St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-07
MEN WITH WHEELS.
Delegates to the National As
sembly L. A. w. Reeonvene
and Wind UP.
EDITORS In COMPETITION.
Quite a Complication Over
Selection Of an Official
Paper.
WILSON STEPS OUT
But Reconsiders His Resigna-
ton on Promises Of Bet
ter Support.
EDITORS IN COMPETITION.
WILSON STEPS OUT

NEW YORK, March 6-The adj
journed meeting of the national as
sembly of the League of American
Wheelmen reconvened at 1880 a. m.
today at the Grand Union hotel.
President Williston. of Cumberland,
Md, occupied the chair. The prin-
cipal business discussed was. the
awarding of the contract for the pub
LEGATION of the L. A. w. Bulletin, and
many bids were put in for the priv
ilege.
lished and mailed free of charge by
N. H. Van Sicklen and George X.
Barrett, of the Bearings Publishing
company, of Chicago. The paper
was sent through the mails as sec
ond-class matter, but the postoffice
authorities at Washington decided
that it was not entitled TO this Priv
ilege, as the subscriptions for it were
not voluntary.
There was good deal OF dacUA:'or
over the mater, and Il com'u:t'te
was app M I" 'sI.s.' Ger tie a.
visibility IF rllnn.rs q Journal fo,
the leagIe, aaC also 10 pass u. n the
bills hanl'd in.
A recess o: two hours vas taken
for the committee to prepare Il re-
port, h,:t it Ia * them three !Ionrs
to do so. When they r.I.' rtel Lack
to the meet ns they ieccE:ne nt!et
that the con ra It he awaited to
Sterling Elliott, ed:t ~ Of 100
Roards. Boston. Nr Eii,otts ems
were to supply weekly paper to be
known as the L. A. w. Bulletin at
the rate of rs cents per annum up to
35, 900 copies, and five cents each for
each additional 5000 up to $4,000,
making the maximum prices so cents
per annum for each subscriber for
10000 or over.
Another change that will benefit
the national treasury of the L. A.
w. was unanimously agreed upon.
Formerly the national treasury re-
tanned so per cent of the annual dues
and refunded the other half to the
state divisions. Out of this SO per
cent the national treasury paid for
the L. A. w. Bulletin. Now the
yearly dues will be rs cents per CAPT
ia, and the members who are will
ing to subscribe for the Bulletin will
pay % cents per annum, thus MAX
ing it voluntary subscription. The
national treasury will refund So
cents of the annual dues to the state
divisions and retain 40 cents. This,
1T is hoped, will renovate the finan-'
cial status of the treasury, as it's
funds have been pretty well depict
ed, while it is claimed those of the
state divisions are in pretty good
condition. A vote of thanks was
passed by reclamation to Messrs.
Van Sicklen and Barrett, of Chicago.
for their generosity in publishing the
Bulletin last year free. When the
postal authorities at Washington OBJ
Jected to the paper going as second
class matter the publishers sent a
check for $2,2SS.SS, so as to cover all
claims and secure the prompt de-
livery of the journal. The delegates
today, in resolution, requested Mr..
Van Sicklen to make a formal de-
mand on the Washington authori-
ties for a refund of this money,
which they considered should be
given back to the publishers.
This concluded all the important
business of the convention, but pre-
vious to an adjournment being
taken President Wilson rendered
his resignation on the grounds that
he believed that under the existing
conditions the league would be in a
worse financial condition at the end
of the year than that in which il
now stands. A number OF the dele
gates addressed the meeting and
begged the president to withdraw
MS resignation, promising him at
the same time that their divisions
and those from which they held
proxies would do their utmost to put
the league in a flourishing condition
before the end of the year. After
nearing these assurances Mr. Will