Salt Lake Herald | 1897-02-21 | Page 9 | Secession is Denied

Secession is Denied New York Feb VicePresidents I Morrison and Kereker of the L A W were in the city yesterday to confer with President Potter upon the plans to be carried on during the year President Presi-dent Potter was at Hartford yesterday but telegraphed that a meeting of the executive committe would be held In this city on next Tuesday Morrison denies that there is any indication in the west of the secession of members from the league due to its I settlement of the Sunday pacing question ques-tion In speaking of the same subject g r 1 r f nt ec f Chief Consul Dawson of the Colorado division says This talk of a western split in the L A W Is all nonsense I consider the whole racing business a minor branch of the league work I shall favor no deflection nor will I tolerate any action detrimental to the league interests on the part of any official in my division Chief Consul Moynahan of the south ofe ino California division before leaving for home said that while the northern part of his state might have felt sore over the action of the assembly there I was no idea on Its DI part 1 of seceding I