The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-01

The following letter, dated June &c, from Con-
gresham Bynum, further emphasizing his
declaration that he will not withdraw from the
congressional fight, has been received by Austin
H. Brown, secretary of the Meridian Hendricks
Club:
'Sr-Yours, transmitting to me a copy of the
resolutions passed by your club, asking my with
drawal from the congressional race, duly
ceived l have but little information concerning
your organization, but have it stated that it
numbered about two hundred members. al
credibly informed that certain members,
friendly to my candidacy. secretly drummed up
all those who were kindred to them in senti-
ment, and that when the club met only twenty
eight members were present; that when the res
olutions transmitted TO me were offered, prop
osition to postpone their consideration until a
succeeding meeting 80 that the members could
be advised and be present, was made
and voted down. If this be true the action, or
rather the pretended action Of your club seems
to have been on par with all the other pro-
ceedings which were and have been inaugurated
to defeat and discrediu my nomination. I was
nominated by the representatives of "a, 900 Dem
ocratic voters Ill the Seventh congressional dis
trict, and the request of about one in a thousand
is hardly sufficient to cause me to change my
mind. A few days ago l addressed letter to
Mr. A. V. Brown, secretary of the county cen
trail committee, mildly stating my position, but
which hope was sufficiently explicit to inform
ton. am fully prepared to defend myself and
the convention which nominated me, and l shall
do SO at the proper time. | only wish now to
emphasize the fact that can neither be bought,
coaxed frightened off the track l am con
fideut your club will never disgrace itself by
boiling Democratic nomination, and I there
fore trust and believe that shall receive the
earnest support of each and every member
thereof. Very respectfully yours
NV. D. BYNUM"
A letter similar to the one Mr.. Bynum re-
ceived was sent to Mr. Bailey, who. in an answer
addressed to Secretary Brown, of the Meridian
Hendricks Club, on June "a, said
my Dear Sir-Replying to your favor of
June %, inclosng tho resolutions of your organ
ization, wherein Mr.. Bynum and myself are re-
quested to relinqulsh our respective claims TO
the Democratic congressional nomination of
this district to the end that our divided forces
may be again united / would respectfully re-
fer you to my letter addressed to
the the Hon af 7 John X F. , Fassnzel under ar
of which is herewith transmitted
My position therein taken was we'll considered
and shall be adhered to BIZ me to the end, be-
lieving as do that the unselfsh, loyal mem
bers of our party, among whom am pleased to
class your valuable society, will sustain me in
my course at the polls.
Having the pleasure and honor Of a personal
acquaintance with many of your number | fully
appreciate the sincerity dnC Slgnlncanco or your
action, which was prompted, know, by high
sense of party patriotism-a sentiment to which
my feelings respond in perfect accord. The
remedy out of our present unfortunate compli-
cation lies wholly with that gentleman, and upon
him the responsibility of Democratic defeat and
disaster must rest. / am. SIR very respectfully,
LEON O. BAILEY"
Mr.. Bailey last evening said to Journal re
porter IT saw Mr.. Bynum's letter to the Me-
ridian Hendricks Club, and, had his recent letter
TO the central committee not prepared me for al
most anything. I should have been exceedingly
surprised at the indiscreet and dictatoral tone of
his utterances. No one man, be ne ever so great,
can safely berate and disregard the reasonable
wishes of class of gentlemen like those em-
led in that very influential organization, and
especially when they represent the popular senti-
ment of people / informed that the
claim that any secret effort to force through
the resolutions referred to is utterly and
contcmptbly false. The whole action was
taken without any preliminary consideration.
and was the natural expression of the whole
club It is quite certain that Allen Conduit,
the president of the club. appointed commit
tee composed of three Bynum men, and that
these gentlemen prepared and reported the reso-
iutions, which were passed without one dissent
ing vote | am glad TO learn that Mr.. Bynum is
prepared to defend himself, as that is precisely
the position he will occupy in the approaching
contest. / am fully confident that the several
steps he has so deRantly taken, and the conduct
Of which he has been guilty, will need defense
of wonderful fortitudo. / infer he has retained
some considerable foreign talent