner would not say why
this plan had been changed.
Senator Glenn S. Richards Of Terre
Haute received a telegram from II
II. Glare, commander of the Rainbow
Veterans Association of Terre Haute
saying the association was opposed
to the bill unanimously.