The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-12

RALTIMOIiE,tep. l.-All tho slatCS
which the league politicians have been
SxIpg up with so much care for the
mast three days. We're smashed to bits
to-day by the election of Sterling Elll-
~, OF Massachusetts,, for president OF
The League OF American whcelmen and
the selection OF Louisville as the place
ofholdlng the next annual meet There
I. little doubt that this result is at
,ribu,Ablo in a great extent to the ex-
oulsItely eloquent speech Of Colonel
Rowden, OF the Louisville Commercial
club, who carried the convention on Its
feet when he presented the claims OF the
"Falls City" and stampeded the dele
gates. There was great enthusiasm
over the result OF the presidential fight
bu, It was small compared TO that
which ragged at the headquarters OF the
Louisville contingent after the result
Of the scrimmage for the meet was
known. The Toledo men, who have I'D
iolnlnG parlors at the Rennert, accept
al their defeat with becoming grace
and throwing open the folding doors
which separated them from the Ken
tuckians, Joined in the merriment.
As soon as the convention re-assem-
hled in the afternoon the election OF
officers was taken up. Chief Consul G.
sans nominated Archibald !. Wilson,
az Maryland, the present incumbent,
In an eulogistic speech. Spencer T.
Williams, Of Massachusetts, nominated
Sterling Elliott, OF Massachusetts,. A
ballot having been taken II was an
nounced that Sterling Elliott had re-
reiyed i9t votes 60 fS for Archibald
Wilson. The ToStrum OF officers was
then completed by the unanimous cleo
lion OF the following ticket: First vice
president, Charles +. Kossum, OF New
York; second vice president. a. c. Nor
rlsou, OF Wisconsin,: treasurer, h. S.
Hartwell, of Colorado; auditing COM
mlttee, J. F. Adams. OF Massachusetts,
chairman: ]. ]. Van Mort, OF Pennsyi-
yanla, and G. Mccarthy, OF Colo
RADIO.
The convention then took up the
question OF selecting . place Tor the '96
meet. W. W. Watts and A. D. Bowdin,
president OF the Louisville Commercial
Club. made addresses, presenting the
claims Of the Falls City" for the hon
II,
\. Y, In u brief speech, presented the
claims OF Toledo. Hon. James NJ.
Brown. OF Ohio. followed in an address
in favor Of the same city. a ballot was
taken by roll call. resulting In the SCI
lection OF Louisville by vote OF % 10
~
The convention then adjourned until
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The morning session WAS devoted to
hearing the reports Of the president,
The committee on credentials and the
executive committee. all OF which show
the league to be in good condition.
The committee on rights and privi-
leges 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 reported
a lour!shIng state OF AFFAIRS. II has
received fifteen protests and there
have been eight expulslons during the
year.
Chief Consul /. B, Potter. OF the COM
mittee on highway improvements,
made verbal report OF the commit
tees work.
The most important report of the
morning was that OF Chairman George
D. Gideon, OF the racing board. In 1t
h. said: "a confession Just made has
the effect OF removing the evidence
against Charles II. Murphy. who has
accordingly been relnstate-. This Is
in relation to the testimony OF Fred ].
Titus. taken last night The report
states that nine hundred suspensions
were made last year, Of which sixteen
were permanent. In 1894 there were
~ Glass B men. now there are go. In
the same year there were 90 profess
sl0anls, now there are 700. Professional
racing. the report asserts, has been
clean and honest since the league as
sumed control OF It. The report recon-
mends that the records in the future
be limited to one-fourth, one-third.
one-half and one-mile.