St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-19
BIKERS AS A PARTY.

Wisconsin elections in the spring are
threatened with new complications
wheelmen's good-roads party. The
movement will cover the entire state
from the smallest town which boasts
OF cycling club to Milwaukee. PARTY
lines will be totally abolished. it is
promised. The project is fathered nv
the Wisconsin division of the League
of American Wheelmen. and good roa dc
Will be on the banner under which the
cyclist will march to the polls The
candidate who is not pledged to do
all in his power toward the improve
ment of the public highways will find
that MS fences have been blown down.
Inc Good Roads league will enter
INTO the work with will, it is said
ana VIII disseminate literature on the
subject. The candidates for offices at
the spring election in every city and
county Will be personally approached
ana their constituents will be appraised
Oh thelr positions toward the wheel. The
"heelmen are backed by an enormous
vote In the state. One cyclist saws.
or, we 10 not propose to be unreasonable in
- ,uehanus, but we are satisfied that we
Siiail receive no recognition from the poIiti-
oi.ns uhtll we take hand in elections on our
tb I'M aceouht. This We propose to do during
ehe approaching spring campaign and | think
we snail make our strength felt In this
matter party afiliation will have no place with
i ns eve we VIII vote solidly for the man who is
AZ sympathy with our cause We are nor
seehihg once Tor men in our ranks That is
not the object. All we want is men in Law,
ei9a II ana responsible positions who will
give US Just recognition. Good roads will
De the issue, and our campaign will he ron
Quoted principally along that line. our Or
ganlzation is perfect"
GIDEON'S RECORD LIST.
Chairman Gideon announces the fol-
lowing records accepted:
One mile class b, competition. stand
ing start, paced, by Otto Zeigler Jr
Louisville. KY, 1853 rs. Nov II. 1895.
Two miles, class B, worlds record,
unpaced, standing start, by F. G. Bar
rett New Orleans, La, 4:39, Dec 7.
1895. -
Three miles, professional, paced, fly
ing start against time, by P. j. Burio.
New Orleans. La. $50 Az Dec 70
1895. 10
Four miles. professional, paced. flying
start against time, by P. j. Burlo,
New Orleans, La, 1850, Dec. 10, 1895
FIVE miles, professional, paced, fly
ing start, against time, by p ]. Berlo.
New Orleans, La, 9:51 2-5, Dec 49, 1895.
1t is said that the Chicago cycle show
cleared 100000. This will be divided
between five Chicago newspaper men
and the cycle board of trade. Score
tary White, of the Milwaukee Wheel
men, says the accommodations were
by no means adequate and thousands
were turned away unable to gain ad-
mission The crush inside was ter
rifle, many women fainting each even
ing.
Jimmy Michael, the Welsh cham
p1on whom Johnson is to meet, fell
and hurt himself recAnt1V
TIRE MEN TIRED.
upon the integrity of two riders who
recently startled the wheel world by
riding a mile Straightaway, down hill.
in something like minute and twenty
five seconds. The story is that the
men prepared for their record break
Ing mile in their quarters, and putting
their wheels in carriages, drove to the
appointed place and quickly took up
their positions before the starter. The
timers got ready, the start was made
and then the cyclists, flushed with
their success, hastily entered the car
riageS with their wheels and drove
back to their quarters. Here, the Cos
sips have it, they carefully stripped
the tires from their wheels and then
wrote to the various tire firms asking
what 1T would be worth to have it an
nounced that the record was made
upon their respective tires. Rumors of
the secrecy that the cyclists used in
concealing the make of tire they used
reached the ears of at least one firm,
and the communication of the record
breakers was ignored.