The record-union., 1898-02-11

ing Board amounted to 50, ,426, and the
expenditures 1854, leaving balance
ON hand of 81 ,S32 During the year p,
912 ~ace meets were held, where H.
316 races had been given, participated
in by 1900 racing men, who have Won
and received racing and pace making
prizes to the value of 81 ,6o4 020. One
new feature that has improved bicycle
racing in the past season is the en-
trance into it of capitalists and busi-
ness men.
In the report of Otto Doerner, Chair
man of the Committee on Improvement
of the Highways, he stated that a vast
amount of personal effort had been ex-
pended upon the good roads work in
most of the States, and many active
minds had devoted themselves enthusi-
astically and persistently to the cause.
Apart from the continuous general agi-
tation going on all over the country,
the Sood roads movement had made
considerable progress in a number of
States.
The report of the Committee on
Transportation stated that with the ex-
ception 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 concessions. The key to the
Eastern situation is now in the State of
Indiana, If its Legislature should pass
bicycle baggage law, the scheme of
transportation between Chicago and st.
Louis and New England would be fin
ished. Illinois is the key to the West
ern situation and, recognizing this, the
greater part of the committee work has
been concentrated there. In the South
the railroads are undecided. Florida's
railroads voluntarily granted free
transportation, commencing January
1st Of this year.
The report of the Membership Com
mittee, submitted by Chairman George
L. Cook, showed that out of 10000 ap-
plicants and members. just 900 had
complaints or objections entered against
them for cause other than ineligiblity,
and in twenty of these instances the
objections were overruled as trivial or
unfounded.
The report of the Committee on
Rights and Privileges, submitted by
Chairman Walter S. Jenkins, comprised
the citation Of numerous instances
where that committee had been applied
to from all over the country for opin-
ions concerning the rights and privi-
leges of riders, from complaints relat-
ing to collisions to constitutional ques-
! tionS. IN all cases answers were given
that would tend to produce harmony
where seeming discord threatened.
The assembly then took up the cleo
ton of officers
Van Walkenburg of Wisconsin placed
| in nomination Isaac B. Potter for Pres
ident. The nomination of Isaac Potter
for President of the association brought
forth applause from all parts of the
house.
Wallace Sherwood of Indiana, Chief
Consul E. F. Kerriker of New Jersey
and Chief Consul Jenkins of New York
| seconded the nomination
Frederick Gerlach of Chicago, on be-
half of Illinois delegation, placed in
nomination George d. Gideon of Penn
sylvania, whom he designated as the
Moses of the League" This created
great enthusiasm.
New Hampshire and Michigan sec
onded Potter's nomination. Ohio fol-
lowed with a second for Gideon, but
one member of that delegation dissent
ed Pennsylvania refused by divided
vote to support Gideon, and had one
delegate who seconded the nomination
of Potter.
Potter was elected President on the
first ballot by a vote of 212 to 10Y
Other officers We're elected as follows:
:. NJ. keenan,. Pittsburg Vice-Presi-
dent: E. N. Hines. Second Vice-Pres-
cent. and j. c. TattersaIl, Treasurer
This completed the list of officers as
Secretary Bassetts office is perpetual
one
Providence. r. l., was chosen as the
place to hold the next annual meeting CT
| the assembly.
President Potter presided at the af-
| ternoon session, which was held in
Masonic Hall.
Through Chairman Mott, the Rae
| ing Board reported long list of riders
who had been transferred to the profess
sional class for the infraction of rules
other than that of competing for mon
ey. 1t was recommended that they be
restored to their former standing in the,
amateur class. This recommendation
was adopted with the single exception
of j. B. Corser Of Allentown, Pa. This
| list of riders with the exception of six
ty-seven on the Pacific Coast, added to-
day, was made public to-day.
The additional reinstatements follow:
F. c. Boochman, w j. Black, p. H
Rosenheim, George Thorne, A ] Fran
els, John Davidson. c. ]. ,Brdsall, j.
w. McGilvary, A. J. Strei, r. A. Coul-
ter, E. II. Ward, J. E. Wallace, NJ
| Kielberg, A. Siegfried, F. Heur. A. Bell,