The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27
BYNUM WEAKENS AT LAST.
He Valves His Claims as q Nominee,
and Goes Into the Fight Again.
Probability that Will E. English Will Be
Sprung Upon the Convention-No Third
Man Can Come in as a Compromise.

For the first time within week the Demo.
cratic situation, relative to the congressional can
didacy in this district failed yesterday to sup
ply any exciting incidents. Both factions have
defined their lines of procedure, which tend to
the convention set for Saturday week. Mr.
Bynums friends, after consultation, yesterday
did not think it advisable to push the mass
meeting for Saturday night, but this meant only
change of date. It will take place Friday
evening. Sept 3, and it is proposed to get all the
moral force possible out of it in the interest of
Mr. Bynum. He decided yesterday to submit
his case to the convention, and sent the follow
ing reply to the request of his friends adopted
at Wednesdays meeting:
my Dear Sirs-L am in receipt of the request
Of yourselves, and large number of other
friends and supporters. to submit my name as a
candidate before the congressional convention,
to be held Sept. 4. / have felt, aud still feel,
that the party has been grievously wronged by
the action of the State central committee and
that of the congressional committee Yet, as
stated by you, the action of these two bodies
will, perhaps, be accepted by large body of the
party.
"Our State ticket. many of whom are my per-
sonal friends, would undoubtedly suffer by fur
Their contention, and our local ticket in Marion
county would unquestionably be defeated. In
view of these considerations. and the earnest re-
quest of SO many ardent Democrats and loyal
friends, am convinced that | should yield to
your solicitations l. therefore, waive any and
all claims l may have as a nominee, and consent
to the use of my name before the new conven-
ton. Respectfully yours, w. d. BYNUM
TO Hon AdoIph sedensticker, John J Cooper. E.
MI. johnson, p. FL. McNelis and Others"
It was rumored yesterday that the anti-By-
numites had conference concerning probable
Ax.Ar 49, Cd
this faction disclaimed any knowledge OF the af-
fair Mr.. Bailey denied it emphatcally, as did
Mr. Frenzel. both gentlemen saying they would
make oath that there was no consultation of the
kind. They are either troubled about the proper
person to name for Congressman or there is a
meaning in their silence this matter. 1t is
low believed that there is little sincerity in the
threat to nominate q man against whom nobody
can stand. The plan, it ia suggested, is to talk
about Mcdonald, Claypool, Roache and Turpie,
and then, when the convention is ready for nomi-
nations, to spring surprise in the name of VIM.
E. English.
Chairman Henderson of the central commit
tee, explains Friday nights secret meeting of
that body at the Grand Hotel as follows: After
the regular meeting Mr.. Buskirk and / went
out Upon returning to the hotel we found the
members of the committee informally assem-
bled as Democrats, not as State committee.
They were discussing Bynum and Bailey but /
huFlSeu LudL nOtulIlS snoulu Ue .uono unless tue
committeeman of this district tMcDonald) was
present and no vote was therefore TAKEN
The manner in which the Sentinel has editor-
ally assaied Mr.. Bynum has not excited the en-
thusiastic admiration Of the Congressmans sup
porters. and has not, so far as has been heard,
inspired them with anv pronounced feelings of a
harmonious nature. ''The ASSUMPTION" said Pat
McNelis last night ''of the editor of the Senti
mel, man who has only been in town two
months in attempting toread anybody out of the
party especially Mr.. Bynum, who is an old
politician and has hosts of friends. is
unparalleled, and the Bynum men will accept no
dictation from the newly-fledged editor of the
Sentinel. What we want is fair treatment At
the convention last May neither Mr.
Bailey nor Mr.. Bynum received a
majority sufficient for nomination. and
we want them both to come before the
convention next week, and If Bailey is nomi-
mated. all we'll and good; we will give him our
support; but we want no thrd-man contingency.
There will be warm time-rnuch hotter than
there has yet been-;f third man receives the
nomination The friends of Mr.. Bynum have
worked industriously in his support and we pro-
pose to bring his name before the convention.
AS far as we are concerned no third man can
come in as a compromise