The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-07

pride and confidence to the fact that sew
eral hundred men have already joined the
new organization as Individuals, and
pledged themselves to support it to the
utmost extent They have no fear OF the
reprisals that are threatened, Or that the
secession movement will be disrupted by
any thing that the Eastern people may do.
The appointment OF George ii. Strong
as chief consul, to succeed Frank kerri-
gan, who resigned to become lem Der OF
the California Associated Cycling Clubs.
does not worry them at all, because, while
they have much respect for Mr.. Strong as
a veteran cyc.ist and a man of sterling
character, they realized that he is far past
The prime of life and that he Will not lave
the energy and strength to stem the tide
of discomfort and secession that has taken
such strong hold on the rapidly failing
North California Division of the League.
Ex-C Chief Consul Kerrigan has shown
his confidence in the new organization by
joining, and his card was handed him a
lew days ago. He is outspoken in his be-
lief and predict that the California
Associated Cycling Clubs will eventually
and IN the near future-usurp ali the
functions and power of the division and
that it will open q new era for California
wheelmen.
The new organization is bound to sue
ceed," said he, yesterday, because we
have the strongest wheelmen in California
in our ranks and our cause is just. Just
look at the progress we have made. With
in thirty days over 500 wheelmen have
Joined The associated clubs as individu-
ais, and several clubs in this City and
interior have sent IN their applications.
1--WE will give Mr.. Potter and the rest OF
the league officials all the fight they want
if that is what they mean, and it would
appear from the dispatches that they
mean to down US if possible.
IF it becomes necessary l will take my
wheel this summer and put in my vaca-
ton touring the State. talking secession
and the new organization. l can get a
dozen men who are well known and good
takers to do likewise, anu | am sure this
will bring great deal in me way of prac-
teal results. They cannot drive US out
nf the field, and while we may not entirely
drive them out, we will certainly make
our organization the great power IN Cali
fornia. We Will run cycling matters to
suit local conditions and for the benefit of
California wheelmen and not Tor the
pleasure of a few people in the East who
do not understand or care much about us.
ut is proba Bile that one OF the early
steps will be 10 change the name OF our
organization from the California Associ-
aed Clubs to California Associated
Cyclists. This will keep the initials and
EN- blem the same and make the name
more com prehensive-show that it is an
organization Of individuals as we'll as
clubs.
George II. Strong. the new chief consul,
is good man and so is Dwyer of Sacra-
mento, the new vice-consul, but they will
have hard time holding their disgrunlled
and disconnected forces together and we
will have half OF those who are left before
they get fairly to work.
The day OF Eastern d omination in Cali
fornia wheeling matters is past and we
see the dawn of new era.'
A number of other cyclists, including
Captain Day Of the Bay City Wheelm en-
George P. Wetmore. one of the vets, " and
others expressed themselves in like terms