The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
PBNNsRLVAN1A ASKS FOR TIME ON
THE PREsLDENTIAL QUEsTIoN.

TIE opinion Is Tsst Peter asa e'deen VIZ
ne Rival Casdiantes-l. y. W.. consulate
CONDEMNS less % Wis
o'h''" mes ~ ths cs"'"H """""' r@se""s
It soems to be the impression thatI. b. Potter
Of this State. the present incumbent, and George
d. Gideon Of Philadelphia will be the rival can.
didates for President OF the L. A. w. at tho
next annual meeting at st. Louis. Potter re-
ceived a communication from 9. A. Boyle, the
t.rd.v IT, 80 .s-. ,h.t , cali ,-s, uad.
Vo'uos. u ts..or says tusse - s.Hs"N
and hat the oa1ooys Of tho Keystono state have
agreed IN vnit rntii nsyt Monday before decid.
ing who they will aaaliate with in voting for the
served to pseity the Potter faction. and IL is safe
to assume that they will under no circum-
A prominent member Of tho division says:
..Tna nSIN.." N.s,. a. ..r... ,,.u
,,.ns oos0S. o, ronns S. .nu ,noa.ion :. tsa
,,,',,os po, = pas as ~ r,or ~. -. a.ona.
After calling on Sterling Elliott, they are wait
LIZ ~ = y many so.es WN.a. o.s.o
want to be on the =, Winning aide. The New York
state Division viii h. s,ronolv summarized with.
out Pennsylvania and Massachusetts,, and will
elect Potter over all opposition"
Nv. Ino mess ste,o = o'cr,ink ~,
division asking for tho support Of George D.
Gideon of pbiladelpbia for Presidept Of the
league. Elliott maintains that both Ponnsyl va
mia and Massachusetts, will vote for Gideon. A
consultation Of leaders OF the Missouri division
was held to confer on the Boston mans request.
The result was the promise of Missouri votes
sWaU.occ uo IN aerceHene Inc ietter Tadh.o
tbemseiyee 10 yota for iocni ontion IN rscinpo tbe
aim and \ 8 Omis mann On y tbe EEiS.nn finSat
for Second Vice.Prosident. It il a weil.known
fact that Gideon favors local option. and il ia
SIGNALS TO the league but the demand for repre-.
sentatiop on the Executive ommitt was an
iTIRRs s p Sss R ssSSIss'tHi Holm Tho ,S Missouri ss.o5,o men soD wSp ID
The diyision. serve as Second Vice.Preaident.
Nav oo,cs-s In va he.n in,t.,,.a 4, ,,. N...,.
cbusetts diyision of The I. A. w. and work ont.
lined for \ Nc rscruitine .as,on Thief consni
sterling Elliot is anxious for ne diyision TO
BROW az large l., numerically nrSsr Ally , IS MsW S vnI and
the League with Tits object in view a new
Iea has eS sssn ,su sHs aSsy r tS fY S.raa apepr w TSds e. 6 to
a cash basis: There will be q commission Of 8
application credited to a local consul on and
after Jan. 1. Commissions will be paid quar-
wa" -
MEETING of the L. A. w. Consulate was held
on Wednesday eyenin0 Mt the Oriental HoteI.
Tha recent six.dar h;cycio raca yvas djs,ns.ed
enS tko nc,jon oStha 3nord ~ CMiosrs 80 a.
NJ, " SVn.o snJ Lo a., VI Iue
Now iork S.a.e aivisioh IN sonGemninS PFC,
t9neea contssle was Ihuorseo. !ne proposoo
oicycle speedway does not meet With the approx
walt upon the Park Board to obtain
a path not less than sixty feet wide, with q d.
vision in the centre, on tho plan of the Western
Boulevard. It is the object Of the COMMITTEES
to have the speed limit on tho pathway restrict
ed to fifteen miles per hour.
Tn some sections Of the west the cvclinp con.
dit;ons diYer radjrailv from those IN the Esat
A. n rerent meetjno * TIC hoa ID ~ oNscars ~
~ r." xEjscnnsi SJrisson IL daIana ~
INC " isSonslh attlsiph thS ueIekates 70 tne an
nual meeting OF tne I. a: W. were instructed TO
vote against u SUNDAY racing measure, TO OBJ
pose any proposition to admit professionals. and
to favor the abandonment Of League control of
racing. These instructions show that the Wis
consin mon are Interested in the road improve
ment Of the organization and anxious 10 see ali
the work OF the Lea9ue directed in nushinq that
damn rtment ~
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Chairman Mott of tho Racing BOARD an.
~ thc foIIoyvinr nJd,fnn. thS
tShiao. ~ oiio"ins ooo''ions = 'no ioSofo
teoies'
Competition records OF ]. Michael. one and two
miles, made Mt Buffalo; three and four miles, at Man.
haitian Beach. Sept. &c. 1897; hve to twenty. nve
miles. at Cambridge. Mass, Sept. IL. 1907; twenty
six to thirty.three miles. at Manhattan Beach. Sept.
20, 1897.
Chenille record of J. W.. Stocks should be marked
N.C.U."
Tandem. records. Against time. unpaced-Add hve