The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-05
THE TALK ABOUT POLITICS.
No Hope of Adjusting the Trouble Be-
tween Candidates Bynum and Bailey.
Diversity of Opinion Among Democrats on
the Election of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Indiana Greenbackers' Platform.
WILL FIGHT 1T OUT.
The Bynum- Bailey Trouble as Far from Ad-
justment as ia the Beginning.

The Bynum-Baiiey Trouble as Far from Ad-
justment as ia tho Beginning.
The Bailey response to the Bynum proposition
has, evidently. not mended affairs between those
gentlemen relating to their contest as congress
sional candidates. Mr.. Seidensticker was asked
yesterday if he and his fellow committeeman on
behalf of Bynum saw the way clearer to a set
Element than before the negotiations began. II
have not seen Mr.. Cooper or DR.. Thomas" said
he, 'since the publication of the Bailey letter.
Both are out of town. However. before We can
do anything we will wait the reply addressed to
US personally, unless Mr.. Bailey considers its
publication sufficient notification to US of his
wishes in the premises
.'You have read the letterl"
''Yes; both in German and English, but / do
not see that Mr.. Bailey does anything more than
reiterate his former propositions. tits his opin-
ion that we have not at any time considered
these, but we have, and carefully. In an inter
view with him the other day, they were gone
over and our reasons against their acceptance
were fully set out Ho wants the old conven-
ton called, but by whoml He says by the chair
man Of the new congressional committee.
Where will that officer get his authority to
reassemble delegates who have done their work,
and have thereby no longer any power to actl Ii
this could be done, it would only end in repe-
tition of the incidents that occurred at the out
set. That would not settle the question"
HE says he does not want the central COM
mittee to restrict the question TO his candidacy
or that of Mr. Bynun, but to do what is best for
the party"
If he means by that, that the committee
shall declare both candidates out of the race,
where will that body get its authority
It would be virtually placing the nomi-
nation of congressional candidate in
this district In the hands of men who have no
right to represent it in that way. In the organ
izaton the Seventh district has its one repre-
sentative, but he is to remain away from the
consideration OK this question, hence the matter
of new candidate indirectly suggested by the
Bailey proposition will be passed upon by men
who do not live in the district l take it that the
committee in any event cannot go outside of the
two candidates before the convention 1t is true
Judge Turpie received three votes therein, but
he is now ont of the question altogether, so it
relates solely to Bynum and Bailey, which of
the two was regularly nominated. Bailey sug-
gests new convention, but who is to
call it? Certainly not the old chairman of the
old congressional committee, aud where would
the new chairman of tho new committee get his
authority to call such convention! We were
inclined at first to consider favorably his sug-
gestion regarding a settlement by a primary
election. We all know the liability to fraudu
lent acts in such elections. For that reason, we
declined to consider the proposition"
What do you think of his suggestion relative
to committee of arbitration selected by him
and Mr.. Bynum. two for each candidate from
each county7'
why not leave the question to one man en-
tirey? That is virtually the end of such a
scheme"
mir. Bynum would have on spch committee
eight friends and Mr. Bailey eight We know
how they would vote. The decision would be
left to a seventeenth man selected by the other
sixteen. So that plan is not to be thought of.
Then you are as far away as ever from a set
Element of the dificultyg"
Yes, and it will continue, unless after a
conference we can reach some plan favorable to
both sides. Perhaps we will wait until Mr.. By
mum returns home before responding to the Bal
ley letter / am inclined to think if Bailey had
been let alone our suggestions would have been
favorably received"
Chairman Henderson, of the State central
committee, was not very communicative last
evening on the Bynum Bailey muddle, nor did
he appear to be In any way discouraged at the
tenor of the Bailey letter. He had just re-
ceived it through the mail from that gentleman,
while the reporter was talking to him. The let
ter was in proof slip, with an accompanying
note, explaining the absence of writtea form.
Colonel Henderson did nor mind that, either.
He looked at the note. glanced at the slip and
refoldng the two. returned them to the enval
ope, while the reporter referred to the fact that
nothing in this affair seemed settled.
THAT is true" he replied, I'VE are as far
away as ever from an adjustment of the diff
Guilty"
SIS there hope?"
'None, unless the gentlemen appointed by the
rival candidates succeed in conference in agree
ing some plan. At present can take nc
further coguizance of the matter. If ths Bailey
reply had been favorable, was ready to sum
mon the committee together at once. AS it is, ]
must wait"