Evening star., 1941-09-18
North Dakotan Named
Legion Commander
In Runaway Election
Lynn U. Stomboueh,
Fargo Attorney, Is
Choice Of Convention
Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
3y the Associated Press

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BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE. Wis. Sept. 18.-
Lynn U. Stambaugh of Fargo. N.
Oak, today was elected commander
of the American Legion. The con-
vention then adjourned.
Long before the roll call was COM
pleted. Mr.. Stambaugh, a 5l-year-
old attorney, who was second lieu
tenant in France in 1918. had
enough State department votes en-
rolled. via seconding speeches, to
make the race a runaway.
Two other candidates had been
nominated, Edward N. Scheiberling
of Albany. NJ Y, and Raymond
Fields. Guthrie (Okla) publisher.
Another leading candidate, Roane
Waring of Memphis. Tenn, with
drew and nominated Mr.. tStam-
baugh.
Vote Made Unanimous.
The convention made the election
of Mr.. Stambaugh unanimous at the
request of Mr.. Fields and Mr..
Scheiberiins.
Mr.. Scheiberling, an attorney, was
nominated by a fellow New Yorker,
Nick v. Osler, and Mr.. Fields by
Randolph Cobb, Oklahoma State
Legion commander. AS the delega-
tions swung rapidly to Mr.. SIAM
baugh, Mr.. Fields was left almost
alone with his own States votes.
BY the time wyoming was reached
on roll call Mr. Stambaugh had
LOTS votes to Mr.. Scheiberling S
319l2 and Mr.. Fields 83la.
Mr.. Stambaugh, native Of Abb
lene, Kans., is a 1918 law graduate
of the University of North Dakota,
who has practiced in Fargo since
that year except for his % months
of Army service. He was with Bat
terry E, 338th Field Artillery.
He has been member of Gilbert
c. Grafton Post No. 2, Fargo, since
1919: was post commander in 1881,
North Dakota department COM
mander in l934-5 and chairman of
the Legion's National Rehabilitation
Committee in 1940-1.
National vice commanders elected
were Charles E. Booth, Huntington,
w. Va; Thomas Sawyer, Gilbert,
Ariz.; Delacey Allen, Albany, Ga:
John Sullivan, St. Adams, VT, and
v. M. Armstrong, Indianapolis. The
Rev Frederick j. Halloran. Trenton,
N. j., was elected national chaplain.
Mrs. Mark w. Murrill of Scituate,
Mass, was elected national preSi-
dent of the American Legion Aux
iliary.
Close Contest.
Mrs. Murrill won the post by a
vote of 436 to 422 for her only op-
ponent,. Mrs. Pleasant I. Dixon Of
Americus, Ga.
The new national president is a
member of the American Legion as
we'll as the Auxiliary by virtue of her
service as chief petty officer in the
Naval Intelligence Bureau during the
World War.
The Auxiliary met in windup
session as the Legion, also con-
vened in its final business meeting,
took action on number of resolu-
tions, including adoption of the
Americanism Committee report
which reiterated the Legion's stand
against Communism, Fascism and
NaZi-iSm.
A legislative Committee report
asked legislation for conscripting
capital, labor. industry and prop
erty, as we'll as fighting man power,
during the national emergency but,
instead, the convention adopted a
substitute resolution by John H.
Walsh of Massachusetts, recon-
mending that capital and labor ''be
requested" to examine their respon-
sibilities during the emergency, also
that the Government practice econ
omy in non-defenSe expenditures.