The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-08
BICYCLISTS' FAVORITES.
Friction at Last Nights Meeting
of the Municipal
League.
The Report of the Nominating Com.
mittee Is at Length Ordered
REJECTED.

The Wheelmen's Municipal League held
a special meeting at al Golden Gate ave-
nue. yesterday evening. Judge Kerrigan
explained that the calling of the meeting
was due to the fact that the regular meet
ing on the third Wednesday in the month
would be too late TO do anything with the
different. municipal leaders. There was
considerable discussion over the manner
in which the work was to be carried on.
Some OF the wheelmen counseled DELAY
while others insisted on pushing the mat
ter to an issue. Those who favored an ag-
gressive campaign finally carried the day.
The executive committee made it's re-
port and In it asked that the matter OF
going into the next campaign be laid over
until the Supreme Court had decided
upon the tenure of Office of the incum-
bents of municipal offices. R. C. Lennie
was the first to object Now is the time
to act" said he. "If we keep on dillv-
dallying We vii! be too late. We ought 10
pledge ourselves at once"
C. Michener pointed out that the COM
mIttee had not turned in report, but the
minutes of its meeting would furnish all
information The matter went over until
a report could be written.
The following questions, to be asked
candidates for office, were unanimously
adopted:
l. Are you wheelman7
2. How long have you been heelman?
3. To what, if any. organization do you be-
4. If elected to the Legislature win you vote
in favor of bill declaring the bicycle bag
gage?
S. If elected to the Legislature will Won vote
in favor OF the passage of bill extending the
power, scope aud facilities OF the Bureau Of
Highways OF this Slater
8. f elected, will you vote in favor OF the pas-
sage of bill amending the county govern
meHt act in such manner as TO provide for
uniformity in bicycie ordinances passed nv
county Boards of Supervisors?
z. Ii elected, will GU vote for q bill amend
ing the county government act in such a
manner as to provide Tor the passage by
Boards of supervisors or ordinances EN- body
ing provisions Tor The erection of gufde-boa
and m1le-stones?
Charles a. Adams, on behalf of the law
and legislation committee, said it had
been decided TO have a bill framed to be
known as 1.-THE wheelmen's BILL" 1t youId
cover the baggage question aud others
equally interesting TO wheelmen. He pro-
posed that a committee of five from the
Municipal League be appointed to meet
with q similar committee from the Leaaue
of American Wheelmen to frame the bill.
Judge Kerrigan thought the committee
should be appointed at once, so that it
could 60 before the conventions and get a
plank favorable 10 wheeImen put in.
Some decisive move should be made this
week. said he. This is an immense I'M
dertaking. and we should get to work to-
night"
The motion was carried and the follow
ing committees were appointed:
Municipal League-Charles A. Adams. A. q
Mcfarland. T. B. MeGinnis, J. w. Maguire
and P. J. Hyde.
League of American Wheelmen-R. NJ
WEIGH, G. W. Strong, C.. Kitchener, F. II.
Dummy, J. w. Coffroth.
These gentlemen will act with the rights
and privileges committee OF the League of
Anne rican Wheelmen.
A resolution thanking the press and
offering its representatives. every facility
to get the news was carried unanimously.