The record-union., 1896-02-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE OF WHBBLMRN.
The Annual Assembly Opens With a
Good Roads Meeting.


BALTIMORE, Feb. 10-The fifteenth
annual assembly of the League of
American Wheelmen was opened with
a good roads meeting in the Young
Mems Christian Association Hall at 10
o'cock this morning. To-days meet
ing was the first of it's kind ever held
Ky the League of of American Wheel
men. When Chief Consul Porter of
New York, Chairman of the Highway
Improvement Committee, called the
assemblage to order the hall was fairly
well filed with delegates and others in
terested in the assembly from every
section of the United States.
Reports of committees, papers and
suggestions on the question of highway
Improvements and short addresses were
then listened to, after which Chief
Consul Potter of New York delivered
an interesting discourse on the subject
Of good roads and illustrated his re-
marks with steroepticon showing the
good and bad in this and foreign coun-
tries. He also explained the great finan-
cial saving to the agricultural COM
munities as well as gain to pleasure
drivers
Sterling E1liott's boom for Presiden-
this morning when the New York del
egates arrived A. C. Batchelder, the
handicaper of the division, who is
looked upon as a future Chairman of
the racing board, announced his resfg-
nation as one of the New York delega-
ton. AS a New York delegate he was
pledged to support Elliott, whereas his
Judgment indicated Willison, so that as
ba
he resigned. This gives the Gothamites
one less vote, or twenty-six.
Mr.. Elliott is sanguine of the election
of his whole ticket, which is as follows:
For President, Sterling Elliott; FIRST
Vice-President, c. F. Cossum of New
York; Second Vice Vice President. w.
A. Connolly of Danville, Ill; Treasurer,
e. S. Hartwell of Denver.
The Willison advocates claim every
thing, and say they do not see how the
northern ticket can possibly be elected
Wilson's ticket contains the names of
the old board of officers. He bases the
claim to reelection Of all of them on the
fact that the league was pulled out Of
a financial rut last year in the midst of
a widespread national depression.
Secretary Bassett of Boston is not
elected. He holds his office for life,
and can only be ousted by a three
fourths vote. He is the only salaried
official, and gets $1,000 a year.
Both Louisville and Toledo seem con-
fident of winning the annual meet,
Louisville claiming clear majority
already pledged, and saying it has nine
ty-five votes promised. Toledo gives no
figures, but is claiming the victory just
as stoutly.
The first annual ''good roads, banquet
was held tonight at the handsome
Mount Royal terrace home of the Mary
land Cycle Club 1t was an elaborate
affair, nearly 300 enthusiastic wheel
men and good roads apostles sitting at
the tables. AT the conclusion. of the
twenty -three-course repast, President
Archie Willison greeted the guests. He
was followed by Mayor Hooper, who re-
sponded to the toast, My Cycling Con-
stituents," and Hon. John K Cowan,
President of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company. who delivered an
eloquent address on Wheels" I'm
promptu addresses on good roads We're
delivered by a number of well-known
advocates of improved highways