The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-28
A Statement from Mr.. Bynum Which Con-
victs the Vice-President of Treachery
of the Meanest and BaSeSt Sort.
Extraordinary Revelations in Relation
to a Spurious Senate Report,
Which Is Alleged to Have Been Made by Mr..
Hill Twelve Days After lie Retired
from the Body-Capital Notes.
HENDRICKS AND BYNUM.
The Quarrel Assuming the Shape Of Ques-
tion of veracity.

The Quarrel Assuming the Shape OF Ques-
tion of Veracity.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, March q. All of to-day's
Washington papers comment upon the appoint
ment of the Indianapolis postmaster, butin none
of the remarks is there good word for Ben
bricks The papers brstle with sentiments that
he is making himself entirely too obtrusive in
the matter of appointments, and other comment
is in the direction of advising him to mind his
own business, which is in no degree in the pro-
curement of places under the administration.
Much is said about the statement of Mr.. Bynum
that Mr.. Hendricks assured him at Indianapolis.
some time before the inauguration, and again
after the 4th of March, that he did not want to
control the appointment of postmaster at Indian
apolis, and that he Mr.. Bynum) did not know that
Mr. Hendricks was interfering until he found
him at the Postofice Department, one day, pre-
senting the name of Jones' This is pronounced
the basest treachery. In the course of much
comment, the National Republican says:
ssThere is a deal of bitter feeling on the sub
iect. not so much because the Office has gone to
Hendricks as because of the deception he is al
legged to have practiced on Bynum."
The Post, Democratic, says:
'sMr. Hendricks worked in way which must
always serve as a model to Vice-presldents po-
tically inclined. He was at the Postoffce De-
partment early and often, and daily and nightly
at the White House, pressing the claims
of his friend. The result of his
labors was, first, to overcome the strong desire
of Mr. Villas to appoint the nominee OF Mr..
Bynum. and finally to change the mind OF Presi-
dent Cleveland himself.
Saws the STAR
'.Mr Hendricks's action is subjected to adverse
criticism There is not the utmost good feeling
between the Vice-president and Indiana delega--
ton in Congress. and his victory was won with
out their support. Aquilla Jones. who got the
postmastership. is nearly seventy too old to take
any active part in politics, but Is one OF the old
school Democrats. He is quite wealthy, and did
not care particularly about making the fight, 1t
is said, except i'll the interest OF his son,
who wants to bo his assistant In
this respect his victory is not complete. for in or
der to win at all the had to be sacrificed and
the place of assistant given to another. The
statement that this was tho only appointment
Mr. Hendricks had been interesting himself in
is said to be incorrect, and the delegation is not
satisfied with his attitude with relation to the
patronage He is said to have recommended
some for nearly every postolfice In the State,
without regard to the wishes of the members,
and he is still visiting the department in the in
terest of some wlo are his personal friends. He
| is said to have signed a great many petitions
| for office-seekers, both in aud out
| of his State and takes much more interest in
| the scramble than the members think is consist
| ent with the dignity OF his Office"
| The Critic observes that Mr. Bynum has al
most the entire sympathy of the people here.
and that he would have won his fight except for
] Hendricks old tricks. There is deep seated
feeling in the breasts of nearly all Indiana Dom
ocrats here over this appointment, but so many
of them are seeking Offices for themselves that
but little is said by them except in confidential
| way.