The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02
POTTER AND TIE PRESIDENCY.
NOT ALL SMOOTH SAILING FOR THE
NEW YORK l.. 4. W. NAN.

boosting Gideon to Oppose Potter,
But the Pennsylvania Man VIII Not
Run-GeOrgia VIII Have Four
Votes at the Election . secretary
Denhardt to Attend-Bits of Bicycle
Gossip.
The election for new officers Of the
! League of American Wheelmen is just
now topic Of much discussion among the
members of that organization. The fight
! that is being waged by the various can
| didates and their supporters is a warm
| one, and the fine political manoeuvering
being INDUCED in would do credit to some
| of Savannah's brilliant politicians.
The election will be held in February
when the national assembly convenes at
st. Louis for this purpose and to talk over
and act upon other matters of interest to
the league.
Each state division is entitled TO a vote
for its chief consul. vice consul, secretary
treasurer and for each representative; a
division is entitled to a representative for
every 200 members
Georgia is now entitled to three votes
! In national matters. They will be repre-
scented by Chief Consul w. E. Grady and
| Secretary-Treasurer William Denhardt of
| savannah and Vice Consul A A. Thomas
of Augusta. As Georgia now has PAS
! members however, the state division is en-
! titled to one representative. The power
| OF appointment of this representative is
! invested in Chief Consul Grady and should
| ne appoint representative by the time of
! the national election, Georgia will have
! -FOUR votes Chief Consul Grady has I'M
! der consideration the names Of several
| prominent members and it is likely that he
VIII make the appointment some time this
month.
Isaac b. Potter Of New York CITY. the
! present president of the league, has an
| nounced his candidacy for reelection
| and his supporters are working industri-
| ousiy in his behalf. There are no other
| aVoWed candidates, but Sterling Elliott of
/ Boston IS concentrating all his strength and
support IN an effort TO defeat Potter. Ell
| liott IS the editor of the L. A. w Bulle-
| tan and Good Roads, the league organ. and
| ms Hsht on Potter is to retalate for the
| loss OF the vice presidency of the league at
| Ihe Iast election, and 10 pay off other po-
! litlcal debts Elliott has been a proni-
! neht figure in the league for years and he
| Is always making a fight of some kind
Elliott endeavored 10 get George D.
Gideon OF Philadelphia, formerly chair
man OF the racing board. to oppose Potter
/ ana ne mas been working assiduously for
| several months 10 secure the support of
| the southern and western divisions 10 ioln
! pennsylvania In nominating Gideon All
ms work seems TO have gone for naught,
| however. as Gideon issued a statement
! last week stating that he would not be a
| candidate.
AS the situation looks now Potter will
! be elected without opposition, but Elliott
| mas not given up the fight yet. and il NAV
| be that he will give he Potter forces a
L to OF ttaxst,
! rot thought that he will be able 10 muster
| enough strength TO defeat the New York
! man. There seems to be very little inter-
esl manifested in the election of the other
! offices
The officials Of the Georgia division have
! received letters from, the league officials
| requesting them to be present at the as
sembly. The division is not in a financial
| position to send its full quota of DELEGATES
| but 1t is probable that Secretary-Treas-
urer Denhardt will attend the assembly
ana cast the divisions vote which will be
| for Potter
The election for officers of state divis-
! ions was held last month Georgia did not
! hold an election, ana the present officers
VIII hold their positions for another year
in accordance with a ruling of the execu-
! tive committee of the league The reason
| for this was the fact that the state officers
had just been appointed and there being
so many new members in the division an
election would have been a matter of
much trouble.
Secretary-Treasurer Denhardt has rem
dered his statement of the divisions fnan-
cial condition to Secretary Abbott Bas-
sett, and the statement will be published
in the Bulletin.
The following local consuls have been
appointed by Chief Consul Grady: Henry
5. Oppenheimer, al Savannah; W. G.
Cutchlow, at Augusta.
The local cycle dealers are receiving new
shipments of wheels daily and many Of the
IS models are on exhibition, while some
of them are being ridden
The dealers report a very good Christ
mas sale, principally in chidren's and la
dies wheels and expect the trade to pick
up as the spring draws near.
Bellair, Fla, promises to be favorite
training ground for northern cracks who
visit the south in the spring to train for
| the racing season. Bellair has an aduira
bly, built quarter-mle track and the eli
mate has none of the deleterOus Influences
which obtain in some of the other training
grounds. The circuit chasers held a r,sat
at Bellair on their "trip through the south
during the early winter, and they were
very much impressed with It's advantages
savannah viii not suffer from the com
petition of Bellair, however, and a few
weeks VIII probably see some of the riders
preparing for their seasons work at
Wheelmens park.
A startling announcement is made in n
New York paper which is that Jimmie
Michael is going back in condition. The
terrible strain on Michaers system as n
result OF the enormous amount of trainine,
and racing which he has done in 1897 is
said to be telling on the Welshman.
1t has been q source of wonder to fol-
lowers of cycle racing that Michael has nor
collapsed before this and did such a thing
happen now il would only be natural.
The little welsh Rarebit' has done Sill
perb work and it might be wise for him 10
rest up until next season. II his condition
IS at all weak this would seem Imperative
for continuance of racing might have an
effect on his powers that it would be i'm
possible to overcome later.
While the L. A w. is investigating the
recent six-day race held in New York 10
ascertain whether or not the said race
was brutal exhibition. Pittsbure is nre-
pairing to hold a six-day race on the 94tb
of this month. The Pittsburg race viii |
be different from the New York one in thar
there will be but twelve hours of riding