The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-24
A BROADSIDE FROM BYNUM.
The lgressman and His Friends Do
Some Plain, but Vigorous Talking.
Mr.. Bynum Declares that He Will Fight and
Will Weld Free Lance-A State Gen.
trail Committee Secret.

among the immediate friends of Mr. Bynum that
few would meet in conference at Mozart Hail.
early in the evening. IL got beyond the small
circle, notwithstanding efforts were made to give
the meeting secret character, and an hour be-
fore it was called to order fifty people were
standing in front of the hall After while they
began to gather in one of the spacious rooms up
stairs, and by o'clock the crowd numbered 200.
Conspicuous among this number were Judge
Robinson, William Henderson, j. J. Cooper,
jackson Landers, Capt W. G. Harrington. Geo.
w. Bunting, Smith Meyers, Judge Norton. VIM.
S. Killian, Dan Lemon, Pat McNelis Robert
McGill. L. G.. Bundy, John Payne, Adolph Seid-
ensticker, D. D. Callahan, Captain Mahoney,
Councilman Marley, exCouncilman Harold, ex-
Alderman Mussman, August M. Kuhn and AL
bert T. Beck.
Mr.. Bvnum was among the last to reach the
hall. and on his entrance the applause and
cheers began In every part of the room and con-
tinued for two minutes or more.
Adolph Seidensticker took the chair at the
unanimous call of the meeting. In his state
ment of the meetings purpose, he rehearsed the
events of the contest, from the time of the two
conventions to the recent action of the State
men claiming to be majority, converting away
from the real majority. did not make their con-
vention legal. They are mistaken as to their
claims, and we insist that Mr.. Bynums nOmina-
tion was made by tho only regular convention.
But for the sake of harmony, only, on behalf of
Mr. Bynum, and with his consent, proposed a
settlement of the only question that could be
considered. We were met by propositions from
Mr. Bailey which were in every instance obiec-
tionable and entirely. wrong. Bailey got Mr.
H. III l. IT L.
would accept our proposals. but after consulta
ton with his friends he declined When the
matter came before the new central committee
we told that body that we were willing it should
examine the question judicially, even to con-
sidering the question of contested delegates. We
informed the committeeman that just as soon
as our proposition was accepted by Mr..
Bailey we would be ready to go into
an investigation. Mr.. Eo Henderson said at
that meeting that it would take time to receive
testimony, and this work ought to be done by
subcommittee We told him and the committee
that there would be no difficulty about that. All
we were waiting for was the acceptance of the
proposition Mr.. Bynum made After the com
mittee adjourned gentleman came to as, and
wanted to know if the committee should
slider our proposition. We replied, That is the
very thing we want it to do
when we separated that Friday night, it was
with the belief that nothing had been agreed
upon for the committees action. The next morn
ing, when that body met. it was our wish to pre-
sent statement of facts. We told Chairman
Henderson that we wanted to go at the matter
in business way-to submit a statement of ad-
mitted facts and then one OF the controverted
facts. But we were unwilling to do this unless
our proposition was accepted After the COM
mittee had made its decision and adjourned, l
went to Henderson and said: Has the central
committee adopted new method of investiga-
ton, acting without having anything before it
and without taking any evidence as to the mat
ter in dsputep
1--WE certainly took no evidence this morning.
he replied.
Did you have any last nightp 1 asked.
/" No. 1t it is true we took no testimony then.
Show they reached a decision is as much
vstery to me as it IS to you after you have
heard my statement of everything connected
with that meeting and Of everything that pre-
coded it. You have often read of lightning rod
men, sewing machine men and others telling
farmers they would like to have them
act as agents. The farmers would sign an
apparently innocent, piece of paper only to
find, in a few weeks, that they had been
deluded, and we're held to thepayment of note.
That is position. The committee assumed
jurisdiction when no jurisdiction had been given
it, and it could have none over these nominations
until Mr. Bynum and Mr.. Bailey agreed" The
gentleman's remarks met with vigorous round
Of applause.
Mr.. Cooper then suggested that the organiza-
ton Of the meeting ought to be completed in the
selection of secretaries. This was done by call
J. Callahan and Ell. o. Thudium to act in that ca
pacity.
There was loud call for speech from Will
lam Henderson. He responded by saying that
he had lived in Indianapolis for thirty-six years,
and had not attended more than three night po-
litical meetings in that time. He would not
have been there If it was not for the Importance
of the question involved. 1t is not Mr.. Bynums
fight alone, but the peoples against an arbitrary
assumption of power, influenced by faction. The
true Democratic doctrine. that of Jefferson and
Jackson, is that every school district shall con-
troll It's own affairs. The central committee has
violated this Democratic rule, and assumed TO
decide something over which it had no power. as
none had been given it by the parties directly
interested "A day or two before the State con-
vention called on Mr.. Mcdonald" the speaker
continued land spoke to him in regard to the
proposition Of the Sentinel that he should act as
of the arbiters between Mr. Bailey and Mr.
Bynum He said, 1t is useless to submit that
question to me, for Mr.. Bynum was nominated
and intend to vote for him.. prolonged
cheers l mean no disrespect to Mr.. Nc
interest for the United States senatorship,
but in the abundance of his good nature he has
been prevailed upon by men who do not want to
be called boilers, Z. j. Bright said to me not
long ago: TT is the first time ever heard of a
majority boiling from minority The conven-
ton nominated Mr.. Bynum by fair and square
majority. Why is it, then, this is made
upon him2 He has done nothing in his career as
Congressman that is undemocratlc, nothing that
the Englishes aud the Cows [laughter cannot
consent to if they were true Democrats. He
went into Congress with the beginning
of the first Democratic administration the
country has had for twenty five years. He
was Desieged by ofice-hungry men, and
/ believe if he could have found an Office for
every one of them he would have given it TO him.
But all this amounts to nothing This is not the
true cause of the war against Bynum. His great
crime consists in running for Congress- two
years ago, and in defeating young man English
for the nomination. There you have it. The
question is whether the people or the English
family skill rule. Great applause and cheers
These very men--English, Kern, Frenzel---do
not want Bailey for a candidate"
voice-"Iney want MIN as atool"
''That's just the word. They would not vote
@,rh otha "a Railav