Evening star., 1896-01-11
Discussing the Coming il Meeting Of
the League. b
an IMPORTANT GATHERING PROBABLE
Control Of Racing to Be Con-
fc Tsi
sideredit
LOCAL NOTES I. OF INTEREST

The annual meeting of the National AS
scmbly of the League of American Wheel
men will be opened February 10 at Balti-
more, according to announcement OF the
president of the organization, Archibald Z.
Willison of Cumberland. The headquarters
of the league will be at Hotel Rennert,
willie the assembly will convene in the
Royal Arcanum Hall, directly opposite the
hotel. This meeting promises to be one OF
the most important in the history of the
organization. The subject of racing control
will be discussed at length, and the result
will most likely be the relinquishing of this,
or else general change in the classification
of racers and the management Of the same.
At the recent meeting Of the New York
division resolutions were passed against the
league control of racing, and it is very like
ly that the New York delegates will attend
the assembly meeting fully instructed in
this regard. The division has an even mem
bership of 10000, fully one-fifth the total
league membership, and it's delegates Will
have good deal of say in the matter.
Perhaps outside of racing matters the
amendments to the constitution and by
laws, which will be brought up at the meet
Ing will be the most important proceeding.
Most of the amendments proposed are only
of minor Importance. The chief Jne pro-
vides for the abolition of the organization
in any state or territory where the member
ship Is less than twenty-five. A proposition
Will also be presented doing away with the
league year, and allowing memberships to
expire one year from date Of publication in
the official organ. Another radical change
is in the matter Of applications for MEM
bership. which heretofore have all been sent
to the national secretary-treasurer, who,
after deducting the portion of dues be-
longing to the headquarters, remitted the
balance to the secretary-treasurer of the
10 nYpoh @ n %
The change suggested is to send the apnli-
cation blank to the division secretary
treasurer, who after deducting from the
dues, sends the matter to the national sec
Tetary-treasurer. The amendments will be
presented by the committee on rules and
regulations, of which Albert Mott is the
chairman.
The National Assembly is the body which
has vested in Ii the management of the
league Fifteen members personally present
at d meeting constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, though voting by
proxy is permissible The membership of
the assembly Is composed of all chief con-
suls, all vice consuls from divisions having
200 or more membership, all secretary
treasurers from divisions having 100 or
more m =mbershiL, delegates for every 200
division members and all eX-presdenrs and
ex-vice presidents. In this are included all
the national officers and the chairmen OF
all standing committees. League bicycle
clubs are allowed delegates for the first
tWeuty members on tIlSlf another lOI
the next eighty. and an additional represen-
tative for each 100 m embars thereafter.
The local subdivision will be represen ted
at the assembly by the chief consul, Mr.
William T. Robertson, the membership be.
ing entirely too small to be entitled to dele
gates. Since his appointment to office Mr.
Robertson has been waiting for the local
records before getting down to work. Until
he receives these he will do nothing He
has the appointive power Of secretary
treasurer, but as yet he has not made his
decision, and it is not likely that ne will
for a week or SO.