The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
Features of the Local Canvass That Are
Encouraging to Republicans.
The Fight Between Bynum and the County
charlottesville Coy Gang Depending
Alone Upon Unfair Methods.

wherever go fiud the Republicans earnest
in support of their candidates 1t is also notice
able that many Democrats are getting tired of
the gang rule. The county ticket was pushed
upon them by Coy and his followers The
masses of the party are beginning to resent this
and will give strong evidence of their opposition
at the polls Men who have voted nothing but
Democratic ticket unscratched, are to start
stampede for the Republican candidates. You
will find an increased number of scratched tick
cts this fall. Democrats in voting for men on
their ticket will do SO through personal
considerations and give the rest of the candi
dates the use of the pencil Within the past ten
days there has been considerable movement
from this source to the Republican legislative
candidates. They will 60 through with the rest
of the ticket, and probably lead in majorities."
Can you give any particular cause for thisW
''Yes several The opposition to Bynum is
becoming outspoken. The secret league of
Democrats in opposition to him no longer feel
the necessity OF quiet work. 1t has reached
point where that will do but little good and the
movement is acquiring such strength that it has
pushed itself into notoriety. AS retaliatory
measure the Bynum people, for they
are unforgving, will slash the county
ticket from top to bottom, including
candidates for the Legislature. They recognize
that in this contest they have everything to win
or lose. If the Democratic county candidates
succeed. they see trouble ahead for Bynum, for
every man on it was opposed to his nomination
and quietly supported Bailey. 1t was this that
got them the nominations for Coy, English and
Frenzel, in the county convention, made the
issue against Bynums supporters in this way:
III you continue TO support Bynum you can eX
pect nothing from us. If you come to Bailey
you can have the opposition to you considerably
essened
Two weeks before the last Democratic con-
cressional convention Coy began to waver His
interest in the factional fgh: was negative and
he began to work for the result as it appears
Notwithstanding he said shortly before that, If
Bynum is nominated it will be time to tell how
Frank Creelman and Albert Beck came to me to
break the Republican caucus by the use of
DOODLE can also tell continued Coy about the
Hancock county grand jury affair, in which By
mum is implicated for using tissue ballots in Civ
ing him MAJ ority. Bynum can't fool with me-
You remember that in reply to this Bynum said
Coy would have other matters besides politics to
attend to if he made any such strokes that
Thus Coy, when he saw the bent of the Demo
cratic nomination Bynumwards, began to hedge
In saying, Il am always for the nominee He
did this in an endeavor to save the county ticket
but the Bynum people would have none of his
DrofferS of peace"
"But the other causes9"
"There is no faith among Democrats outside
of the gang in the chances of fair election
great number of his party repudiate Coys
methods The fact that he is controlling the in
speCloTSi IL was through MS plaDS the county
Commissioners ordered the polls to be opened at
6 o'clock in the morning, when opportunities for
fraudulent voting will be plentiful, and that he
is the absolute director of the local Democracy,
is driving them to vote against the ticket They
are coming IN with the Republicans on this score
and propose to down Simeon, who has made his
threats that he will down Colonel Merrill at
any cost. It is fght for fair
elections and decent methods. Already the
faces Of imported FOUNDERS and thugs familiar in
hoV IN u1- Ill
on the street merchant policeman told me
that no saw the other day three who were here
with gang of six in '76. Coy and his henchmen
are up early and late in quarters where such
men are likely to be. The fears of attempts at
fraud are not fictitious There is every indica-
ton to use the inspectors on the day of the cleo
ton for all theys possibly can do in furthering
Democratic success, and, If that is not sufficient
to compel them to count out Republican candi
dates If the mAjorities are not large. But all
fort in getting out the Republican
vote, and see difficulty in
that line, for I never saw the party in better
shape for a victory. Taggart, upon whom the
Democrats largely depend, has lost ground
The railroad vote is seriously divided, and
colored men who inclined to accept the false
popularity claimed for this candidate are doing
great service in Col. Merrll's behalf Taggart's pre-
tensions of friendship for that race have toppled
over, on account of his refusal, in 1884, to let
colored delegates eat in the restaurant and his
paying them only SIS per week for service for
which white walters got So. Then, again. it is
recognized that his is gang nomination, made
at the expense of men who have no sympathy
with Coy or his methods
The disposition of the Sentinel to misrepre-
sent facts for political effect is we'll illustrated
in its attack on r. S. Golfer the Republican
candidate for sheriff. 1t said that the claim of
Margaret Golfer against him was $4,000 while
the records of the United States Court show
that it $3.50. The claim of Ellen Thompson
was for ST. ,063. IS. but the Sentinel says it was
So. 500. Robertson e Perry's claim is given in
makes it 81. 800. These three items alone
Golfer has paid all of his own
debts since his discharge in bankruptcy, except
a few claims held by persons who took the bene-
fit Of the bankrupt law in 1877 and 1878 The
total amount of his secured debts was So, 1G5 IA,
which have all been paid. His personal obliga-
tions which were not secured did not exceed
81, 900, nearly all of which he has settled since
his discharge.
When Isaac King, in his electioneering visits,
goes to factory or workshop, he assumes
familiarity with the workmen, friend aud strang
er, alike, that brought him to grief yesterday
1t is his habit, in presenting his cam paign card,
to say, "Do you know that ornery cuss2 Here
is Ike King, the blacksmith" At Nordyke &
Marmon's he approached a Republican, man
who had never seen him before. with this salu-
tation. The Republican replied, Eyes, have
heard of the ornery cuss and he is said to be
very ornerv, indeed" King sought another
voter, without stopping to explain the haste of
his departure.
Col. r. S. Robertson. the Republican candi-
date for Lieutenant governor, was in the city
yesterday, "The outlook" he SAID to Journal
reporter. sis very encouraging to us. Wherever
GO find that members of the party have an
enthusiastic belief that we will carry the State,
and they can give reasons for thinking so. /
make it a point to inquire why they are so conf
dent of victory and upon what they base their
expectations. In nearly every instance / find
that they have good practical reasons for what