The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-09
PARSON APPOINTS CHAIRMEN.
NEW YORKER CHOSEN TO HEAD
AUTO RACING BOARD.
JEFFERSON DE Mount Thompson Succeeds
Robert Lee Notwithstanding. HOtch.
kiss and G0rham the Other Leaders
-PreSIdent Outlines His Platform.

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kiss and GOrham the Other Leaders
President Outlines His Platform.
As had been predicted. an entirely new
act Of chairmen were appointed yesterday
TO head the four big committees of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association. The names OF
the new chairmen were announced after a
meeting Of the A.. A. 4. board OF directors.
at the Automobile cub OF America. The
following directors were present: s. l.,
Haynes, Springfield Mass. Automobile Club:
X. Lincoln Lippitt, Rhode Island
Club; Dave Hennen Morris. Automobile Club
Of America: A. R. Pardington, Long Island
Automobile Club; Il. II. Elliott. Syracuse
Automobile Club; H. 8. Woodworth. Rochester
Automobile Club; n. Nj. Pierce, Binghamton
Automobile Club; A. q. Bstchelder. New
York Motor Club; +. K. Pratt. New Jersey
Automobile and Motor Club: @. A. Post.
North Jersey Automobile Club; j, Il. Edwards,
Hudson County Automobile Club: Windsor
7. White. Cleveland Automobile Club; and
n, s. Belding. Automobile Club OF Maryland.
Lewis R. Speare. Bay State Automobile As
ISOLATION. presided In President Parsons
absence.
Of Robert Lee Morrell as head of the racing
PSaMsT 6,u and r Mrn, pSrSo D, had picked & hfis ES1R
polntment, Mr.. Thompson is a New York
business man and has been an autotnobilist
racing and has Witnessed ali Of the Bennett
cup contests Augustus Post Of this city
the Detroit Automobile Club. Mr.. Deming
formerly lived In New York and is a well
developed tendency toward touring. Judge
W. II. Hotchkiss of the Buffalo Automobile
Club will head the highway committee for
law committee, Mr.; Farson chose Sidney
s., Gorham of the Chicago Automobile Club,
a. secretary of the association. The ap.
p%oIntments were embodied in a short letter
to Secretary Gorham, instrpctinE the latter
his administration in a letter to the board OF
meeting, The letter was as follows:
To The board Of Directors Of The American Aufomo.
be association. N'r YORK Cnv.
be unable 10 he al the meeting to morrow.
understood /, was imperative tha, he at the meet
explains my absence.
would like, II agrtcable, to have Sidney G, Gorham
counsel OF the association. There will be no ek
pense attached 10 this position, except II any work
and same may be duly audited, am confident he
VIII not present any bin that will not meet with the
shall be glad to have emphasized In the admins
state and local aid; and with this IN view have
asked Mr.. Gorham 10 prepare a uniform bill 10
present 10 the various State Legislatures. the sup
port Of the B%rownlow bill or a bill covering the
question OF national aid for presentation in Wash
lngton.
2. The question Of a uniform bill to be presented
10 me various State lcglslsiu[eS governing ,hc
city streets. Uniform laws on this question would
be very advantageous from every standpoint.
8. The American, Automobile Association should
set It's face like a flint against reckless and insane
use OF automobiles by irresponsible and careless
Chauffeurs and operators.
1. a closer relation between the varlous automo.
bile clubs OF America and Europe.
3. \ better understanding OF the rights OF auto.
mobillstS.
0. Restrictions covering the question OF racing,
so that the matter may be hedged about with every
feguard.
I. A uniform system OF signboardS throughout
the country, under the sanction OF the American
Association.
Thanking the members OF the association sin.
cerely for the honor they have conferred upon me
by calling me to It's presidency, | am. with my best
yours very truly,
JOHN FARSoN,
Prest. American Automobile Association.
CHICAGO, March I. 1908.