The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
NEWS OF TIE WHEELMEN,
COLLECTOR or PORT BIDwKLL TO Bs
Uk6kD FOk L. 4. ". PREsIDENr.

Ex-Prsstdsnt Potter sayy He Would n. nm
Ideal Candidates. strong Man 10 Need.
cd to Guide the Leaxus-keensn s-,kins
. Denomination - The Coming show.
There never has besn a time In the history ~,
ths 1. A. ". when II 20 much needed a popular
and competent leader a. At present. and theys
never was q time whom thsro seemed e. b. so a
eligible for the Presidency. A Arm and !udicious
man and an ory rainier, one whose experience. IN
the League and whoss past record would in-plr,
conndenoe, II needed Cooke, Choate, Dorn-r
and others have been mentioned. but not ~. -
them has appealed TO those who know the men
and the occasion a. being Just right. So iar a.
Is known. only one man has been seeking IN.
ohhcs and that Is the present incumbent Mean
while thoss whose votes will elect have been
casting about for some one more preferable II
has been recognized that President Keenan, 10
unpopular In various parts Of the country. New
York. with Its big bunch Of votes, would Ike
another candidate and now the President has
aroused the Ire Of Massachusetts, by ordering an
election there. II Ia becoming generally I'M
derstocd that Keenan, In his hunt Tor the once
will turn his back upon those who elected him
last year and advocate the abolition Of racing
In tho absence Of any other strong candidate
he might In this way be elected. but there has
boon for months a cry for some man who would
accept the votes Of the assembly on tho anti-racins
platform After cAnvassing the namss Of all
persons big enough for the place. a lev Of thoss
who lead In New York affairs suddenly thought
Of the nAms Of Bid II acted like magic on
the group II George r Bldweli. the Collector
Of the Port Of New York, would accept the once
he would b one upon whom all could unite and
he would be . veritable Moses 10 lead the organ
sation out Of its disordered condition Collscto,
Bidwell Is one Of the veteran members OF the
l.. A. W. He was ono Of the nrst three men ~
Buffalo 10 ride the old high wheel. He was one
Of the earliest Chief Consuls OF tho New York
State division He Was tho Hrst Chief Consul
Of the State to raise a strong cry for good roads
work by the League He was one OF those who
wentto Albany to seek the passage Of the Liberty
bill"in. 1887. thatgave bicycles the rightsoi veh'-
eles and he was chiefly influential In having u.
bill made a law. Subsequently Bidwell served
as a Vice President OF the League In one pos.
ton after another he va. always known 'sasoci
roads advocate and an able ona His popularity
in the League has always bean O. national great
ness and without a flaw. The Collector could
not be found last night 10 say whether or not be
would accept a nomination fr the Presidency
OF the l.. A. W.. A reporter OF THE sun asked
ex- President l. n Potter what kind Of an officer
Collector Bidwell would make. This was his
reply:
He would make an IDEAL PRESIDENT he 10
man with a splendid record in esgue work,
He is a man Of rare executive ability breed gtstp,
well recently and do not know whether or no,
he would consent to the Use Of his name as a can.
didate and therefore would not put him forth
as such, but If you ask simply what kind OF a
president he would make my only answer is that
he would be the IDEAL man for the place"
Secretary Treasurer Bull and other members
the ives, and other sections, Of me country would
Of the jp'eg les to the National Assembly has
been felt Collector Bid we'll will be ash ed to be
come the candidate Of New York and he Eastern
States One man who is a personal friend Of the
Collector said when spoken 10 on the matter:
The Collector is a very busy. man and II hs
was asked 70 be a candidate and enteI the sam'
The thing To be done Is for the New York men 70
easily he would DO elected and then tender to
him the certainty"
While the true type Of cycling enthusiasts
points Of new models, and " While the cycle show
that opens on next Saturday will Re essentially
the same as ever,a bicycle exposition. IL is a.
ready plain that IL Is going TO be almost as much
an affair 4 the automobile as Of the bicycle
There will he many changes in the familiar pars
IN The motor vehicles will have an attractive.
ness Of novelty not now possessed by the details
Of the wheel. The advocates Of steam. %naphthn
and electricity will al he represented in the motor
vehicle display and machines that range In prics
from 5000 10 $1,000 will he shown, so that this
bewtlderment over what to buy WI be as gIea,
as IL was over cycles q few years ago when every
wheel differed radically. In BICYCLES the features
will I've new things in the way Of chainless gears,
n2dif lea 81 c rlnSs :, w rN!al,ia ahq !, oe EARN s,t &c
Chief Of which viii be the coaster hrakes
Rhode Island Yesterday stepped to the fron'
Presidency Of the T. < W a. the following lot
ter signed by Howard /, Perkins, Percy A. Har
den and Nelson II. Gibbs shows:
,1 1ss F % Si.f Island tn1.f Di Gdn.al g Sed II. It I.wi I: esns.
before the next National Assembly as, csndid.,.
b ter oPt tho . Ss,tonsi H,senbis Tor eleven n year. and
Chief Consul Of hi. DIVISION for six years. and hs
s sfsIan, "T Thics ss ns 'a 'T rsni I. , seventh s,in'i IN n Hi Sira al
strength. He ha' also served a. chairman, OF tbs
c Ssr1ha' Hi4ni Rh a : Island in,'fhl .. i never ns saa . a.,
tional "ii e, "a While the .iAins Of the dlvisi9n
drawn in the interest OF harmony
Chief Consul Cooke is opposed to the L A. ",
control Of racing. He would probably receive
the support Il New York on any ticket Of which
the head was satisfactory.
The Automobile Club OF America has chosen
its country clubhouse ana Will take possession
on March ] IL is the kingslani Point mansion
and grounds in the Tappan Zee on the Hudson.
The property covers 233 acres and Is Literally
grown over with trees, IL Is twsnty.six miles
house and grDunds has been given 10 the club
by John Brisben Walker for one year. free OF
rent.
A new style OF tire pump has been made
necessary by the use OF the large sized pneu-
matte tires on motor cycles and aut omobiles.
At first these tires were inflated bv means OF
stored Jars of com pressed air that were filed By
The use ot machinery. but 'ievices are now ap-
pearlng that enable a man TO III the big tires
by hand without unreasonable WORK. One
maker has constructed pump which gives a
pressure OF 800 pounds o ina square inch and
will I'LL an tire with q few strokeso'
the lever.
A cycle dealer said yesterday: The women
who cycle in winter should have II I'm pre- SEED
for winter work "a well az themselves. Those
who ordinarily pada' an S0-gear = 10 al put 0u
one OF, say 40. AMI those who use a 10 should
drop to about %. There ara a great many
women on a wheel this winter and frequently
find them becoming discouraged because they
get so tired pushing against the wind with
hiCh g"nrs. They wOuii be az right with low
gears, but they do not seem 10 understand this
TACT"
The evil Of starting q boy 20 doing hard rae
ing at middle distance before hs has attained
his growth and become settle ! rhyslca ly was
illustrated yesterday 10y n hfteen-year-old
youth who became very prominent last year
by reason Of his remarkable riding. He waIkei
into "A cycling academy whore there was a
across the hall and left. th- trainer called At
~tention to the fact that he was looping along OF
his tOes 10 a very peculiar way. That
mems" said the handler % athletes. that thu
boys tandons are all strained an he Is prObH-
bly, ru ned for life. Every time there 10