The evening times., 1898-02-07
THE |. A. v. PRESIDENCY
George d. Gideon TO Oppose Isaac
b. Potter for the Position.
HANLON WRITES TO ANSON
Dan Stua,t says Mccoy Has No
Right To Claim the Championship.
Mrs. Aliens Great Record on the
wheel-rreedmau and the Ma
tionaI Board-Sporting Gossip.

There appears to be little doubt. that
the name Of George ID. Gideon, former
chairman of the racing board, will go
before the convention at St. Louis as a
candidate for the presidency Of the
League of American Wheelmen.
At present the delegates from the
Keystone State seem to hold the key
TO the situation, and !. b. Potter, of
New York, who seeks reelection, is
wondering how many of the Pennsyl-
vania votes he can control. Philadel-
phia was almost unanimously oppos-
ed to President Potter, but the ambi-
tion of Thomas j. keenan,, of Pitts
burg. who" wants TO be vice-president,
has caused some of the delegates to
pledge themselves to the Smoky City
candidate who is on the Potter ticket,
and thereby support Potter.
Just how many of the pennsylvania
representatives viii cast their votes
in favor of Potter is a matter of con-
lecture
Ii is well known that Gideon would
at present very much like To be the
next president OF the l.. A. w, and
believes that Sterling Elliott has prom
Uses of a sufficient number of votes to
I
Pennsylvania ranks.
Illinois has declared against Potter.
| The fourteen votes of that State were
confidently counted upon by the Potter
campaign committee, and the an
nouncement that the l. A. W. dele
gates Of that State have joined the
anti-PotreT" movement in the West
viii come as a shock to the Potter sup
porters in the East.
T..,,- a 4 afa.a N..gL-
candidate was in communication with
league officers in Illinois and the prom
ise was made over the long distance
telephone wire that that State would
be found in the Potter column at st.
| Louis. The fact has leaked out. how
ever. that a caucus of delegates of that
State was held i'm Chicago on Friday
night last. at which it was decided TO
| oppose Potter and his ticket.
| Gideons friends say that President
Potter will be very much surprised
when the balloting begins. The report
ed flop Of the Illinois delegation to
Pennsylvania has greatly encouraged
Gideon's supporters. who believe that
| they will be able TO control most or
| the Western delegates, who feel that
Potter has not accorded the West the
| treatment due them.
| That there viii be but two tickets is
admitted. Neither candidate Will be
able to control the Pennsylvania votes.
A careful canvass Of the delegates
shows twenty-siX i'm favor of Potter
and Twenty-Five for Gideon, with nine
| to hear from. AS the voting is secret
| al ST Louis there may be many defec-
| tions on either side Of the camp.
r Manager Hanlon. of the Orioles. has
written to Captain A. c. Anson. of
Chicago. Offering him position on the
Baltimore team.
He asked Anson if he would consider
such an offer. and. if so, what induce
ments would be favorably considered
The Oriole manager said he was sor-
1.v that so much had been published
rnisrepresenting him and impuGnins
his motives in the matter. and that all
( alleged interviews with him denying
his sincerity and good faith throughout
were pure fabTfcations.
/ Mr.. Hanlon had talk with Third
4 Raseman McCsraw about the possiblh-
fy Of being able To get Mr.. AnSon. lie
. asked McGraw if he thought the pla!
1 ers would not like it if Anson. PROVIDED
/ he could be signed. should be given a
salary far in excess of the salary limit
1Tar.r.,,,- eaid he thought not Nc
! C,rav- said that he. certainly would not
feel scsrieveCi ar such thing, knowing
/ that Ansou was an older man and a
famous plaver. McGraw declared that
he would be delighted to see Anson with
the Baltimore team and thought he
4 would strengthen II.
Manager EanIon said last night that
he was afraid he could not persuade
Mr.. AnSon to come to Baltimore. lie
added: Il think Arson would like 10
eet with some club like ST. Louis as