Show HAS RACE EDGE J I Mt 1 George W. W Malone Leads eads Candidates for Legion Commander After Four- Four St State te Indorsement Special to The ST ST. GEORGE Aug 25 With 25 With the backing of four states behind him in his race for national commander George W. W Malone was vas conceded Thursday to have the edge on other candidates for r the indorsement of the I Utah department A veteran who enlisted enlisted en en- listed in inthe the Fortieth division at Camp Kearney in 1917 and who became an n officer of the fi field ld artillery from this state in France Mr Malone was greeted by many former buddies when he arrived here to take personal charge of his campaign for the approval ap ape of Utah legionnaires legionnaire as the vests vest's candidate for the highest post within the gift of the American Le Le- Le gion Nevada Wyoming Montana and md New Mexico have already indorsed Mr Malones Malone's candidacy in their theix annual annual an an- nual legion conventions Mr Malone was one of the leading candidates before the Detroit convention convention conven convene tion gathered last year but withdrew from the race before the convention began nominating FIGHTS FOR WEST As state engineer of Nevada Mr I Malone has come into prominence not only in the west but during important negotiations in Washington at a time when western problems were in a crucial stage at the capital he gained wide nation notice for the the with which he presented the claims of Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada and other western states His Rh I friends are urging that the and ability l I effort he displayed ed on these occasions as well as his record in the legion in is I Nevada have exhibited his fitness to tc I direct the affairs of the legion for the thc national organization The They will make a strong fight tight for tor his unanimous us indorsement by the Utah d department I 1 I 1 j j i 1 j I I t 1 t o t ACTIVE FOR LEGION Mr Malone has been active in the tha national program of the legion as a member of the national executive committee for more more than third one of ot the time since the organization of the veterans He has also been national vice commander and has served twice as national I committeeman from Ne vada National recognition is also accorded accorded accorded ac ac- ac- ac corded him in the 1932 edition of Who l in America A particularly strong point urged at this time in his favor is s that he m the Nevada method of employment employment em em- for veterans Under this plan veterans are re given preference in national and state construction work i in n the state Institution of this plan in n Nevada had the effect of totally re removing moving the unemployment problem from the program of the le legion ion in inNe inNe- Ne vada With Mr Malone in inthe the chief executives executive's post in the national or or- his supporters urge that the he same plan will wm be vigorously extended ex ex- tended ended b by his administration throughout through through- out ut the United States to solve one of the he most pressing of veterans' veterans pro problems l lems ems that of fir finding ding jobs |