The times., 1898-12-11
PRESIDENCY OF |. A. ".
Isaac B. Potter will Not Stand
for Reelection.
THE PRESENT SITUATION
Thomas j. Keenan,, Of Pitsburg. His
Probable Succcssor-The Outlaw
Rarcs-Six Days Grind-Eii>es and
His Record-A Modern Instnncc of
tiaN and Joshua

New York. Dec 10-The most interest
ing piece of news in cycling at the present
time is an announcement of the position
Of Isaac B. Potter with regard to the
coming presidential election in the League
Of American Wheelmen. Your correspond
ent is able to say, positively, that the able
New Yorker will not stand for reelection.
This is the first statement of his position
and is made to your correspondent eXciu-
sively, from the best of sources. Potter
has definitely decided to retire from all
official connections in the organization,
and as intimated in this letter this week
will devote his time 10 his personal in
terests after February.
This conclusion OF Potter's, while not
wholly unexpected, will still be somewhat
astonishing TO league officials throughout
the country, for it would have occasioned
no establishment had he again announced
himself as n candidate. The situation is
now more clearly defined. and as your
correspondent has stated for several
weeks, the man who has the best chance
for securing the presidency is Thomas ].
Keenan,, of Pittsburg, who is being sup
ported by his own State, Massachusetts.
New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mis-
rouri, Nebraska and several other States.
His campaign managers have been hard
at work for several weeks and the result
of their labors is that he is now practi-
cally alone in the run for the highest off,
flee within the gift of the American
wheelmen.
There is some talk of opposition, how
ever. and 1t comes principally from the
Potter forces. 1t may be expected that
another ticket will be in the field, and
there are indications TO show that Con-
way W. Sans, chief consul of Maryland,
VIII be at the head of it. While it would
be presumed that Potter would support
Keenan,. since the latter was elected on
the Potter ticket last year, it seems that
the New York chief does not like the al
titude OF Keenan, in consulting Sterling
Elliott and George D. Gideon, two of Pot
ters bitterest political enemies Aside
from the political feature of this epposi-
tion. Potter is of the opinion that Ster-
ling Elliott is not giving the league as
good an official organ as he should. and
is opposed TO him because of this. But
Whatever opposition may come to Kee-
man. there is nothing at all definite at
the present time, and close students of
the situation say that Keenan, will be
elected unanimously when the assembly
meets
The Outlaw Races.
It must be admitted b. any fair-mindel
man that the short-distance races which
were run in Madison Square Garden last
Saturday night under the auspices Of the
outlaws was success from ttsir point
OF view. Nearly six thousand peop'e
were in attendance. so that there could
be no complaint from financial view.
As good field of riders as ever rode in
the garden competed, making the sport
all that could be desired. But never. he
less there was not the feeling of conf
dence that is necessary to inspire
movement such as the riders have start