The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-29
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
PENNsTLHANIA WILL VOTE FOR
POTTER's RE- Ell ECTION.
More Amendments TO Ne Presented at the Ma.
tional Assembly NaeetinE-Brngue President
In Favor or Admttting Eroreasionnla-
WeebIy Report OF Secretary Abhott.

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tienal Assembly AHeetinE-benEue President
In Favor OF Admitting Froreasionr1s-
Weekly Report or secretary Abbott.
An official communication was received by
President Potter Of the L. A. w. yesterday. an.
n%ouncinR that George u. Gideon of Philadel.
phia WINS not n candidate for President Of the
organization. The news came from Boyle and
Collins. the leaders Of the Pennsylvania division.
Gideon's friends allege that he has never been n
candidate and the use OF his name was un.
authorized. TIL SUN last Sunday stated that
Gideon would not run and would not oppose
Potter. Pennsylvanians say they will support
tho Potter ticket, with T. j. Keenan,, Jr., for
First Vice President. The action of Sterling
Elliott OF Boston in authorizing tho statement
that Gideon would be a candidate against Potter
and be supported by Pennsylvania and Massa.
chusetts was explained by a member OF the New
York division yesterday as follows:
Elliott was defeated for reelection last Feb
ruary by Potter. lie felt his defeat keenly be.
cause he was confident Of winning up to tho
time the result of tho vote was announced.
Since then he has entertained ideas of running
for the Office again. Finding that no could not
hope to beat Potter himself, he lured Pcnnsyl-
vania into believing that Gideon was tho only
man that could s%upplant Potter. and assured
the support from all sections TO the members OF
that division. The leaders in Gideon's State
were really convinced that Elliott held the bal
ancc Of power in the L. Nv. Anxious to bring
tho Office Of President to Philadelphia,
1t is assumed that they consented to
let Elliott bring assurances to Philadelphia of
his votes. and in the meantime Gideon was to be
prepared for his elevation. Contrary to expecta-
tions. all three schemes fell through. Gideon
was aversc to becoming a candidate, and Eli
otis reputed strength was denied by persons In
authority. This is about the history OF the
whole transaction. Although Pennsylvania
now processes allegiance to this State. there is q
strong belief that sho does 80 only when con-
WINGED that 1t is futile to oppose Potter. Keenan,
stood by Potter and the division will not over
look his loyalty"
The rulcmakers of the League are serving no:
National Assembly.
G. w. Fourdrinier of Boston announces that
he will offer the following:
ALeague club must have been In existence as q
h moaahs f prior a ,S , IN T SSte Ss of sny di ron or 'G meet tmslt to
Which said AID club club may desire to send . rePrsssntat,vs
at such division meeting.
Chairman Mott of the Racing Board will ad-
vocate the passage OF the OWL
number Of colleges forming an intercollegiate meet.
may for those meets only be governed by the amateur
Athletes Of America.
The following is a proposed amendment to
Article w, section 1. Of the constitutions:
All ueleghIeS CHOSEN by the several OlNlklOnA, anu
one TO be designated by the Amateur Athletic Union.
Chief Consul Kireker OF New Jersey will intro
duce new sections to the bylaws to read as fol-
lows:
The Racing Board shall appoint an Official handi.
capper for each State division; but It shall appoint no
have been ommend or indorsed by the Executive
Committee (or by the state Board when no Executive
should the Executive %ommitte or state Board. as the
case may be, OF any division, upon twenty days notice
that the Racing Board desired that some person be rec.
Handicapped. fall to so recommend or indorse some
person for such appointment. that then the Racing
Board shall make such appointment as 1t may deem
And that new section be added to said article to
be known as section J, and real as follows:
THE Racing Board shall have the power to make
such rules for Its sovernment and the government OF
and which shall not bo Inconsistent with these by:
laws or the constitution OF the L. A. W."
I, develops that Douglas Robert q st. Louis
includes the President, Nice-Presidents Secre-
presented at the annual meeting. 1t debars
those men from holding office in any division
follows:
The President. Vice. Presidents. Secretary. Treas
shall not. during their term of once. hold the onice
Of Chief Consul. viceconsul. or Secretary. Treasurer
The effect of this will be far reaching and
likely to create lively debate. Its adoption
means that in the event Of the election Of some
of the candidates their divisions will need to Sc
lect new officers. On the Potter ticket for First
S Giss;Rre 81 Int P + I; !. Kisna a5vi Jf; the sn Xi fsr
Second Vice.PresIden is G. Frank kireker.
Chief Consul Of the New Jersey division. Tho
separate national and division offices so that
carried on more successfully. President Potter
says that tho amendment IL too closely drawn
holding the office Of CHIEF Consul. He further
says that Il Is for the best interests Of the organ
ization to have one man hold two positions.
Chief Consul George Cooke of the Rhode
Island division was in town yesterday. He will
Biiy for the erasure Of the word amateur" from
the constitution. In talking, over the success.
during the year he referred to his proposed
amendment. and is sanguine that it will be
toned President Potter yesterday as to his
views upon the admission Of professionals.
declared that ho would support any measure
that provided for their admission: He further
membership at the last annual meeting. as the
system Of the League legis!ating for professional
bership to them is rather inconsistent.
The heads of the different State boards in the
j.. A. w. have discovered the need of some
changes %aap,s in IN division a. raging aSG regulatiEns; 4; d
be divided into five districts. the members Of
the board be increased from three to five. and
ate portion Of the work. He also advocates that
the sanction foe for State circuit meets bo in
creased from $5 to $40. one half of which should
be devoted to the conduct of the division racing
affairs. Such a change would make State boards
self supporting.
The. weekly report Of the L. A. w. member
ship. issued by Secretary Abbott Bassett yester-
; day, shows an increase of 200 names. The num-
! Der Of new members in the leading divisions
!. and the total of each follows:
New York 52. total 20. 1871; Pennsylvania 81, total
24.55O; Massachusetts, 22, total 1891; New Jersey
8, total 3,sis; Illinois ], total 3,s02; Ohio l.. total
3,0S7; Wisconsin !, total y,626; Michigan 4, total
2,O36i Maryland g. total 1924; North California /,
total o2l; Rhode Island 2. total 800. Total in the
9 League, l0Y, 1897.
NOTES.
I The National Cyclists Union OF England has de.
i cided to abolish road racing In that country and has
/. issued instructions prohibiting open and paced con.
tests on the highways.
The Greenwich Wheelmen OF this city has elected
y the following Officers: President. Nelson n. Mcintyre
y Nice'Presldent. Louis q. Hart; Treasurer. A. Cohen
Z Financial Secretary. George BsRgs; Secretary, A.
b Maker; Captain, $, J. Neil; Lieutenants, Arthur
Lyon and ~. MURPHY; Jr;i Governors. ". A. Dunck'