The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-13
The ProceedinEs.

BALTIMORE. Md, Feb. 12.-Vive
President Perkins was in the chair when
the League of American Wheelmen as
sembled today and took up consideration
OF new business. A great deal of time was
again devoted to the discussion of the
lawsuit of l. B. Potter against the league.
growing out of the alleged breach of con-
tract for the publication OF the l.. A. w.
Bulletin by Potter. The sum involved is
only about $4,000 and the case already has
consumed much of the time of the pres
ent convention. The matter was referred
to the committee on arbitration
A motion was adopted authorizing the
president to appoint a committee to draft
resolutions to be presented TO the vari-
Gus legislatures declaring that bicycles
be personal baggage Amendments to the
constitution Were then taken. up.
The first amendment considered was
that proposed by Potter, New York, to
strike out OF article /. section 2, the
words and to promote and regulate
cycle racing on the track"
Potter in discussing the question Gre
ated an uproar by making the assertion
clean amateur bicycle racers in this coun-
try to make a respectable meet
This means that the league will retain
control of cycle racing.
Sterling Elicit, the new president
elect. opposed the amendment. j. B.
Roosevelt, New York, advocated. it, as
did also j. b. Townsend, of the same
state. The amendment was rejected by a
The amendment providing that divis-
ions. subdivisions and consulateS Shall
be discontinued whenever the member
ship falls to twenty-five and all moneys
belonging to them, pass to the league,
was adopted. as was also another pro
vidfng that all memberships shall ex-
ptre one year from the publication of the
application in the official organ. Amend
ments providing that membership may be
renewed and that penalties for lapses
in dues shall in no case exceed 81 for a
full year, were adopted
The convention then took recess till 3
o'clock.
The afternoon session aside from the
action taken in regard to racing matters
was not productive of important or in
teresting results.
After taking up and disposing of the
amendments offered by Chairman Gideon
of the racing board, as previously men
toned, the convention considered the
other amendments in the order in which
they were offered. The most important
of those adopted were as follows:
Providing that an amateur shall not
compete in any race outside of his own
state, at a greater distance than 100 miles
by the usual line or route from his legal
residence except at national or closed col
lege championships meetings or except by
special PERMISSION from inc members OIL
the racing board in charge of his dis
tTict; making the chairman of the audit
ing committee a member of the national
assembly; fixing the date for the annual
meetings OF the league, the second
Wednesday in February instead of the
second Monday; providing that the place
of annual meeting shall be determined by
the national assembly, unless delegated
to the executive committee; providing
that division secretary treasurer shall
hold office until removed by the board of
officers; adding to the list of national
committees that of local organization.
Adjournment was then had until 8
o'clock tomorrow morning.