The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03
some IH.k OF GHOAIE
DENT OF THE
L. A. w.
ASSEMBLY MEETS THIS MONTH
1t Is Expected HAT the Annual
Summer Meeting VIII Be
Held This Year at
Buffalo.

The national assembly or business meet
ing of the board of officers of the L. A.
w. will be held at the Hotel Lafayette,
Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 10 and IA. Next
in Importance only to the election of of
ficers and the proposed revision of the
constitution and bylaws, will be the Sc
lection by the delegates of the location
of the annual summer meet.
At the national cycle show, recently
held in New York city, one Of the prin-
cipal topics of conversation was the
prominence given to cycling interests by
the Pan-American exposition. The wheel
men were enthusiastic on the subject of
the exposition, and expressed their firm
conviction that very large attendance
of the cycling public is assured.
Among the many prominent members
of the l.. A. w. in attendance at the Show
there was strong sentiment; In favor
of holding the league meet in Buffalo
in August. II the opinions of these
members, from widely separated parts of
the country, be taken as criterion there
will be a practically unanimous vote
in favor of Buffalo for the annual sum-
mer gathering. 1t was generally adj
mitted that the success of the L. A. w.
for the coming year depends very largely
upon the choice of a place for the meet
that will insure a large and representa-
tive gathering of wheelmen. The central
location of Buffalo, within easy touring
distance of the principal cities of the
Eastern and Middle states, will bring
together a larger gathering of wheelmen
than has ever before met in any Amer
lean city. Consequently a meet held in
Buffaio under such circumstances Will I'M
doubtedly prove a splendid recruiting
ground for the L. A. W. The fact that
week of International cycle racing is to
be given in the Stadium at the Pan
American exposition at the time that
the l.. A. w. meet is usually held will
make the selection of Buffalo a most
opportune one.
The names of a number of gentlemen
were mentioned as presidential probabili-
ties The most prominent among these
were: Hon. Conway w. Sans, of Mary
land; Mr.. R. t. Kingsbury, of New
Hampshire; Mr.. A. B. Choate, of Mime
sofa; Mr.. M. NJ Bedding Jr., of New
York; Hon. S. A. Boyle, of Pennsylvania;
Senator H. S. Earle, of Michigan; Mr.
Fl. B. Fullerton, of New York; Hon.
George A. Perkins, of Massachusetts,
and Mr.. James c. Tattersall of New
Jersey. Messrs. Perkins and Earle have
been officially nominated by their respec-
tive state divisions. All of these gentle
men have declared themselves as off,
lows with refernce to holding the league
meet in Buffalo: Hon. Conway W.
Sams-.sThere can be no question about
Buffalo being the place for the L. A.
w. meet. In fact | do not see how there
can be two opinions upon this matter"
Mr. f. t. Kingsbury-tB Buffalo is the
only place for us to hold the L. A W.
meet this summer" Mr.. A. B. Choate-
1.-THE summer meet of the League Of
American Wheelmen is intended as an
outing to increase the pleasures oe the
vacation of its members. and I know of
no place in the United States to which
more wheclmen will want to go next
summer than to Buffalo. I therefore,
think that Buffalo is a transcendently
fitting place for the 1901 meet, provided
the time and attention of the people OF
Buffalo is not So absorbed with the ef-
forts to care fer the Pan-American ex-
position. that the special needs of the
L. A w. will be overlooked
Mr. M. M. Bedding Jr.-'T am heartily