The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-04
MINNIE Is FOR IRA ONLY
[. A. W. DELEGATES TO ST. LOUIS ARE
INSTRUCTED FOR POTTER
They Are Also Told to. Oppose Sum
day Rncing and to Fight for a
Place in the National Circuit
Her Four Votes viii Hence BE
Cast SOIidIy. be

To secure the election of Ira B. Pot
ter as president of the LIZA. W., to de-
feat Sunday racing, 5and to secure for
st. Paul place in the national circuit.
seem to be the subjects. nearest and
dearest TO the hearts of the Minnesota
l.. A. w. riders, as expressed at the
meeting held yesterday Afternoon at
the office of Chief Consul A B. Ovitt,
in the Pioneer Press. building.
An effort will be made in behalf of
these three things at the assembly at
st. Louis next week.
In the past the circuit riders have
come as far as Racine. Wis. and the
state boards action in authorizing
their delegates to breach the matter at
the meeting in st. Louis next week,
is in furtherance of the plans for the
big meet which has excited consider
able talk among local wheelmen At
first. it was proposed by Mr.. Ovitt to
rely upon the members of the league
in the Northwest. After the matter
had been looked into it was found that
many of the Northwestern riders. in
fact. nearly all the brighter lights in
the wheeling arena, had been suspend
ed. 1t was seen that to carry out the
plan as originally intended it would
be necessary to secure date with the
circuit. When Mr.. Oyitt explained the
matter to the beard yesterday, it was
unanimously agreed TO authorize the
Minnesota delegation to endeavor to
secure the national circuit followers
for the big meet.
Ii is understood that dates have been
made for the first part of the summer,
which from the tables would bring the
meet some time during August
Under the charter of the l.. A. w,
Minnesota is allowed four delegates to
the meeting of the national assembly.
n hx-T4
stated they would be unable to attend
owing to business arrangements.
Messrs. c. f. Bond and A. B. Choate,
of Minneapolis, were authorized as
proxies for the votes of Messrs. Ovitt
and Hoxie. The delegation from Min
nesota Will enter the convention unin-
StIuCted except as to Sunday racing
and the presidency of the national as
scciation. The board spent good por-
ton of the afternoon discussing these
two matters.
IT was decided to instruct the dele
CATION to vote against Sunday racing,
and to use their efforts to secure its
defeat.
The board were unit in indorsing
Ira Is. Potter, of New York, for the
presidency. These were the only mat
tioral gathering il st. Louis, which
were brought up al yesterdays meet
ing.
No instructions were gwen the dele
gates as to the good roads movement,
it being generally understood that the
work of the national good roads COM
mittee in issuing the 100000 edition
pamphlet on the subject would be in
dCrsed.
The board received a number OF ap-
plicatiOns from bicycle clubs asking
for reduced rates of membership. A
communication was received from an
organization in Duluth, saying they
would join in a body if the individual
me mbership fee could lie reduced. The
application CT the Capital City club OF
this city. on the same basis was also
considered. The board deferred action
on the matter. The matter is entirely
within the province Of the Minnesota
board.
A renewal of membership was offer
ed members who might secure an adj
ditiona member. For those securing
ten or more new appIictuQns, the club
offers badges of honor.
The board, after some routine bust
ness; adjourned subject TO the call Of
the chief consul.