The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-10

ing was one of intense interest Chairman
otto Doerner, of Milwaukee, presided over
the meeting, and in his opening address
stated that reports were coming in from
al over the country That the farmers had
entered into the good roads movement with
an a. unexpected zeal. Doerner announced
snat the committee had offered two lots of
cash prizes for the best collection Of photos
OF pad roads. While | number had been re-
o lived, competition was still open. The
pIhclpal address of the day was that OF
PRESIDENT John Hamilton, of Harrisburg.
"a, VINO Is president OF the National lnsti-
ton road bill which is expected to do much
Tor the Improvement of roads in that State.
Ills address was emitted Good Roads
IS one of few States which have given
ala TO the counties and townships within
their borders in the building of good roads.
tomorrow the actual work of the l.. A.
W. assembly will begin. The reports OF
credentials committee. president. treasurer.
secretary. and standing and special COM
mittees will be presented and the election
OF off1cerS will follow. The friends of Press
i 1t Potter are .copfident of his reelection.
Ihey assert that he will have at least 252
votes out of a total of S64. far more than
IS necessary. Whatever opposition there is
10 him will develop tomorrow after the
convention meets. In the order of new bus
mess. which will come after the election
OF oincers, there will be presented amend
mentS 10 the constitution and bylaws.
There are thirty-three OF these and they
VIII take up considerable time in discussion
before being acted on.
protracted session of the racing board
was held to-day with all the members pres
emit The first thing for consideration was
a list OF riders, who had been transferred
10 the professional from the amateur class.
Tor the infraction of league rules. Among
the professionals recommended for trans
fer to the amateur class We're Ernest Dun
can, OF Franklin, Ind, and f. Crawley OF
Feru IND. Everything Is in readiness
lor the opening session of the assembly
tomorrow morning, and with but a very
Few scattering exceptions the delegates
nave all arrived George ID. Gideon and
tWenty-seven PENNSYLVANIA delegates ar
rived early this evening.
Tonight several hundred wheelmen sat
down 70 a good roads banquet at the South
ern Hotel. After discussing an elaborate
communications We're read from prominent
men IN public throughout the country COM
mending the good roads Improvement work
OF the league. These letters came from
Gov. j. A. Mount. of Indiana, and others.
A. G. Morrison, of New York, first vice
acted as postmaster. introduced Mayor
Henry Ziegenhein. After a characteristic
auurtSS or welcome by the mayor. John NJ.
Stonl OF Chicago, secretary of the Farmers
Natonal congress responded to the toast,
state Aid for Improving Farm Roads,
waukee. chairman of the national commits
tee on highway Improvement, who in re-
spending 10 his toast spoke of the progress
made in the work of his committee. Robert
McMath, president of the st. Louis Board
of Public Improvement. spoke of The
Street Improvement in st. Louis" THE L.
A. w Crusade for Good Roads" was the
toast responded TO by President Isaac L.
Potter of New York. 1t was after mid
night when the concluding toast, Good
Roads and Farmers Institutes, was
spoken by Prof. John Hamilton, of Harris
burg.