Evening star., 1933-08-11
MEANS AND 0'BR|EN
ARE NOMINATED TO
COMMAND LEGION
Department Backs Suffrage
for District in Annual
Convention.
CONFIDENCE VOTE GIVEN
MAJ. ERNEST W. BROWN
Abolition of Park Police Here 0p.
posed by veterans-Auxiliary
Recognized.

Richard A. O'Brien, a member o.
Vincent Costello Post, and former Sen
ator Rice w. Means Of Colorado, g
member Of Victory Post, were nomi.
mated for department commander o.
the American Legion at Central High
School last night, the second night oi
the District Departments three-night
convention.
O'Brien is a native of this city anc
has been active in the affairs of hi.
post as well as of the department
Means, head of the National Tribune
here, has been active In ana held ma.
tional offices in veterans organization.
since the World War.
The balloting on pew officers will bt
held tonight.
Other Nominations.
Other nominations last night included
William A. Kehoe, Sergt. Jasper Post
and his brother, James F. Kehoe, Blu.
reau of Engraving and Printing Post
for the post Of first vice commander
Robert A. Ralph, Bunker Hill Post, ane
Thomas Mason, Second Division Post
for second vice commander, and Mis-.
Anna K. Hankins, Jane A. Delano Post
and Mary Weide, U. S. S. Jacob Jone.
Post, for third vice commander. Rev
Howard E. Snyder George Washington
Post, was nominated for department
chaplain.
Delegates to the national convention
to which the department is entitled t.
send 10, were nominated as follows:
Norman Landreau. retiring depart.
ment commander; the new Commando
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, B. C. Mac.
Neil, William Morrell, Theodore Coes.
we'll, Dr. T. Edward Jones, Howard S
Fisk, Warren E. Miller, Earl j. Brown
n. F. Elliott, Early Pearson, JOSEPH
Idler, Mary Weide, Eugene Costello
James F. Kehoe. Samuel Berlin. Nor.
man Grant, A. P. Scott and Kenneth
McRae
Alternates Deferred.
Because of the late hour at which
these nominations were concluded, the
nomination of alternates was put ovel
until tonight
The convention passed resolution
urging that Congress provide some form
of suffrage for the District. so resi-.
dents of this area might have repre-.
sentation in Congress and a vote ir
the election Of the President and Vics
President.
Another resolution will be presented
to the national convention, to be helc
in Chicago early in October, to use it.
influence to correct what are termed
injustices to veterans who have a civi
service rating. 1t was pointed out tn,
compensation of many has been cul
because they are employed under the
civil service
The convention pledged its support
to the National Recovery Administra.
ton.
Opposing the abolition of the United
State Park Police here, the convention
vent on record as proposing that, il
anything is done with that force, il
be incorporated under the Metropolitan
Police Department as park precinct.
Another resolution concerning the DO.
lice force was one which would allow
police and flremen to reside outside
the District.
Confidence in Brown.
The convention passed a vote of con.
fldence IN Maj. Ernest w. Brown, super.
intendent of police, and suggested that
in view of the record he has made. it bs
made policy of the District to appoint
men to the post who have had at least
five years service in the department.
The District Department of the Aux.
iliary not recognized by the Legion ir
the District since last years convention
when internal strife caused trouble ir
the organization, Is now recognized as 6
result of action last night. A resolu.
ton, presented by the Resolutions Com.
mittee, was referred to the entire con-
vention and restoration Of privileges ol
an official auxiliary to the District lie.
gion was voted.
The convention indorsed the four.
point program of the National Execu.
tive and National Rehabilitation Com
mittees for continuing compensation
disqualification and other veterans privi.
leges, and voted to protest against the
cuts in compensation brought by the
economy act, in view Of the fact thai
the national industrial act is bringing 6
rise in prices for commodities.
John H. Sheppard, commander OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, Depart
ment of the Potomac, addressed tht
convention.