The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-27
ITS WORK ALMOST DONE
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
IN CHARGE OF THE L. A. w. MEET.
Delegation of Twenty-Five VIII Go ia
Philadelphia, Headed by
Mayor Taggart.

The executive committee of the Indianap-
oils meet committee, which is to endeavor
to bring the 1898 League of American
Wheelmen to this city, met yesterday after
noon at the Commercial Club and trans
acted most of the business necessary to be
attended to before making the trip to Phil
adelpha. The committee was informed that
Mayor Taggart had accepted the invitation
to head the delegation going to Philadel-
pha and he was therefore named as the
representative of the Indiana division of
the L. A. w. F. w. Van Sicklen was
named as the representative of the Asso
ciated Cycling Clubs. II. T. Hearsey for
the Cycle Board of Trade, M. It. Woollen
for the Indianapolis Board Of Trade and
Evans Woollen for the Commercial Club.
This delegation will go at the expense of
the meet committee and it is probable that
five more-one from each of the organiza-
tons represented-will be named to go as
members of the delegation. Besides these
representatives Of each Of the daily papers
will go as members of the delegation and
some other public-spirited citizens will go
at their own expense There will probably
be twenty or twenty-five in the Indianap
oils delegation.
Evans Woollen. secretary of the meet
committee, reported that ne had communi-
Gated with the Philadelphia hotels and Sc
cured rates and he was authorized to Sc
cure by telegraph parlor for headquarters
and accommodations for the delegation at
one of the leading notes.-the Walton Or
Lafayette.
The committee which was appointed to
investigate the expense of having souvenir
badges made for distribution at Phiadel-
pha reported that 1T found that in the linn
tied time it will be Impossible to get the
work done by manufacturers who are en-
gagged in this business. Prices were OBJ
tanned from some local concerns for a rib
bon badge, but the committee did not think
this was suitable for the purpose ana the
cost was much higher than was anticipated.
1t was therefore decided that the Philadel-
phia delegation should make no attempt to
distribute badges, but should carry on Its
work by personal contact with delegates
who might be at Philadelphia. For this
work the committee will have an ample
fund to make a good showing for Indian
apolis. 1t was argued against the PROPOSE
ton to distribute badges that this method
of advertising cities desiring the meet, ana
in fact any convention has grown old and
is no longer valuable. Other cities Will
probably adopt this method while the men,
hers of the indianapolis delegation will
carry on a personal work which Will make
a more lasting impression. The. members of
the delegation and all Indtanians Will be
provided with some sort of a badge:
The press committee reported that it had
sent material to all the leading cycle papers
and large dailies concerning the movement
and that the matter was being used gener-
ally thus starting a boom for TINS city
which will have a wide influence. This part
of the work is under the supervision of F..
w Van Sicklen. man of wide expert
ence His committee will accompany the
delegation to Philadelphia and will try to
convince the representatives of the news
papers and cycling papers that the meet
must come to Indianapolis in 1898 With the
support of these papers a great deal will
have been accomplished toward "cinching"
the meet
It is probable that the press committee
will leave here Sunday evening so as TO be
in Philadelphia to meet the newspaper men
as they arrive. The rest of the delegation
will leave not later than next Monday even
ing, so as to reach Philadelphia the night
before the opening of the meet, which is
on Wednesday, Aug. 4.