The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-14
HARD LINES FOR MR.. BYNUM
Why His Longtime Enemies, Bearing
Gifts, Support Him for Governor.
They Expect to Have the Marion County Dele
gates Instructed for Him, but Myers
Will Bitterly Oppose the Scheme.

few days before tina Democratic county
central COMMITTEES met to accept Coy's resigna-
ton and select day for the county convention,
Win e. English remarked that he would neither
help nor oppose Bynum in the movement his
enemies making to nominate him for Gov
ernor. .As far as / concerned said DIR.
English, ..Bynum can become the nominee if
the convention thinks it advisable to make him
SUCH In the meeting of the committee. how
ever, Mr.. English took such active part that
his PROPOSE ton to hold the convention on the
21st of this month went through. He had an
object in selecting that date and issving the
time for the congressional convention 70 be con-
sidered hereafter. The few friends of Captain
Myers on the committee opposed the 21st, as
they preferred to have the date fixed after that
of the State convention With the county
gathering occurring before the nomination for
Governor, resolution indorsing Bynum as
against Myers and Matson could be pushed
through In this lies mr.. English's purpose.
The Marion county delegates, il is proposed.
shall go into the State convention instructed
for Byuum. This will incense the friends of
Myers said one of them yesterday. 'and By
mum, his enemies, who are advocating his
nomination, expect will become the object of
their opposition They believe that the Wash
as
sistance. because votes therefore be drayn
from Myers. But if Bynum endangers Matson,
or if it becomes even slightly probable that ne
will receive the nomination, then there will be
deal between Matson and Myers to defeat
him. His defeat will occur, as matter of
course, for it is NOT contemplated. except by
few sincere friends, who have bean drawn into
the plot, that he will succeed. They accept the
assurances of support from English, Bailey and
others, who nonrish q personal hatred to the
man. that they honest in their purpose TO
nominate him 1t is strange they cannot see the
ultimate result and which the crowd that OPP
posed him so viciousy in 1856 will bend every
effort fair foul. to bring about"
I'm the event of defeat what becomes of Mr..
Bynum2' the Myers man was asked.
He will assume an Indifference and say loft
lily, well, was not candidate, you know; i
have urged my friends all along not to place me
before the convention and have done nothing
TO secure the nomination. AS have repeatedly
said prefer to remain in Congress and will be
candidate for denomination. As proof of this
he will refer to the Passage letter, which re-
veals his purpose as clear as ii he had said, If
/ am nominated for Governor will accept, for
] have never said that would not and then he
will rally around his friends for the struggle
that he must meet in the congressional conven-
ton. He will work for that nomination and do
it with vengeance. It will be necessary, for
there is no assurance that his enemies, in the
disguise of friends, will be satisfied with defeat
ing him for the gubernatorial nomination"
''Then there will be q renewal of the trouble
of two years aRo2"
''Undoubtedly; with Bynums chance for
cess greatly lesseued. He cannot accomplish
what he did then. Had he come forward in
manly, straightforward way and said he would
not consent under any circumstances to run for
Governor he would have been materially aided
in his congressional by Myers's friends.
But his letter leaves the road open for his enc
mics and a few fool friends to act in springing
his name in the State convention. That means
tine antagonism of Meyers and his supporters
to Bynum in the congressional convention. It
will be just what the Bailey men, or rather the
English faction are striving after. They can go
into that convention with the showing that
Bynum was defeated for the gubernatorial NOM
inasion, hence it will not do to send him
back to Congress-, be has lost prestige IS
leader. While Madison county will help them
out on account of Bynum detractisg from
Myers's strength as he will do if the Marion
county delegate are instructed for him, Han
cock county will oppose him In the interest of
Dave Gooding. Gooding is an anti-Bynum can
didate, and the Democrats of Hancock have
long list of grievances against the Seventh dis
trict Congressman. They have understand
ing with the English faction. who will probably
support Bailey, and when the time comes to de-
feat Bynum, the TWO will join forces with the
Madison county delegation and drive him out of
politics. That is the inside of the Bynum
scheme favoring him for Governor, and il he
does not see it in time to keep out of the State
convention be might we'll make up bis mind
to devote the rest of his life to law, for either
Matson or Myers will lead the State ticket, and
somebody other than Bynum will be nominated
For