Evening star., 1933-05-16
BONUS MARCHERS
ASK WHITE HOUSE
TO EXTEND TIME
Fort Hunt Committee Will
Get RooseveIt's Answer
This Afternoon.
CONVENTION is STIRRED
BY FACTIONAL STRIFE
$500 Delegates Assemble at Audi
torium for Opening Session
of Convention.

An extension Of time for the use OF
the facilities Of Fort Hunt, Va, by the
convention of bonus seekers was re-
uuested at the White House today by q
committee from the convention, headed
by George D. Brady. Under previous
ARRANGEMENTS the ex-service men were
70 have been the guests of the Govern
ment until Thursday night. 1t Is not
known how much Of an extension was
asked, but it was believed that the
bonus men want to stay at camp
through Saturday.
Brady conferred for about IS minutes
with Col. Louis NIGH. Howe, presidential
secretary, and the committee was asked
10 return this afternoon for an answer.
Delegates Disagree.
fractional strife among the delegates
had delayed the opening of the con-
vention until late yesterday afternoon.
although it had been planned to start
It Saturday morning. The committee
members said that in addition to the
late start they had been notified many
Of the delegates were still on the road.
At the first session of the convention
70 be held in the city this morning
there were only approximately 1000
delegates. The convention is being held
today and tomorrow at the Washington
Auditorium. It had been previously ex-
pected that there would be 5000 to
5000 delegates assembled.
While the audience Of bonus seekers
waited for their committee to return
they were entertained by Louis Miller
Of brooklyn and his trick dogs, Pal and
Jisgs.
Shortly after the Bonus Convention
rot under way at the Washington Audi
torium with George D. Brady as per-
manent chairman, a sharp division ap-
peared among the delegates on the
question Of conflning their activities to
demanding the bonus. However, the
delegates who favored going after other
benefits in addition to the bonus, out
numbered their opponents by a narrow
margin in two preliminary skirmishes.
Veteran Preferences Urged.
The first came on q resolution
tee urging veteran preference in all
Federal, State, county and city public
work. There was a motion to table this
resolution and when the vote was taken,
the chairman announced that the mo-
ton to table had failed.
The second test OF strength came on
. second resolution by the same COM
mittee demanding socks, shoes and un-
derwear to be supplied to the veterans
encamped at Fort Hunt, at Govern
ment expense. Again, the vote seemed
close, but the chairman ruled that the
resolution had been accepted.
Brady was elected permanent chair
man by acclamation. There were no
Svfhor rondfdotoc
nominated for permanent secretary by
Leslie Parmalee Of San Francisco, and
at the mention Of Levin's name. the
delegates "booed" Justify The name
Of Harold Foulkrod, also placed in
nomination, was received with mixed
boos and cheers. Brady ruled that
since neither Of them was present the
nominations were out of order. A.
Basil Wheeler, the only candidate left,
was then elected.
BY noon the number Of delegates had
Increased substantially, although only
879 had been transported from Fort
Hunt by Veterans Bureau busses.
Luncheon was served for the men. con-
sisting OF sandwiches brought in trucks
from Fort Hunt. When the chairman
asked for ID volunteers to serve the
sandwiches several hundred immedi-
ately rushed for the job.
Report 3-Point Program.
The convention got off to a belated
btart under large Army tent yesterday
afternoon. After much backing and
filling, 1t got down to the business OF
appointing committees on fusion ticket
representing both the majority faction,
which now acknowledges George D.
Brady as its king pin, and the minority
group under Mike Thomas. The Con-
vention Committee chosen consists OF
Brady, Albert J. Sellers, Edward ]. VIII
George Altman and Arthur H. Milton.
These same men, with the exception OF
Foulkrod and Altman, form the Veterans
National Liaison Committee, which will
continue In separate existence.
Albert Wood, q Thomas supporter.
was elected chairman Of the Committee
on Rules, Regulations and Proceedings;
Brady was chosen chairman Of the Gre
dentials Committee, and Mike Thomas
was made chairman of the Resolutions
Committee. The Legislative Committee,
which will be permanent, was elected,
but has not yet chosen chairman.
The Resolutions Committee reported
, three point program as follows:
Immediate cash payment Of the bonus,
with refunds on interest charges
Immediate restoration of compensa-
tion and disability allowance cuts to
married men earning less than $2,400
per annum and single men earning less
than 81 1900.
Support Of the demands of farmers
and the UNEMPLOYED for immediate relief