The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-16
PETTIS, BASSETT { co.
A DISPUTED VICTORY.
The Bailey and Bynum Factions Both Claim
0 Triumph in the Legislative Convention.

There has not been local political movement
since the Democratic congressional convention
iE which the Bynum Bailey factions have not
tried theoretically for an advantage. But in
nothing has the bitterness or the fight reached
such intensity as in the work of nominating a
legislative ticket on Saturday. During the
three hours of that exceedingly tumultuous
assemblage the Bailey followers and the
Bynum supporters, who held no delegate privi-
Ieges, crossed each other constantly in the en-
deavor to capture delegations OF course, both
claim the victory-that is, that the candidates
lions Bailey men. The exceptions, too-Spaan
and Foley-are considered as on the fence with
decided inclination to an anti-Bynum position
The Bailey followers say Foley is more apt to
favor their side than the other.
One of the latter. after the convention, took
from his vest pocket a memorandum saving
"Here are the men we agreed upon three nights
ago for ticket They are Foley, Schley Hick-
Ian, Hugo and Carson"
You missed it on the last two7"
THAT was done purposely. When we got into
the convention we saw that it would be moro
difficult to push them through than Span and
Climber. The struggle was on Foley. Bynum's
friends had Maurice Donnelly on their slate but
they found he was ineligible, and then they
sook up Mike Farrell to pit against Foley"
"But il is SAID Foley favors Bynum9n
THAT is not SO. He is against him, like most
Of the Irishmer Bynum treated John Schley
badly, and of course, he is with US. Hcklan
was Of the delegates to the congressional
convention, and left with the rest when Jack
Landers outrageous rulings drove them iato
the convention that nominated Bailey Climber
was elected as delegate to the State conven-
zion. He is loud against Bynum Span we
zre not certain about but think he is with us.
II must be so; or our delegates would. not have
goted for him."
1t makes the situation more interesting when
ihe Bynum people put up like claim to ma
j0rity OF the ticket 1t is asserted by them that
Foley cannot be anything else than Bynumite,
because he buys his groceries from Frank Creel-
man. 1t is also said that he played shrewd
game with the Bailey faction by pushing his
candidacy strenuously against Farrell, who is a
pronounced Bynum supporter. Foley told the
delegates, and had the help of the
Bailey men therein, that Farrell was
not q representative Irishman, because he
was born In this country. 1t is reported with
q show of authority, that Hicklan was in the
confederate army throughout the war; Thus
the fight OF the two factions continues getting
furthernn further away from q common ground
of settlement. The leaders on both sides have
cut of personal relations, because Bynum and
Bailey do not speak as they pass by. It is told
that the two were on Washington street. the
other day. approaching each other. Bynum saw
Bailey about the time Bailey saw Bynum. The
latter dashed into a drug store, while the for
ner found refuge in a cigar store.
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