The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-25
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
DO l.. a. ". MEMBERS WANT THE
STATE OFFICIALS RENOMINITED

OFFICIALS
Nominating Committee Trying to Get
Opinions on the Subject-Chnirmnn Ger.
ZACH Sends Out "a Circular Regarding
the Worlds Championships at Montreal.
IL has been one Of the complaints often
uttered by the rank and lle OF the l.. A. W.
that It's representatives do not represent This
is a complaint that has been recognized TO DO
Just. but 1t Is fault that Is in the hands Of tho
J.. A W. men to remedy. Tho memLcrs OF the
state official board are elected by popular vote.
The trouble for several years has been that these
Officers have been named by the Nominating
Committee which was a part Of the machine"
and that such mombers as took the trouble TO
vote did II mechanically by simply mailing back
the regular" printed ticket More than
majority Of the members OF the division some
times fail to vote. and then because the 4" ma
chine" perpetuates itself they find fault 1t
was only as far back as the fall OF 1894 that |.
ID. Potter. then simply the President Of tho
brooklyn Bicycle Club ran for Chief Consul
OF the State. with full board Of officers. against
Charles II. Luscomb. who was at that time
President OF the l." A. W. and was the nominee
for Chief Consul on the regular ticket. Potter
made an active canvass and won. He was re-
elected and afterward served two terms ~
President. This 10 a precedent OF which those
Is in their power to change the ways OF the
organization and to fight against what is Oh
jectionable. The history cited is apropos 10
the election approaching next fall. The Mont
mating Committee has been named, with +. VI.
Frobisher as Chairman. This committee, in
distinction from any other ever appointed. has
sent ont a circular letter to prominent
mem bers asking for an expression OF opinion
and whether or not 1t will be best to renomi-
nate the present officials. Opinions are in
l.. A W. Offices. 49, Nassau street This gives
to every member Of the State organization a
chance to say what he wants and make pro
not like.
1t was something OF a shock yesterday morn
ing when 1t was discovered that men were
ng.nSy at Th Syn1 Ee
s done before the summer end. II will be re
the crowded condition OF Fifth avenue and may
perhaps make difference In the number of
riders who go north OF the Harlem on Sundays.
=, A strict Interpretation Of the law was prac-
ticed recently BY Lee Richardson. the trick
rider. u g, way that astonished a couple q
COPS" Figurativey Speaking. it paraly2ed
them 50 that they could take no action Tho
cure gSe WTIs yen p" ri ans
hands of. One Of the officers called out;
Hey there! One hand On The handle bars
reached forward. pushed spring that held
the bars in place on his trick wheel and pull
in one hand as he rode along He had ''one
hand on the bars" and the cops" were too
much surprised and amused to attempt max
ing a test case OF ii.
An English Judge. more Just than gallant.
before whom man and his wife were ar
raigned for scorchinG. fined the woman twice
as much as he did the man because she was
couple OF lengths In advance
An evidence that cycle stealing is a business
systemat ically followed by a number OF pro-
fessional crooks was afforded when two men
with complaints met recently in II police sta
ton. One was young rider who had bought
a chainless wheel, and. desiring to exhibit it to
some friends. rode i to one Of the hest known
"Ser par Of fn the ron sonp VIII hm cams
out with his friends the wheel was gone. At
first loke was suspected. but this idea being
the Young man had finished telling his
story. the Captain turned To another in
cycling, costume who had been listen
face was significant OF thorough comprchen-
sion OF what had HAPPENED. The rider, who
OF the club. said that he, a, few minutes pre-:
yiously. had bought chainless wheel and nail
$25 for 1t to man IN a cycling riT who had
trabe of hard luck stories lie RI Il" the
wheel to store less than three blocks from
he sought few min minutes later Was sdm
There was no doubt left. when descriptions
were compared. that. it was the same wheel
So far as the police know, the same thief is -tl
reseing and rest ealing that chanIess whec at
profit OF $25 a day. and having no trouble Of
any kind.
The following was issued Yesterday:
Henry sturmey. honorary secretary of the l. G. A.
has made the following anuouncrmsnt in regard 20
the worlds championship races at Montreal to be
The hnal nrOuramn,- FOR the worlds rbanni,n