The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-05

The annuai election of national and
state officers of the Century Road Club
of America will be conducted this year,
posed of Frank G. Clark, Chicago. chair
man, assisted by ex-President w l..
Krietenstein and w. r. Teel, of Terre
Haute, Ind. 1t will be mail election,
and nearly a month will be required to
distribute the ballots, receive the returns
and tabulate them in accordance with the
laws Of the club, The time set by the
constitution for this purpose is between
Nov 10 and Dec TO-
Promptly Nov l5 ballots will be mailed
to every member in good standing, and a
request made that all ballots be promptly
returned to the committee after being
marked. Notwithstanding this request
the ballots are sometimes very slow in
getting back, especially from remote
sections, and frequently the time for
closing the polls arrives before every
ballot is returned and on file. In sew
eraF divisions there promises to be quite
lively contest for state officers. These
contests are usually carried on in g.
friendly spirit and serve to awaken inter-
est in club work.
In Minnesota there will be no con-
test worthy Of name. G. H. Vanderhoof,
the present hustling local centurion Of
Minneapolis is the unanimous choice Of
the members for the position of state
centurion next term. @. w. Schneider,
of the nationaf membership committee,
has also been placed in nomina ton for
this Office by somebody, but so far as
can be learned, this has been done with
out his consent, as he has announced
that his business interests will not per-
NIT him to accept any office in the gift
Of the club at this election. James Nc
lirath, of st. Paul. apparently has a
walkoVer for the office of state secre-
tary-treasurer. no other candidate hav-
ing been mentioned up to this date. Mr..
Mcllrath Is a hard, earnest worker for
the cause of road riders in this state,
and will receive the heartiest support
from every member of the division.
1t is wholly due to the efforts Of Messrs.
Vanderhoof and McIlrath that the sur
vivors century run over the old North
field course Oct. 1 was such complete
success. This run was by far the larg-
est turn out of road riders ever seen in
Minnesota, and stands fourth, in point Of
number of riders, in the United States
this season. The fact that 112 out of the
250 starters finished the century inside the
time limit Of fourteen hours is a prac-
teal evidence of the ability and stamina
of Minnesota road riders. 1t IS doubtful
If any other state in the Union could
furnish so large proportion Of survivors
under the conditions which prevailed on
Oct. !, unless the riders were especially
selected with a view to encountering an
unusually hard and trying trip. Such
was not the case OH this run; the entry
blanks were distributed with lavish hand
and We're filed out by every rider who
desired to attempt the trip. Probably 100
had mover before accomplished a century
under. the national road record rules.
The courage and pluck displayed by the
| majority, was something remarkable. >.
Jules. ,Denegre, Of St Paul, has, been
placed in nomination for second vice pres
ident Of the national organization. He
| will be on the ticket with Ed j. Porter,
New York. for president, and H. w.
Knight, of Boston, for first vice presi-
dent. If elected, ne will be the second
member Of the Minnesota division who
has been honored with position on the
national executive committee of the o.
which has been attained by the Mlnue-
sofa division within the past three years!
It is rumored that Archie Matthias, Of
St. Paul, is also slated for an important
office ins the, club next season. His work
as member of the road record COM
mittee this year has been Of high order
and has given the very best of sausfac-
ton to the members and the public, He
has set q standard for promptness and
efficiency which will be hard to equal.