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WHEELMEN CONFER
Fifteenth Assembly Of the
L. A. W. Opens in Bal
timore Today.
RACE FOR PRESIDENT
Amendments to the Constitution
Which Herald Trouble
Elliot's Boom.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 10, 1S96.-The If
teenth annual assembly of the League
| of American Wheelmen was opened with
good roads meeting in the Young
Mems Christian Association hall on
Nonih Charles street, at ten O'Clock this
morning. Representatives of forty thou
sand organized wheeamen will wrestle
with L. A. w. problems for the next
four days.
Today's meeting was the first of Its
Kind ever held by the 4. A. w. The pro-
vision for it was added to the constitu-
tion last year. Chief Consul Potter, of
New York. chairman of the Highway
| Improvement Committee. called the as
senbly to order.
The hall was fairly well filled with de-
legaltes and others interested in the as
sembly in various ways from every quar-
ter OF the compass and every section of
the United States All were gorgeously
decorated with gatly colored badges and
Iancy buttons most of which were sup
pliea by the Louisville and Toledo dele
ga5lons. rivsiss for the '9e meet.
On 6e aubee apssTs aaa
improvements and short addresses fol
lowed Chief Consul Potter of New York
subject of good roasrs and illustrated his
remarks With Stereopticon showing
good goo d. and and bad roads in this and foreign
countries. No one is better equipped TO
talk learnedly on this subject than Or
Potter and his discourse was given the
| great financial saving to the agricultural
drivers.
While Mr.. Potter is an undeniable
authority on good roads. his views on
racing are not held in high esteem. A
h,t lot Ct Ct fun fun is being poked at him over
ms FAMOUS pending amendment that the
T. A. w. drop control of racing, and
that aa t another body be formed out of the
pose of controlling it. It is an ad-
| mitted, fact that this amendment will be
showed under. and so those who are OPP
| as football of fun. Potter takes the
| fun serenely, and generally replies with
some sleight of hand trick or funny
Another proposed amendment that is
viewed with disdain by majority of
Jacquish of Illinois, to again bring in
| the color line and to make professional
racers racer members Of the league. They
white path to oblivion together with
that Of Potter
morning when the New York delegates
arrived. but drop Of discomfort came 70
| Batehelder. the Handicapped. Of that df-
| vision. Batchelder, who is looked upon
! as future chairman of the Racing Board,
| New York delegation. AS a New York
delegate he was. pledged to support Ell
Nett: Mott: whereas his Judgment, indicated
the way he thought. he resigned. This
gives the Gothamites one less vote. or
Elliott has the most enthusiastic sup
port Of his own State (Massachusettsl
and of New York. while all New England
| of large personal magnetism and warm
friendships, so that his friends are de-
voted to him and his interests.
| Being asked what particular reforms
he thought necessary in the management
/ of the league and upon which in a
measure he based his candidacy Mr. FL
| two. First, the systematic agitation Of
highway Improvement, which is not
matte work to increase the membership
of the league, which is now not being
done. He said that it was. a conservative
estimate to say that there are four
million cyclers in the United States and
league. He thought at least 100000
| 100000 bicycles were sold last year and
| that over a million would doubtless be
sold this year Mr. Elliott was san
which is as follows For President,
Sterling Elliott, Chief Consul of Mas
sachugetta FIRST Mr Vice Presiast VIE F.
| President, w. A. Connolly Of Danville.
| Ills; Treasurer, E. s. Hartwell of Dem
1 VeF. CQI
! The Willison advocates claim everything
and say they do not see how the Northern
ticket can possibly be elected: One. Of the
he had positive information that Cossum
would not run on the Elliott ticket and
that the Elliott wing, could get no strong
| The Willison crowd also said vociferous-
+ ly that Connolly positively would not run
run rt on on the Wilison ticket had there be besn
more room on it. and that he would not
run at all as it is. excepting as indepen-
Those who are backing Willison are
| the shrewdest and most experienced
wheel politicians in the country and they
league affairs to bear on their efforts
| Willison's ticket contains the names of
the old board Of officers. He bases the
claim to reelection of all of them to
! the fact that the League was pulled
| out of financial rut last year in the
midst of a widespread national depres-
rgated again is believed to be due to
claimed that having won financially It
is possible to go ahead on roads and
ton is not elected He holds his office
for life s,,ssa, and can only be Susted by a
has the fullest confidence Of the League
on account of his long service.
s Mee CAB ss on1s trty Hrg1g oda rns arong
Louisville's only rival, began circulating
| literature and other things to illustrate
Toledos advantages. Among other things
was beautiful souvenir, giving a full
programme of the 96 meet if held there,
and showing how. the delegates will be
| entertained and where giving list Of the
| banquets in store. and other beWitching
bids for the mid summer iaunt
/ The Louisville sInducement Committee
/ have invited the whole Kentucky delega-
i tioh in Congress to come over and help
them boom Louisville Senator Lindsay
has already consented to be present We'd
nesday, and Congressman J. N. Me-
! Creary and others are expected. Not to be
behind the Toledo men have already
Southard to come, and he is here already.
/ Both Louisville and Toledo seem con
| fident of winning. Louisville claiming q
clear majority already pledged and say
/ ing it has 95 votes promised Toledo gives
| no figures. but it is claiming victory just
as stoutly.
WILLIS AND DOLE
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. TO- 1896 The
| Honolulu correspondent of a morning
! paper states that one of the members Of
/ President Doles cabinet Is authority for