The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-15
Promising that He Shall Be Rewarded by
Being Made District Attorney; but All Over
lures Meet with Prompt Rejection.
Myers Hopes To Be tho Candidate if a
Compromise Can Be Brought About.
Holman Deserts His Post and BUSHES Off to
Look After His Political Fences-The DEM
ocratic Split in the Third District.
THE SEVENTH D1srs1or FIGHT.
Decretary Myers Endeavors to Effect q Com
promige in His Own Interest

Becretary Myers EndeavOrs to fCnect Com
promise in His Own Interest.
Bpeclsl to the Indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINoToN June 14-Capt William r.
Myers, Secretary Of State of Indiana, arrived
here with his wife on Friday night He did not
register at hotel. aud up to this time has man.
aged to keep away from newspaper men and
those who herald the comings and goings of
prominent officials. No one knew the probable
mission of Captain Myers till tonight. 1t is
stated that he came here to effect some kind of
compromise of the notorious muddle involving
Representative Bynum, and it is believed that
he himself hopes to be the principal beneficiary.
Myers wants Bynum to withdraw from the race
Tor Congress. He thinks if this is done man
Will be placed on the ticket who will be elected;
that man, Myers thinks, will be himself and
there are other Indiana Democrats who share
Ia the belief. It is claimed for Myers in
promotion of this scheme, that he can
secure the withdrawal OF Bailey, the other
Democratic nominee and candidate Mr.. Bynum
has reaffrmed to the Journal correspondent, as
we'll as to others, his full determination to re-
main the ticket until after the election, under
any and every circumstance, and declared he can
not be frightened off, But Myers has an idea,
1t Is further stated. and that is to persuade
Bynum to withdraw for promise Of something
better 1t is now received as positive fact that
United States District Attorney Lsmb will re-
sign when his nomination for Congress from the
Terre Haute district is made certain The position
Lamb will vacate is offered to Bynum, IL he will
now get out of the way and off the ticket for
Congress ia the Capital district Bynum has
rejected the proposition, and there is no likeli
hsod whatever that he will reconsider.
Unless there is some very extraordinary
Notwithstanding that borders on the su
William D. Bynum's name will be
on the ticket when the people of the Indianapo
lis district go to the polls to vote next Novem-
ber
This mornings National Republican publishes
card from Mr.. Bynum. In the form of a cor
rection of statement made by that journal on
Friday last, to the effect that Bynum was not
Che choice of the delegates in the convention, in
which that gentleman says:
II desire to correct an impression which the
above may create. that I was not fairly nomi
mated. OF the 119 votes In the convention. re-
ceived 75i OF the delegates signing the statement
alluded to. "a had but half vote each. which re-
duces the vote represented to 66, and of this rum
DER IL persons, VINO signed the same, were never
elected delegates to the convention, and were
not admitted as such, which leaves but 81 votes
as against IS, in my favor. OF those who voted
against me, and signing the statement, were
Instructed by their township conventions to
east their votes for me, and publicly pledged
themselves to do so before they could be elected.
After the boilers had left the convention, the
delegates remaining In the convention from each
ward and township cast the full vote Of the
same. which will account for the excess Of votes
IN the regular convention over the number of
delegates"