New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-29
OPPOSE RyAN'S ELECTION
aero Club Friends of President
Bishop to Name New Ticket.
BITTER FIGHT PROBABLE
Governors Issue Statement Re
harding Action on the Elimi-
nation Races.

= I.--.fv contest Is promised 81 the coming
meeting ~ the Aero club q America when
80 Combines recently selected. headed by
An, Pan far president. come I'd for
,,-.-so, 4 member Of the board Of COVER
- - TIE club said yesterday that de-
-.5ss onrosition 70 Mr. Ryan's candidacy
1,e5 developed and that The members dis
rlezsed with his nomination proposed 70
~. another ticket il the field.
The opposition ticket viii be posted al the
-,or7s Of the Aero Club on Monday. it was
SAID Z Is expected that the friends Of
t-o-rIsndt Field Bishop. who Is nov presi-
cent o. the club, viii strongly oppose Mr..
Pans election and insist that M Bishop
- reelected. The meeting 20 elect officers
v-in Be held November 4
There is-bornd to be bitter fight
zxainsr Nj Ryan a. the meeting said one
- the board Of governors YESTERDAY Feel
TX is r-cnning high in regard 70 the high
banded methods NJ. RYAN has employed In
the -7anaEsnent Of the International avia-
sior tournament He sens 70 want 10 have
e-e-7--frE his own way and take al the
~rrsf- for the meet His whole attitude in
--e matter has been 20 disregard the Aero
Tub entfrely-
He has made some big promises % tho
-lub. but vhen he keeps slapping the club
{- the face night along there are 2 good
many members who are not going 70 be
-la-e his promises NJ Bishop has done
some valuable work abroad for The club
r.sT1f culartv in getting he foreign av1ators
~ enter the rourna ucenr. which has really
Rad most % do with making the meet pos
~.hie and h deserves considerable credit
ror that"
T was SAID thar one man who Is promi-
mont IN the club insisted on NJ. RYAN as q
candidate for president. and that the board
- governors had NOT deemed il expedient at
She time 70 oppose this members wishes
The recent nominations we're as follows
Tor president Allan a. RYAN for first
---e- president. James .. MCCOY. for sec
md -ice-p-esiden-. Dave H. Morris. and
FOR thi-d VICE president, James 4 Blat-, il
Tr= Aero Club issued formal statement
yesterday. explaining its action in doing
away with the elimination contests which
were 70 - held a. the aviation meet 10 sc
1=ct an American ream 10 compete for the
International aviation troPhv. The state
T~enr read
Tie board ~ governors Of The Aero club
af america By resoiution pr rev --i
fn order 10 choose the American team 70
aefend the Gordon Bennett international
a-iafior trophy The race was set for
"Wednesday October g but in view Of the
-T-as- re- conditions none of The dvlators
entered were wiling 10 make start In
v.sK Z mis- the elimination race was post
pcn.d 10 the following morning at 2
o'clock
Tre officers were OF the field a. the time
eT-d for the start None Of the avtators
were willing 20 start. on the grounds that
they expected BY waiting they would have
more favorable weather conditions In the
afternoon the wind velocity Increased 70
= gaze. Under these circumstances the
elimination race was impossible,
TIE rules under which the international
aviation trophy l. contested for provide
thar each country competing must an
uounce its team twenty-fo1Ir hours before
She date set for the race The day set Tor
she race IS October 2e. Therefore the hour
Tor naming The contestants expired 81 mid
might N October q The French and
FngHsn teams We're duly named before
ahe time limit set by the rules, and y be-
<-s-7e necessary for the Aero Club or
america 70 name itS team
This was cone ~ a meeting Of the board
- eove-nors Of the Aero Club OF America
m which d Quorum was present and at
which al Tfe persons interested were
fea-S thew views being presented by the
..,fs+Ors themselves or their representa-
-+--az The decision OF the board Of gov
a--ors was unanimous. A secret ballot
taken before tn. regular vote indicated
IRE unani-nitv Of the governors