The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-07
BAILEY WILL DEFEND THEM
Hicklin and Fellow-RefOrmers Prefer
Him in Their Suit to Any Other Man.
A Caucus Selection That Causes the Bynum
Democrats to Whet Their Knives-0lsen
Angrily Declines a Friends Advice.
A CAUCUS OF

They Decide to Have Leon Bailey to Serve
As Their Attorney.
Leon Bailey's certainty of capturing the
city attorneyship under the present admin
istration was practically fixed, last night.
by a caucus of the Democratic councilmen
and aldermen. in Room 3, at the Grand
Hotel. While no choice was made. the at
tOrney was selected to champion the cause
of the Democratic Board of Public Inn
provements in its defense against the
suit for an injunction brought by Street
Commissioner De Ruiter. 1t was quietly
admitted by three OF -four of the council
men as they left the hotel last night that 1T
will only be a question of time until Mr..
Bailey is installed in the Office Of city at
torney. But those who expressed such an
opinion were in the minority. for when
the caucus was called there were
fourteen Democratic votes pledged to
Judge Ayres. He received only six
when the votes were recorded last
night. The cause for this sudden turn in
affairs is ascribed to the decidedly under
handed work of some of the cOuncilmen
who have been urging Bailey's name from
the start, and who misled Judge Ayres's
friends by making false pledges. Quite a
number of Democrats We're waiting in the
lobby of the Grand to learn what action
the caucus had taken, and when they
were told of 1t there was an almost
universal sentiment expressed that Judge
Ayres had been defeated through the intiu-
ence of the Coy rang in Council. Some
even went so far as to openly declare that
they would not support Bailey's candidacy.
The only objection raised against Bailey
by his party friends is one that should
bar m man from being, elect
is wholly devoid of ability TO
ill the position. Such was the opinion ex-
pressed by two Democratic councilmen IN
Sam Dinnin's saloon last night after the
caucus had adjourned. Councilmen. Yontz
ind Rassman had promised to stop there on
their way home and tell the result of the
caucus, and early in the evening a fair
sized crowd had gathered in the place to
await their coming. When they arrived,
however, the scene caused by their infor-
nation that Bailey had been selected was
not one which would have caused III to
rate his popularity among Eleventh-ward
Democrats at a very hsgh standing. DIM
min, who was a strong Bynum man during
the factional fight IN 1856. was one of the
loudest IN the crowd. and he told Yontz
and Rassman, in his picturesque English.
what he thought of Bailey. He eve went
so far as to score the two cOuncilmen for
their attendance upon u caucus that had
made such a choice.
But you must Know said Mr.. Yontz.
"that we were not all for Bailey"
Then why did you select him as attorney
for the Board of Improvementsp Dinnin
asked.
well, l hardly know. There were four.
teen votes pledged for Judge Ayres. but he
only got six, and that settled the matter.
1t is the Coy gang hat did it. and l. fol
one, won't stand by it. i am willing to
say right here that l won't vote for Mr.
Bailey"
"Yes. and / will say, too" said Council
man Rassnnan, that j will resign my place
in Council before l will vote for him.
Some one who has no faith In such Dem.
0cratic promises offered to bet Mr.. Rassman
that he would not resign.
The caucus also nominated Mr.. Web
ster to succeed Chief Dougherty
on motion of Councilman Hick.
lin, who stated that the Democratic
party was pledged by.its platform to bring
iabout the change. The vote was miami.
mons. Nothing was done in regard to ap-
pointing the market masters for the East
and West markets. and it was decided te
postpone all action on the matter unit
early next week, when another caucus viii
he held. Thomas Colbert. Joseph Gates
Benjamin Frey, Samuel Clark. GeOrg,
Werby, William Hennessy, Charles Stuck
meyer, John Higgins and p. j. O'Mahoney
are all candidates for the position IN the
East market. while Thomas Kearney, JohI
Gossun and J. L. v. Hill are making a rae,
for the West market.