The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-01
AFRAID OF BYNUM'S SCHEME
Mr.. Bailey Does Not Regard His Oppo.
nent's Proposition with Favor.
he and His Friends Suspect that Mr.. Bynum
LIS Making an Attempt to run in
Cold Deck on Them"

The willingness of Bynum, through his friends
Sedensticker, Cooper and Thomas. to pave the
way for a settlement of the double headed Dem
ocratic congressional candidacy in this district,
as told in yesterdays Journal. does not meet
with favorable consideration from Bailey and
his friends What will result after the over
heated politicians have day or two for refiec
ton upon it is uncertain; but late yesterday aft
ernoon the conditions we're anything but peace
full. Mr.. Seidensticker said that Bynum wanted
the question as to who, between him and Bailey,
was the regularly nominated candidate, submit
ted to the central committee.
'Have you the original proposition or a copy
of itqn
Eyes; but we do not think it advisable to give
it to the public until we know whether the Bal
ley people will favorably consider it."
'sMr Bailey says he knows nothing of any suck
proposition"
ut has been submitted 20 him by Mr.. Hol
man. The Journal report of it to-day covers all
the essential points. which tend simply to sub
mission of the question to the central committee,
which shall give a decision that will be binding
on both sides. Mr.. Bailey has been informed by
Mr.. Holman of what Mr.. Bynum is willing to
don
s'What part will the committeeman represent
ing the candidate play in the mattera'
.They are to consider merely the prelimina-
ries looking to an adjustment in the way have
mentioned. Mr.. Bailey can select three friends
to act for him with Mr. Cooper, Dr. Thomas and
myself. We six will then arrange the case for
the central committee"
Mr. Bailey said that no formal communication
on behalf of Mr. Bynum had come to him, land
/ know of none,D he continued. Except through
rumors. l do not want, until such proposition
is made regularly to me, to be quoted as being
either for or against settlement on the plan
suggested in these rumors. 1t the details of set
Element proposed by Mr.. Bynum are as have
been represented, / do not see the use of carry
ing the question to an organization that has
already passed upon ii and officially disclaimed
having any jurisdiction over it. My friends and
are in accord on this idea of the situation"
'Then there is no possibility of an acceptance
of the proposition by your
II do not say that. want to take no advant-
age of Mr. Bynum nor will allow him to take
any to my detriment. There is fair way of
settling this question / am willing, if it is to
each county. and allow Mr.. Bynum to choose an
equal number This will give each candidate
eight friends, and the sixteen can
choose the seventeenth On their decision
L
to have the Democrats vote on who has the best
title to the nomination at primary election to
be called by the congressional committee This
is the fairest way of overcoming the difficulty,
if the question must be whether Mr.. Bynum or
l am to be the regular candidate. Understand.
/ do not, in saying regular give up any right
have to that title. / am willing to submit to the
majority. even if it says both shall step out of
the race"
''You are not ready to trust the Bynum prop
ostion9"
ayes if it comes without the shadow of self.
ish purpose recommending it. What assurance
have we, the matter stands, that it is not in
pursuance of strategic scheme2"
I'm what wayW
II do not want to have any views in that direc-
ton coming from me- / am not ready to doubt
the sincerity and honesty of the proposition, al
though before any acceptance of it on the part of
sured all the conditions will be carefully investi-
gated l cannot act, though, until l have more
information than have now"
From friends of Mr.. Bailey it was learned that
the danger to fair dealing lay in the character of
the committee. "Will it not be composed of the
same people," the reporter suggested, who here
tofore considered the dificultyg'
Possibly" replied the addressed, land
there may be an equal possibility of those gen.
temen retiring for the time being under the
comes with too much confidence on
the part of his friends in an out
come satisfactory to themselves to relieve
it of all suspicion as to means and motives. /
know Jack Landers agrees to avoid taking part
in the central committees proceedings on this
matter. What, then, is to prevent others of the
committee from standing aside temporarily
There are one or two suggestions in this that we
must carefully think about before we even con-
slider the acceptance of the proposition. Speak
ing for myself. believe the Bynum men have
arranged a list of proxies for many Of
the central committeeman They will desig-
nate their representatives in the settlement
of this muddle, whoever Bynum and his friends
wish to have appointed. / may be wrong, but
there is enough to this suspicion to warrant US
in being very careful. Bailey offered Bynum
the choice of four plans of settlement, and he
has given none of them consideration. Any
would be satisfactory to US, and if he and his
friends are honest in their suggestion as to how
a settlement may be accomplished, they would be
ing Mr.. Bailey the alternative of accept.
ing any one of the plans he has
suggested. Bynum knows that the Bailey prop
ositions are fair, and if he wants square dealing
why does he not accept that of both withdraw
ing, or that of submitting the candidacy to a
new convention, or to the old delegates, presid-
ed over by the chairman of the new COMPRESSION
al committee, or that which is the farest of all,
of permitting the people to decide directly at
primary election? He and his friends though,
must understand that they cannot run in a cold
deck on us"
Eb Henderson yesterday received letter from
Bynum conveyinghis willingness to abide by the
decision of the central committee.
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