The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-10
MEETING OF BICfcLIsrs.
Every Delegate Arriving in Baltimore q
 Oncs Buttonholed.

Baltimore Feb. 9.-Bicyclists from every section of the United States have arrived in Baltimore to attend the ses- sion of the national assembly of l.. A. w., which convenes to-morrw. This
 years convention promises to be more
 prolific in the direction of hard work
 than any heretofore held, The se-
 lection of president is sure to pro
 duce the hottest kind of contest the
 proposed changes in the constitution
 are remarkably numerous, seventy
 four in number. The good roads day.
 the first meeting of the kind ever held
 by the L. A. w., will occupy many hours
 and develop lots of work, while the
 topic of railroads charging for the
 transportation Of bicycles when accom-
 panied by riders will prove an awkward
 subject to handle successfully.
 The good roads banquet tomorrow
 night, the enormous theater party
 Wednesday night and the struggle be- tween Louisville and Toledo for the
 race meet of 1896 will make up the pro-
 gram of the lighter vein.
 The Kentuckians stole march on
 their Ohio friends by slipping out of Louisville twenty-four hours ahead of
 their schedule and arriving here last night. Thirteen "colonels'' composed
 the delega ton and theN at once began
 to dea! good cheer to the delegates at
 the Hotel Rennert. Two of the largest
 parlors were thrown into one and in
 the center was placed table, on which was mounted a big punch-bowl. Sur
 rounding the bowl was a myriad of
 glasses, and under the table were ten
 gallon jugs. A barrel of lemons and a
 barrel of sugar made many friends for
 Louisville. Cases os other sorts of
 "wet" goods lined the walls. Another
 table was stacked with Kentucky to- bacco, surrounded by corn cob pipes.
 Yet another table was piled with chew
 ing gum. In this palace of Bacchus
 the thirteen colonels presided grace
 fully to-day and urged the claims of their city
 The Toledo delegation arrived to- day. It outnumbered the Louisville people three to one and set to work to overcome the lead which the colonels were credited with having gained. To- night the Ohioans are nearly as well fitted in attractions as their competi- | tors and are doing noble missionary work in favor of Toledo.
 l An effort is being made to change the | order so that vote may be taken or l Tuesday afternoon in selecting the city ! for the '96 meet This afternoon the 1 racing board took up the Titus-Caban- | Murphy matter. Murphy was the only one of the accused to appear. He was also represented by ex-President Lus- comb as attorney. He submitted sev-
 eral affidavits to the board going tc 1 show that the race in question was hon. estly contested. Murphy's trainer, "Bil. | ly" Young, was also before the board and both were put through a. rigid l cross-examination. While favorahly i'm pressed with the evidence the board declined to take immediate action. It expressed desire telhear further from 1 Titus and a telegram was sent to New l York requesting his presence Should | Titus arrive tomorrow another meet ing may be held. Should the board re- fuse to reopen the case MT. Luscomt will appeal to the general assembly fol | the reinstatement of the men,. Many of the delegates seem to think the rae | ing board exceeded its powers in sus- | pending the men for life.
 | Every delegate Is being buttonholed l in the interest of the respective candi | dates for office. The tickets most talk. ed of tonight are:
 l First ticket-For president, Archie c Willison of Maryland; first vice presi dent, c. A. Perkins of Massachusetts second vice president. A. c. Morrison ot l Milwaukee; treasurer, A. E. Mergentha. | Ter of Ohio; secretary, Abbott Bassett of | Boston.
 Second ticket-For president, Sterling | Elliott of Massachusetts; firse vice pres
 ident, c. r. Cossum of Poughkeepsie, N | r.: second vice president, w. A. Con
 nelly of Danville. H.; treasurer. k. s Hartwell of Denver Col; secretary, Ab l bolt Bnssett of Boston. | Both the Willison and Elliott dele gates are claiming everything in sight An attempt to forecast the successful candidates aside from Abbott Bassett would be pure guess work until after
 the arrival of the delegates, a number l of whom are not yet upon the scene | The New York and New Jersey delega tions arrived at midnight.