The evening times., 1896-09-28
FOR PRESIDENT OFT. 4. ".
Chief Consul Potter aIcandl-
date for That Office.
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At the next election OF the League Of
AmeriCan Whcemen Isaac b. Potter, the
present chief consul of New York State, will
be L candtiate for the office Of president,
which position is now filled by Sterling
Elliott, OF Boston. Whether the latter will
run ag8lnst Mr.. Potter is not known. but
that wilprohably ydependiargely upon which
candidate Is indorsed by Pennsylvania.
With that division supporting him. Mr.. Pot
Ter would be practically sure of election, for
the two states together number over 90 900
outof ahout6S .0O0members, but withPcpn.
sylvana favoring Mr.. Elliott. the present
incumbent would have more than an equal
chance With HIS apponept. s....
a. Cressy Morrison, second vice prcsi-
dcntof the League. is also To be a candidate
for the office, bat, living in district where
the membership is not large. and not being
particularly popular with the Eastern mrIi,
he can hardl, be considered a factor III the
contest.
Mr.. Potter has Ilways been one of the IN -
prominent figures in the LeagIe. One Of the
earliest members OF the organization, he
has been actively Identified with majority
of the elections held and a number OF the
candidates for the presidency have been
Both Dunn and Luscumb We're Unsolicited To
the office ethroughhisefforts and were at SUE
ceeding elections defeated because OF their
unwilingness To follow certain plans which
he indOrsed, aid 1t looks as though Mr..
Elliott, who was elected through his " ork,
might meet with u similar fate. AS chair
man of The l.. A. W. Road Improvement
Bureau for a number of years. he became
movement in the country. and numerous ar
ticles written by him have been PR" . in
series OF booklets, known as ''Potter's
Good Roads Library"
II was on his recon mendation that the
l.. A. W. magazine, Good Roads, which
nearly swamIed the league financially. was
started, and he still has a suit pending
against the organization for alleged unpaid
salary as editor OF that periodical
For several years Mr.. Potter was chief
consul OF New York State, but was sup
planted 10y Charles \. LusComb. Two years
ago, however, he again became a can'li-
date, and defeated Mr.. Luscon!b after a
hot fight Since his election he has. by
his original methods and energetic work.
put New York ut the head Of the list Of
States in POINT nf membership, and H..
been instrumental in having passed by the
State legislature several important pieces
Of legislation favoring wheelnleil. the pm
cipai one OF these being the Armstrong bill,
requiring all railroads to carry bicycles
as baggage.
Considerable opposition to his election
would doubtless be encountered owing To
his peculiar views on the racing question.
Previous To the last meeting OF the nationaI
assembly he used every effort to secure the
adoption OF an am cndment to the consti-
tuition relinquishing control OF the sport,
on the grounds that The widespread interest
in 1T was at the expense OF other objects
in which whcelmen are interested.