New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
WHEELMEN Up IN ARMS.

WHEELMEN UP IN AhMo.
Mr.. POTTER ACCUSES Mr.. TINSDALE of
TREACHERY ~ THE BAGGAGE
BILL HEARING.
TIL, CHIEF CONSUL. SCORES THE CYCLISTS FED
rp.r1ox coMMrrTEE-TINsDALE DEFENDS
MS ACTION Is PROPOSING THE
.NFNpMEHT-A SPECIAL MEET
ING CALLED.
That railroad baggage bill when cam Wy .,,.
tho Railroad Committee at Albany on l"es''S' W.
no the mears probably, OF causing HNei' -" -
tho Cvc,ist Federation The rallEoai he" VIM ~
,oso tho ,1e, that the roads should treat tAe d.
cycle as baggage look on and smile IN uh'eo" WIN
the rr,fessional politicians. who realize that ,He
.bee,nsn except under organization anu "o'N'"7
in perfect accord. cannot hope 10 "',o'',l 80
thing / f. Potter the chief consul Oh 'n' w."
York State Division Of the J" ~ W" "e''' ~ "
ho,y n look after the wheelmens Interests "heh
the hearing was had the ArI'strohE D"' "n'"
.uarests that the railroads transport bicycieS' W"ch
accomnani,d by their owners. as basEagr' t. ..
Tinsdale the chairman OF the Law 'ohihhl.'7'' an"
NJ L. Brdgman. the president OF the 'Ecns' reu-
Grafton appeared and offered an ai:ie hui'en'' VIM"
w pottor alleges to be in the interest OF the ran
roads, ana the outcome VIA -
which some disagrceable truths may De 'o!u' N's,,S'
p,,ter and 'rnsdale met in the LOBBY aIter the
hearing and Mr.. Tinslale was handled in no gentle
manner.
Many Of the members Of the Cyclists Federation
in this city when seen yesterday, eXpress+n 'h'''
selves in no measured terms at me e'"o" %
Mcssrs Br.dgman ana Tinsiale; }. u. IoWhs S',t
the mrs; vice-pros.den Of the Federation was u'h
wrought up the matter ana ne VA ou"isI
neetrp Of The Federation DO called for saturday
night. take acton on the v9si,lo" ,hn,, Tn.
Messrs Brideman and T.nsdale at AlDthy. me
retiiion was signed by many o. the aef.o,r' ana
officers OF the Federation yesterday. %hd me heeN
ing on Saturday night is sure 10 e Rncy o ,i"n
sad that Messrs. Tnsdae and BrlIshan nIn n,ri,
b.ll. and tina: there had been mo thought of any
compromise or amendment lie chalao,e'' ne, ,,le
action OF Tnsiale and Br!deinan as an o"lIasr;
and be sad that he knew than The members would
not support the two in the acuon that 'hey had
taken.
Isaac T.. Potter the chief consuiiof me New-York
State Division of the L. A. w. arrived In the city
last night on the 600 o'clocA~<an. and he was
angry all the way through. THE Armstrong bil
IS in ieopardy" said he. "Messrs. Tlnsdale and
Bridgman wen, to Albany the day before the hear
Ing. and | have been informed that Mr. IlnsddIc
conferred privately with the persons Interested III
the defeat of the bill and represented himself to be
an expert railroad lawyer, sent by Tho cyclists req
Grafton large body OF whee.men. 10 take full
have made no mention OF the fact that the l.. a w
Rad framed this bill the representative cycling
organization OF the State and that the League mem
hers all over tho State were working for IFS adop-
ton. When We arrived 1t the Capitol found many
L. A w members present waiting in tho commit
tec-rooms and the corridor. There We're whr"lnen
from Buffalo Rochester. Lockpori. y racus'. Utica.
Rome. Amsterdam. Troy. PousAkeopsie. New-fork.
Drooklyn and from naary an thr ~ ncpal cites 81
the state. The greatest Interest was manifested
Petitions and letters We're handed me hy IN" score"
and sent a package to my Office la New-i OK 10y
c.pross Everybody seemed confident of success.
we had been IN the corridors about twenty min
n,cs. waiting Tor the Railroad Committee - con-
cinie It's executive session. when Mrssrs. T.rsdil"
and Rr. lyman came IN. greeted them ana tni
them that tn rossion would not he held In the
room first selected bur in the adjoining room where
they wfrc then ID session. | introduced Mr. TINS
dale 10 gone OF the gentlemen present. ana talked
with both him and Mr.. Hr Lyman about the BILL
T!rslalc was very r,i!cent and apparently pr'occi-
pied when tie hearing WAS called. Nr. Armstrong
asked mo 70 arrange he order in whicA oar speak
ors were to be heard. went 20 Mr 1iu.-'ic ari
asked him when ne would Ike 20 speak ana no"
much time he would consume He made mo no
answer. and then toll MI Agmst-onE ta't "a"
sn n .r pyal f1 Mr. ,rrr.rang saiI that
troluce me - To- committee IT," chairman ai-
nornced that the helrias would open anl .ha' per
sons opposed - tho BIZ would :. hoard nrtt
''Mr carr representing the Delaware and Hudson
road. saii that no was familiar wih the rlio wAlch
required ihlt the opposition should frs, present rs
WHO repr;scn,eG the cyclists were ready 1, propos.
a compromise hill ana for this reason D." suggested
that they should hrst be- hoard vas oi couts~,
dstely addressing the chair. stated that no com
promise had teen proposed OF would De- proposed on
ne Iart of ;hc wh",.m'a. and that The debate must
proceed ia the ueua. way. Tho chairman then i9.d
Mr. Carr 70 proceed with rs arguments. which De
ga be.ng followed ~ Messr'. olcott kcily aal
Harris. representing different railroad and steam
boat lines. and speaking IN opposiuon TO the b...
men ana offered a brief but convincing argument In
favor " the bin. which be concluded by introducing
me- by name stating that ! was the chef consu!
Of the N~y-Ycrl, stat Division the representative
body OF wnco.men - this state. IA was about 10
address the chairman was interrupted hy Mr.
Tnsdaie who aros' from MS scot In another part
man then sad: Mr.. Potter, ! have promised Mr.
Tinslale that The committee would near him next
table and made way for Mr. 'rlnsIaie. who made
a speech. which. II not eloquent or forcibie. pos
sessed other qualities that are likely to make it
~The railroad lawyers received l' with evident sat
isfacilon. while every cyciist in the crowded room
regarded NJ. Tnsdal" win silent establishment.
Up to this time. no, word had been sa!d by any
ton Of the different speakers by the chairman and
the proposition OF compromise. 50 favorable to
OF the bill by compelling the whcclmen 10 pay
substantial tariff came upon the ears Of our friends
concluded tried to do what wa cNPecied Of me and
could command. ana stated that the Cyclists Fed
Grafton contained TOO many hgh-minded and honor
able people be saddlcd with the responsibility Of
such sentiments as Mr.. Tinsdale had expressed. We
had all beeNe and expected that Messrs Ttnsdale
and Bridgman had com" TO Albany to help IN"
League In It's effort Tor this legislation. Their action
WAS discOurtcOus . our division and an insult 10
Mr. Armstrong | could only think OF the Persian
prayer which reads Almighty Father, pray thee
10 prOtec; me from the man whom have trusted.
can protect myself against the man whom have not
trusted
F. J. T!nsdalc is a laWye with Offices in the Van
derblt Rul;d!ng where h. was seen yesterday after
noon Mr. Tins lalo sad that he and Mr. BridguIn
mad gone 10 Albany tn, day before the hearing and
had seen nat there was TO chance that the hill
~ La. M.