New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-20
CYCLISTS FINISH WORK.
INTERESTING INCIDENTS IN THE LAST
DAYS SESSION OF THE L. A. w.
CHIEF CONSUL PoTTER's TRIUMPH on THE Lus-
COMB BILL QUEsTION-HIs TELLING POINTS
GREETED WITH GREAT APPLAUSE
IMPORTANT CHANGES AND
REGULATIONS.

REGULATIONS.
The leaders OF the cycling world passed another
,,.y dov q, the Grand Union Hotel. and except
Gov q. short recess for luncheon the delegates to
the annual convention of the League of American
Nhnalmen were in session all day. Much of the
time was given TO revision Oh the constitution
o,d bvlavs and several important changes were
,n,dc Some Of the questions which came up for
settlement were little too intricate for the gov
errors and action was deferred.
The matter Of the publication and circulation
Of the official Bulletin was one OF these, and
the question postponed TO special meeting.
which will be held in this city March c. This
and one or two other matters convinced some Of
the delegates that the best way TO arrive at a
satisfactory conclusion would be to reorganize the
League upon lodge system. President Wilson
referred to this matter when discussing the Bull
letin'' question, but whether anything tangible
will come Of the suggestion remains TO be seen
one of the most striking incidents of the meet
Ing came late in the afternoon, when Chief Con-
sui Isaac b. Potter. Of this State. brought up the
obnoxious wheeling bill recently introduced in
the Legislature at Albany by Assemplyinah
Thompson Those who know Mr.. Poters agrees
siveness when injustice to wheenen Is threat
ened did not believe that he woulc aio" 'he
meeting TO adjourn until after he had condemned
the measure. The bill said 10 nave peel
ta,haroa ~, oxpros,dent Luscomb. and IL WIS
not presented to Mr.. Potter before IL was So
Albany. Local wheelmen generally are oppV -,
the bill and it's defeat seems ass"ieu
Potter never disappoints his hearers VINE" -"
rises calmly and begins to speak IN a uls'iiio' '
deliberate tone He deplored the fact that dliier-
ences should exist between Natonal ana SUI
officials. He said that he knew nothing ABOUT '"iS
Thompson bill until after it had reached Albany
He thought that courtesy alone would nave
prompted the instigators of the bill first to pre-
sent it to him. the Chief Consul of the state
before 1t introduced in the Legislature.
AGAINST THE INTERESTS OF WHEELMEN
II oppose this bill now not for personal rea-
son." said he "but because the bill is not IN the
interests Of wheelmen. l have nothing to say so
long as bicycles treated as other vehices' out
when restrictions placed upon wheelineh anu
not upon other vehicles think that 1t is time to call
halt. Shall wheelmen be restricted to riding at
six miles hour while the owner Of the trottins
horse is allowed to spin along in his buggy at
two-mlnute gait? We do object to law which
sompels wheelmen 10 carry lighted lamps at niSht'
but II we co It want the law applied TO all
vehicles We do not ask for favors. but for an
equal distribution Of justice upon this question. |
am getting letters every day condemning me- as II
sanctioned any such bill. Such bill has not been
introduced in other States, and 1t would not have
been introduced Albany II had seen It,
Charles F. Cussom. of Poughkeepsie arose to
defend the bill and Luscomb. The sun. shining
through the Park-ave window made his shining
pate gsten. but 1t did not throw halo about
his head. He appealed TO the delegates TO support
the National Assembly, even In the race OF state
opposition, his argument being in line with the sup
nosition that local association might make a mis-
take but that a National Assembly should blunder!
Never
This brought Mr.. Potter TO his feet with the as
sertion that the question at issue was IN ioe'
He said: This Is not question OF personalities.
but of justice to wheelmen. This is not personal
matter by any means The Rochester Athletic
Club the Lockport Wheelmen. Binghamton. SYRIA
cuse, Utica, New-York City and Brooklyn are all
opposed TO this bill We want TO pull together and
we want harmony-eoncurrent action OF all
MIR. CUSsoM GETS EXCITED.
Mr. Cussom asked excitedly Il the National Board
proposed to surrender to State officials A. c. Nor
rison came TO Mr.. Potters assistance. He said that
the National Board could not pass any such
bill IN the Wisconsin Assembly II Wisconsin did not
want it, Mr.. Potter then made motion that In
future such bills should be submitted to the State
officials and IL was carried amid wild applause,
and Mr. Potter had triumphed over his foes
Shortly after this ex-President Luscomo called
President Wilson the chair. and left the room
Before turning over the charmanship or the
Racing Board George D. Gideon Howard T..
Raymond who had done such good work for the
l. A. W. offered several important amendments
The most striking was the substitution OF the FOL
lowing in Article 4. Section J. OF the bylaws: 1T
shall direct and instruct the chairman OF the Rae
ing Board collect from applicants, in ADVANCE
EXCEPT L. A. W. clubs hereinafter provided FOR.
so each for granting sanctions for National Cir
cult race meets g each for open race
meets and 81 each additional day ana 81
for athletic meets where two cycling contests are
scheduled TO apply the revenue derived to the ex-
penses OF conducting the affairs Of the Racing
Board its chairman and members; TO the employ
ment OF an official referee TO be appointed by the
chairman, who shall be required to Offciate at
all National Circuit race meets and TO the general