The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-03

He Will Proceed with Deliberation III
Answering Mr.. Bynum's Proposition.
He Does Not Like It's Terms and Will Prob
ably Formally Decline to Accept
Them This Evening.

The written proposition of Congressman By
mum for an adjustment of the difficulties caus
ing the breach in the Democratic party in this
district was submitted to Mr. Bailey yesterday
morning by Messrs Seidensticker and
Cooper, two of the representatives of
the Congressman While the parties having
the proposition in their possession refused to
give it the public, it is reliably understood that
it simply suggests an agreement between the two
candidates to submit their claims to recognition
as the regular party nominees to the
Democratic State central committe for
arbitration, and whatever the decision
of that body shall be they will abide
BY. Eb Henderson, the chairman of the State
committee, arrived in the city during the morn
ing and sent to Mr. Bailey letter he had re-
ceiyed from Mr.. Bynum formally referring his
side of the case, in accordance with the
terms to be proposed by his representa-
tives. to the State committee. Chair
man Henderson informed Mr. Bailey that an
answer to the proposition would be expected at A
o'clock, as he desired, if an agreement was
reached, to call the State committee together
Immediately by telegraph. At o'clock Mr.
Bailey reported that he had reached definite
conclusion, and did not think he would for at
least several hours-probably not before to-day.
Last evening he held a consultation with Mr..
English, John P. Frenzel and other of his
friends. They we're closeted together until after
IL o'clock, and after they separated little could
be learned as to what determination had been
reached, except in general and rather vague
way Mr.. Bailey, in answer TO the
inquiry of Journal reporter. said
that he would make no answer to Mr.. Bynums
proposition before tonight. as he desired to
slider the matter carefully and proceed in way
that would not only be creditable to the party he
represented, but also to his own Judgment.
Besides, he knew of no reason why he should be
in any great rush to give Mr. Bynum an answer.
He had sent to Mr. Bynum proposition the
14th of June and another in July, to which
he had vet received no response.
Mr.. Bailey would not say whether not he
would accept the proposition, but intimated that
he would not He regarded the terms proposed
as entirely inconsistent with the means of set
Element suggested. If the State committee
should be made the arbiters In the case
they should certainly be free to decide,
if they should reach such a conclusion, that
neither of the candidates were fairly nominated
and that both should withdraw.
"Does Mr.. Bynums proposition, then,
template the withdrawal Of only one of the can
ddates"
though it might, by the allowance of some lati-
tude for guessing, be construed as meaning
that the arbiters could decide that matter if the
candidates should be allowed to continue in the
field. Aside from the consideration of that OBJ
jectionable feature of the matter. am satisfied
that the members of the State commit
tee have all been interviewed regarding
the proposition, and some understanding has been
reached. If there has not been, why is Mr.. By
mum, who was opposed so strongly, little more
than a week ago. to the interference of the State
committee, now so anxious that it should settle
the difficulty? His sudden change of mind is
very suspicious"
1t is expected that Mr.. Bailey's answer will
be prepared to-day and submitted to Mr.. By
NUNS representatives tonight. What the ma
ture of it will be is simply matter of surmise,
but it is pretty we'll understood that he will not
accept his opponents proposition. A Bynum
man who was auxiously waiting last
night for the expected answer, expressed the
opinion that Mr. Bailey would respond with
proposition of his own, and tho result would be
that no agreement could possibly be reached be-
fore the State convention is held
A Shelbyvile Democrat who was in the city
last night, in speaking of the endeavors to com
promise the fight, said: "We Shelby county
Democrats are taking great deal of interest in
the adjustment proposed by Mr.. Bynum. and if
it should lead to the withdrawal of both Bynum
and Bailey our county will insist on the nomina-
ton of Scott Ray The votes he had at his COM
mand in the convention justify US in claiming
that he is the most popular Democrat in the dis
frict