WHITE POWER EVENT CHASED OUT OF BOSTON INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE

Billy Roper, who leads the White Revolution, a white nationalist organization based in Arkansas, spoke at the rally, which was held at the American Legion Post 88 on South Village Road in Loudon. He said more than 200 people attended.

“Everyone who is [scheduled to speak] is speaking, the bands are about to go on, and everything’s going fine,” he said when reached by phone during the event.

He then called out, “Hey boys, are we having a good time?” A chorus of voices on the other end shouted responses, many of them vulgar.

The event, titled Patriot Action, was organized by the East Coast White Unity group and Volksfront, was scheduled for the VFW hall on Ellery Street in South Boston yesterday, but hall organizers had pulled the plug on the gathering.

The VFW announced its cancellation on its website Tuesday night, writing that it “conflicts with the ideals and values of the VFW Post 6536.”

Roper said the group had reserved another hall, adding that white supremacist groups often double-book their events, anticipating protests.

“We always have several venues because we know there are a lot of people in America . . . who want to take away our right to free speech,” he said.

The last time Roper came to Boston was in 2005, to disrupt a service at Faneuil Hall commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps. Two of his 20 White Revolution supporters were arrested during fighting with demonstrators outside the memorial.

John Dyment, a member of Post 88 in Loudon, said the hall had been unwittingly rented out to the white supremacists, although he did not know who took the order. He said he called the police when he found out about the event.

“We know about it, the cops have been notified and I hope it’s being taken care of,” Dyment said. “When we found out the telephones were coming off the hook.”

A Loudon Police Department officer who would not give his name said police did not know the event was scheduled at the American Legion.

“We heard a little bit about it, that they got kicked out of Boston and that they were supposedly coming to Loudon, but we didn’t know where,” the officer said.

“That’s great information. We’ll see what we can do.”

The Boston Anti-Racist Coalition, which was organized this year in response to the scheduled VFW event, informed the Globe of the event last night. A coalition spokesman who said his name was Ian Curtis said the group relied on anonymous tipsters, who confirmed where the rally was being held.