San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-17
Law for Cyclers.

Law for Cyclers.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 17.-While the
actual work Of the annual l.. A. w.
convention does not begin until
Monday, today and tomorrow will
find the local cyclers busted in re-
ceiving their guests from all parts
of the Union. Both the Luscomb
and the Sheridan factions have
established headquarters and the
fight to succeed President Burdette
will be the most bitter of years.
Howard Raymond, chairman of the
Racing board, is booked for re-
appointment In the event of Lus-
combs success. The ticket put
up by the east Is as follows:
President, G. A. Luscomb, of
New York; first vice-president
A. c. Wilson, Of Maryland;
second vice-president, G. A. Per-
kins, Of Massachusetts; treasurer,
A. E. Mergenthaler, Of Ohio. This
ticket is thought to be sufficiently
strong to beat any Illinois or any
OGllcI COllluihdllOh "hlCh may uc
put up. 1t has New England, New
York, Ohio and the south behind
it, consequently will have first
rate chance Of being successful.
The Illinois contingent, it Is said,
is strongly in favor of a paid pre-
siding officer, while the Luscomb-
WillisonPerkins faction will oppose
the proposed amendment to the
constitution giving the president
salary Of $4,000 year. The pro-
posed new rules for the classifying
of "purses," and "makers amateurs,
are out. In class A, no prize shall
exceed $50 in value, and such
prizes shall be limited to medals,
diplomas, plate, jewelry and cycle
sundries only. Nor can the class
A man ride for a wheel concern
and have his expenses paid, as can
the class B. man. The supporters
of this scheme are confident it will
become law. They say all bicy-
clists will be class b men if it
doesn't.
The Western Wheelmen have
nominated Thomas F. Sheriden, Of
Chicago, for the presidency, but
unfortunately his canvass is sup
ported by a demand from his con-
stituents that salary Of $4,000
per annum be given to the presi-
dent.
This movement will probably
MI in hn nf Mr
den.
He is now first vice-president of
the league, but his support for
the office of president is very
weak. In addition to the new
racing rules that are to be
discussed several amendments are
now to be made to other rules. Mr..
Billingsley, Of Illinois, offers long
string Of amendments. He pro-
poses that eX-presidents of the
league of American Wheelmen be
made members of the National
Assembly that the Executive COM
mittee snail not have power to
make, without the consent of the
Assem- bly,, contracts involving more
than $1,000, that the clause
"that the secretary shall hold
the office as long as he shall
render satisfactory service" be
stricken out; that the president be
elected for one year and the vice.
president for two, the latter to be
elected at alternate meetings of the
assembly. He also proposes that a
new national committee, to be
known as the qualification Com
mittee," be formed, and that the
president and chairman of national
committees constitute a cabinet
for mutual consultation and
advice. In the bylaws, Mr.. Cos
sum Of the Rights and Privileges
committee, offers amendments to
avoid a repetition of such election
trouble as occurred in Michigan
and elsewhere last year: /. e., that
a man must be a league member
to be nominated or elected TO office;
that}wh hen an officer removes from
one Estate to another his office