The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-30
DHIELMky ~ CONTENTION.
Annual Meeting or the New York Division
OF the l.. A. W.

Annual Meeting or the New York Division
orthc l.. A. W.
The annual m eeting OF tho Board OF Officers
o! the New York Division OF the League OF
American Wheelmen was held at tho Grand
Union Hotel last night. Chief Consul &. II. Lus-
comb presiding. There was n large attend
ance. and very important matters wero dis
posed OF. The representatives present wore
ms follows Chief Consul Charles II. Luscomb.
Brooklyn; vice.Consul Charles w. Wood.
Syracuse: Secretary Treasurer william II. De
Graaf. New York.
Representatives OF First District. New York
c. A. Sheehan. ]. u. Common. J. J. Woods. X. Is
Moneypcnny. II. II. stiles. J. G. Gulick. Il. j.
Schriver. and I. A. Raisback. Second District.
Brooklyn-!sanc B. Potter. II. T. Raymond. j.
Frank Dillon. II. Strugnel. c. C. Butcher. and
b. L. Tyrrel. Third District-C B. Ben
son. Hudson: Joshua Reynolds. Stockport.
Fourth District-J. Euhl. Syracuse; L. III.
Crosby. Utica. Firth DstrictE NJ. Santee.
Cortland; G. j. Cossum. Poughkeopsie: A. j.
Barton. Newburgh: Is. II. Dclavan. Norwich.
Blackham. Dnnkirk: A. +; Noshitt: Rochester.
Club Representa-, est. {. nstts. NJ A. c. F:
James Thompson. New York city.
The first business was tho report ot tho
Chief Consul. which set forth that during N,
past year there had been all increase OF l.2D',
ahs 1W be eli the III"
men,intion that $500 DO allowed to tho chief
Consul and $3.50 to the Secretary Treasurer
was an Increase OF, 500 in each case,
The report dwelt especially on, the impor-
and reference was then made to the Now Jer::
sey, diyision. which had larger. percentage OF
aDs e4n snF Sr Of the Ss%
plain the rebate hystem IN HSEno in New
sss all Ssw yo9S that js% s the eS
me M rebate OF S Is pei per cent viii bs
allowed: also to all clubs that renew their Ell.
tire active membership between April and
given. This to DO confined to the amount re-
ceiyed by the division.
on ltoad lmproyement. spoke Of a bill 70 be in.
troIuced into the e legislature 1y which stnte
would be provided. ~
from the farming interest; but Ar: Potter
boar an insignificant portion of the increased
taxation. a recommendation by the commit
dSson Of $3.50 for Tho parpose Of distribu
ing pam phet arguments in favor OF road i'm
provement was adopted.
After the reports were all in there was n
general discussion. Ono important act was
the DECISION that hereafter the racing circuit
Now York state. Heretofore other states have
participated.
Another important move was MADE on tho
recommendation OF Chairman Raymond OF the
Racing Board.
Under the l. A. W. rules. as they previously
meetings each year. and no one who had not
won state championship could compete in
the national ciIampionship, meeting, Under
the new ruling the national championships will
be open to all wheelmen without reference to
State CHAMPIONSHIPS.
The next meeting of the National Assembly
will be held at Philadelphia. Feb. 20 and New
York is entitled to twenty delegates. They
were elected by exclamation as follows:
" $ Bull BunaS' u ,,..,orKe T. n Hlaekhsm Dun.
DR. ". santse. Cortinnd George ". lockwood HUT
fao: A.. Sherman Watertown: Charles s. Cossurn,
rouRhkeepss: j. l.. Beck. Luckpor,; H. Gallien Al.
bany: Charles A sheehan. New York; II. struS
Brooklyn: IL Il. Raymond. Brookhn: T. i. shriver.
BROOKLYN A. warfnrd Troy: 4. Il. ntrck. New York
L. J. Shriver New York; J. j. Woods. New York.
There will also be a Constitutional Conven-
ton at Philadelphia on Feb. 70.