Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-12
ELECTED LEAGUE OFFICERS
Sterling Elliott Wins Out n His Fight for
the Presidency,
LOUISVILLE GETS THE NEXT MEET
Titus Makes 81 Confession Concern
ing the Jubbrd Race at 81. Louis
which nringS About MUIR
phys Reinstntcment.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1t.-Charles NJ Muir
ply was reinst.ted as class b rider; Ster-
ling Elliott was elected president of the
League of American Wheelmen and Louis
vile was chosen as the place for the '96
meet today by the league delegates.
The racing board. at a session held
late last night, decided to rein
state Charles NJ. Murphy, who has been
under sentence of life suspension for al
legged crookedness in throwing a race in
st. Louis last summer. Titus and Cabanue,
his associates in the matter, were not re-
nstated The board was in session until 3
o'clock a. m. None of the testimony taken
has been made public, but 1t is asserted that
Titus made a statement which exonerates
Murphy, but duplicates Titus and Cabanne
more deeply than ever, and that the sem
tence of indefinite suspension against them
will stand
The league convention was late in get
ting to work today, and 1t was II o'clock be-
fore President Wilson called the delegates
to order. The morning session was devoted
to hearing the reports of the president
committee on credentials and the executive
committee, all of which show the league to
be in good condition.
The report OF Secretary Bassett recon-
mended roll of homer to contain the names
of all who were present at the leagues
initial meeting in Newport. The committee
on rights and privileges reported that the
protest against the election of Secretary
Treasurer Van Mort of the Pennsylvania
division be dismissed. and the report was
sustained. The membership committee re-
ported fourishing state of things. 1t has
received fifteen protests, and there have been
eight expuislons during the year.
Consul l. b. Potter of the committee on
highway improvements made verbal re-
port of the committees work.
The most important report Of the morn
ing was that of Chairman Gideon of the
racing board. In it he says: "a con-
fesson just made, has the effect of remov-
ing the evidence against Charles NJ. Murphy
who has, accordingly, been reinstated." This
Is in relation to the testimony of Fred
Titus, taken last night. The report stated
that 900 suspensions were made last year, of
which sixteen were permanent In 1894 there
were $50 class men, now there are 573.
In the same year there were ninety profess
sionals in the league, now there are 703.
Professional racing, the report asserts, has
been clean and honest since the league
assumed control of it.
The report recommends that the records
in the future be confined to one-fourth, one
third, one-half and mile.
After hearing Chairman Gideon's report
the convention adjourned until 2:3O a. m,
at which time the election of officers will
be taken up
WILLISON FORCES ROUTED.
AS soon as the convention reassembled in
the afternoon an attempt was made to elect
officers. President Wilson, failing to secure
a postponement of the election, claimed the
right to submit a report which, he said, had
an important bearing upon the election of
officers. II secured the floor and talked
till after O'clock to the manifest annoy
ance Of many delegates. The subject of his
report was the conference between the Of
ficers and members of the executive board
of the League of American Wheelmen and
the Board of Trade of Bicycle manufacturers
on the question of catalogue advertising
s-ld other matters He asserted that bill
Of S1,232 had been contracted in this con-
nection by Consul Potter. which he thought
the convention should pass upon before
eecting officers. President Willson said
charges had been made in this connection
that he neglected his duties as president.
This he denied This matter brought up
Consul J. B. Potter's lawsuit against the
league and long wrangle followed. Finally
a motion was carried to receive the report
and postpone its consideration.
The election of officers was then declared
to be in order Archibald C. W!llson and
Sterling Elliott were placed in nomination.
ballot having been taken it was announced
that Sterling Elliott of Massachusetts had
Tecsiyed 104 votes to 73 for Wilson Of Mary
land, the present incumbent.
The roster of officers was then completed
by the unanimous election of the following
ticket First vice president, Charles F.
Cossum OF New York. second vice presi-
dent, "A. c. Morrison Of Wisconsin; treas
urer E. S. Hartwel, Colorado; auditing
committee, j. f. Adams of Massachusetts,
chairman; ]. ]. Van Norte, Pennsylvania
and G. A. Mccarthy. Colorado.
The convention then took up the question
Of selecting a place for the 1896 meet. Both
Louisville and Toledo soughtNthe honor After
several nominating addresses the debate was
closed and Louisville was selected by vote
of 92 TO 20.
Adjournment was taken until o'clock to-
morrow morning.