The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-03

through the delegates they have chosen,
take part in the proceedings mt Albany.
The make up Of this body and its methods
Qf operation are admirable. As in political
and other deliberative assemblages, the
will OF the majority is the guiding princi-
pie of It's rulings. In the coming assembly
there will be 1852 elected representatives
from various parts of the country besides
those who are entitled to seats by reason Of
their national or state division connec-
tiops and these will swell the total num-
Der Of delegates to nearly 800.
A division is entitled to one delegate for
each 400 members, and, according to pres
ent figures, the divisions will elect as fol-
lows: New York, 90; Pennsylvania, 26;
Massachusetts,, 90; New Jersey, IL; Illi-
nois, 2; Missouri and Ohio, each; Wis
consin and California, each; Connecti-
cut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, 8 each;
Indiana, Michigan, Rhode Island, each;
Colorado, Kansas, Maine Minnesota, Ne
braska, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
and Washington each.
The rousing and enthusiastic character
OF the approaching conference of l.. A. W.
lawmakers is amply presaged in the excite
ment Of the electioneering that has been In
progress for some time past. The presi-
dency of the league Is considered to be
what, in political parlance, is termed "a
plum" and considerable rivalry has de-
velopul among those most eligible for the
post. VT is perhaps more accurate to say
that thu friends of the several candidates
are pushing them for the place, as the prin-
cipals have been decorously modest in the
matter The Strongest candidates are Ster-
ling Elliott, editor of The l.. A. W. Bulle-
tin and present president of the league,
and Isaac B. Potter, chief consul of the
New York division. Each Of these gentle
men has large and influential following
composed Of determined spirits who will
make a strong fight for the man of their
choice. There Is large contingent in the
west whose sentiments on the subject of
the presidency will not be made fully
manifest until the assembly Is In session,
How these members will vote is very
vital and disturbing consideration for both
Elliott men and Potter men, and some
rather energetic lobbying will be done by
these factions in their efforts to elucidate
the mystery. Furthermore the western
representations strongly suspected of hav-
ing schemes of its own, one of which
might be the insistence upon western
man for the presidency. Indeed, two
prominent names have been mentioned
rather conspicuously and often by this
delegation. These are A. Cressy Nor
rison and William A. Connolly. One of
these men may be put forward SO persist
emily as to make trouble for the eastern
ers, whose plans lie along different lines.
But this exciting canvass Is by no means
the most important feature of the oonven-
ton. The enormous growth Of the organ
ization has developed necessity for many
new laws and number of changes in ex-
isting regulations. A long list of PROPOSE
tions for constitutional amendments will
be submitted. An effort will be made to
change the rules SO rs to place In the hands
of the various division racing boards near
ly all of the duties now performed by the
national board. An amendment will be
offered providing that, instead Of 35 cents
from the dues of each member being re-
turned to the various state divisions, 80
cents be the sum returned. Another will
ask that the league president be allowed