New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-11
POTTER AGAIN PRESIDENT.
THE LEAGUE ASSEMBLY GIVES HIM
LARGE MAJORITY IN ST. LOUIS.


r1crRs SHOW A FAVORABLE CONDITION OF
THE GREAT cYc1lNa ORGANIZATION
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
G. Iou,. Feb Io-The business session OF tho
National Assembly OF the League OF American
Wheelmen was called 10 order to-day az lo'4' u W.
by President Potter. The chief result OF i's nv
ing was the reelection OF Isaac B. Potter az p'esi
a.n. and IN. election OF other officers ana 'ne
consideration OF several amendments 70 'he con,
s,,.ution tina; establishing a junior mempe's"p
being adopted and :he proposal 20 ADMIT PROBES
s,onals 20 membership being defeated
The reports OF President Potter ana 'he o'"e'
officers Of the League had previously oee"
pared and printed. well as the reports OF VI.
o-,,rs s.s,s,nr committees ard were passed
upon without reading.
The presidents report dwelt at iehs'n ufo' W
progress OF the good-roads moVeineh. !" W
I<oeua He then called attention 10 the iact 'na'
70, States have passed laws requiring oicyc'es ~
he csr-ted as baggage without extra charge ana
hills are pending in the Legislatures o. heh'uhy'
Virginia and Maryland Cor the same purpose MS
policy on the Long Island Railroad alone increases
the traffic from 5000 cycling passengers IN 1870
"a 100 in 1897 Ye recommended that the pup
,,,,r =, an .xe,ut,ve bulletin OF news and notes
,.,.,,,v 70 the general work Of tho League ana
its separate divisions be continued. lie also TO-
commended the continuance OF the loan tuhu' "''0"
served an excellent purpose within the last year
.o,,ea the J.ag1ie and 4S0l7 OF the old members
have renewed But as in former years the per-
ceniage OF renewals IS by no means SATISFACTORY
IN closing President Potter dweii oreny on '"e
dissatisfaction that was expressed III 'ou'"
california owing to the failure OF the passage OF
=, ,u.r6re,t o. the last assembly 10 sanction
sunday racing He maintained that the deliberate
,u6ynen, Of the National Assembly must AT al
times prevail.
LARGE GROWTH OF MEMBERSHIP
Secretary Ahbo, Basset, IN his report said the
rsar OF 1897 had seen the membership gro" iro'"
200 20 10000 and the finances had SHOWN
healthy condition The report OF the Audiths
Committee showed that the League has In Its
treasury over $4,000 The principal heavy receipts
for the last wear were: Applications. SSs.' re-
,evals .ss ol2: subscriptions. s25,Al The heavy
expenditures Distribution among oVision''
sol So4: bulletin" account, s$e239
The renort o. Albert Mott. chairman OF the
Racing Board showed that during the year the
receipts by the Racing Board amounted 70 ss'i-',
IN. expenditure. 81 5a4 leaving n balance on hand
OF g. see During the year 2sl2 race meets wer"
h.Id where Il ZIG races had been given. participated
in by 5000 racing men. who have won and received
racing and pacemaking prices to the value OF
s.610,o
The control by the l.. a. w without direct
pecuniary profit, invites pubic confidence to an
extent that could not be accomplished In any other
manner.
In the report OF Otto Doerner chairman OF the
Committee Of Improvement OF Highways. he stated
that a vast amount O: personal effort had been
expended upon the good roads work in most OF the
States and many active minds had devoted them
selves enthusiastically and persistently 70 the
cause
The report % the Committee Transportation
stated that with the exception OF Pennsylvania
Maryland Delaware. Virginia. West Virginia, IN
diana Southern Illinois and Florida, the railroads
carry wheels by force OF law, while these States
are included by voluntary concession. The Key 10
the Eastern situation is now IN the State OF In
diana II its Legislature should pass Bicycle
Baggage law the scheme OF transportation between
Chicago and St Louis and New-England would
he finished.
The reports Of the membership committees sub
n,ttcd by Chairman George l.. Cook showed that
out OF one hundred thousand applicants and mem
bers. Just forty-nine had complaints.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The next business before the assembly the
election Of officers. Vice President Morrison took
the chair and Mr. Van Valkenburg OF Wisconsin,
placed in nomination Isaac B Potter, OF New
York. He eulogized President Porter as the father
o: good roads
After tho enthusiasm over the nomination OF MT
Potter had subsidized. Wallace Sherwood. OF Indi-
ana; Chief Consul Kerriker OF New-Jersey. and
Chief Consul Jenkins. Of New-York. seconded the
nomination Frederick Gerlach. OF Chicago, on
behalf OF the Illinois delegation. placed in nonlina-
ton George D. Gideon, OF Pennsylvania. ex-char-
mated as the Moses OF the League This created
almost much enthusiasm that shown for Mr..
Potter.
Before me result OF the ballot was known the
other officers 10 be elected nominated and
chosen. Thomas j. keenan,. OF Pittsburg. was
unanimously elected first vice president: e. y.
Hines. chief consul Of the Michigan division second
president and J. & Iat'ersa!' OF New1ersey'
While waiting TO receive the report Of the ellers.
and Providence. R !. for the National assembly to
Of those cities. Providence was chosen by a large
majority
Mr. POTTER'S LARGE MAJORITY
Tho vote for president as follows Total
number Of ballots cast. S25. OF which PIP were for
Potter. l07 for Gideon and the remainder scatter
ing As only l54 necessary for A choice Mr.
Potter had more than enough for MS election.
The enthusiasm that was shown over the re-elec-
or M p0T be r 0 so oo MINUTES 5s at
opponent selection be made unanimous. The mo-
ton was carried with rush and Mr.. Potter made
snort speech thanking the delegates for the
zion, which was held in Masonic Hail. An auditing
sorge k9 gns"9S S GSnSs'ng rS Of
Adams of Massachusetts, and George W Green
Mayor Of Indianapolis. where the of 1925 will
be held. Merrill M9ores a delegate to the conven-
men an immense Sc, key and the liberty Of the city.
pax m no 9 1het C9nSG sans Of Maryland to
Board the balance OF funds in the treasury OF the
tsOhlu, sOHlt A,4Vl as compensation Tor MS Work
during the last year. was unanimously adopted.
Through Chairman Mot the Racing Board re-
ported q long list OF riders who had been trans
fcrrcd 10 the professional class for the infraction
Of rules other than that Of competing for money.
Il was recommended that they be restored to- their
former standing IN the amateur class. This recon-
OF J. y. Corser. of Allentown. Penn. All the riders
on the Pacific Coast were reinstatsd.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
Tho consideration OF amendments to the consti-
tuition and bylaws of the league then begun.
The first amendment 10 Article g. Section
l. Of the Constitution. Mr. Cook of Rhode Island
and Mr.. Lawson. OF Kentucky. moved to strike out