Show LEGION MEN HIT BY RULING National Judge Advocate Oe Decides ldes Or Officer Ineligible If Holding Public Office A decision of reaching far Importance tance as OS affecting time the participation In lu politics of or men holding office ce In ill tho lie American Je Legion ion has hns just been handed hand imand- ed down b by Robert A. A Adams Adonis national na ima jl Judge advocate ocate of the time Legion in response e to an on inquiry from flom the tIme Inter Intel Post Council of or Lo Angeles Cal At Al its annual election held in lii De Dc a Los Angeles post elected Follette as commander for Cor A short hOlt time afterwards Follette Follette Fol Fol- lette was appointed justice of or tho the hoard of oJ h by ly time the lOa Id I'd of supervisors super I lo Io os Angeles Anell county count arose C whether In view of pf f the time tact fact that Follette Toilette had hod been appointed ap ap- ap n pointed to an un which In ha Its Us nature na nu ture except In the time matter of filling vacancies Is an nn elective sal salaried publiC public pub pub- lic lie Ime he was fiS eligible to serve as ns asan asan an fin officer of the time Legion In his ruling the thc nation jud Judge e advocate sn says This being a 0 salaried elective c public pub pub- lie lic It Is nm my opinion that tho time method of ut filling Oiling a n vacancy Is not essential es In t determining the tue eligibility of a 0 holding such The Time office is elective although the time case with which we e deal eal Is that of or an aim ap fill The Time purpose e of the time constitutional 11 provision o I lon Is ha of course to prevent so far as ns possible the use b by a member of tIle Legion of his Legion membership membership member member- ship h p In iii furthering a u political career C Consequently the time effect of an nn appointment appointment ap ap- is in no wise dissimilar flom an nn election 2nd nd It Is Ill my may opinion that the time Incumbent Is by the time accept accept- of his office rendered Inell for fOl the theoffice of the time American Legion It Jt is is' is believed that many Legion IT IT appointed to political cui offices will viiI he lie affected by this timis ruling |