St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-07
WOULD HONOR The OFFICE.
Congressman Bynum Candi-
date for speaker.

Congressman Bynum Candi-
date for speaker.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 6.-Half the
townships in the state in their returns
show an average Democratic gain of 20
to the township. This will make the
state Democratic by about 10000. The
Democrats elect II out of Ii congress
men. The legislature will be Demo-
cratic on joint ballot by 6S. William
ID. Bynum, who has just been elected to
congress for the fourth term from this
district, will be candidate for speaker
of the new house. Mir. Bynum's ma
jority is 1850, being the largest he ever
received, and is nearly three times as
large as his majority two years ago. He
said tonight to representative of the
Associated Press:
am a candidate for speaker, and think
that my chances of being elected are ex-
eellent. l think so for the reason that be.
iieve the propriety OF putting a Northern and
Western man in the chair of the house will
be recognized by majority of the Demo-
cratic members and because of the political
position which Indiana occupies, and the re.
lations which the Indiana Democrats hold 10
the national organization. There will be IA
number of able gentlemen, both from the
North and the South, In the race for the
speakershp. but think the choice will fan
upon Northern man for several reasons
The speakership of the last three Democratic
houses was held by a southern man. In the
next house a maJo lty of the Democratic
members will be Northern men, and this
is not SO remarkable as may appear
to those who never stop to consider
that two-thirds of the Democratic vote
of the country comes from the North. In.
diana contains more Democrats than any
Southern state and is one of the states that is
absolutely essential to Democratic success in
the presidential election of 1892. think
there will be disposition to pay the compli-
ment to Indiana which would be involved i'll
the election of an 1ndianan as speaker AS
the representative of the metropolitan dis
trict of the state for three times and as
which reported the Mills bill, my colleagues
of the Indiana delegation are agreed that cir
cumStanceS have rendered me the logical
candidate from Indiana for the speakersnip.
Without immodesty l think can plead my
experience as speaker of the Indiana house
OF representatives and during my service of
SIX years In congress as qualifying me fairly
to preside over the national house. The
indianapolis district is the center of great
transportation and manufacturing interests
The organization of labor is more perfect in
this district than in any other in the coun-
try, and the tariff reform sentiment is as
strong as i'll any other district. In fact, |
was among the first congressman to be
elected on the tariff issue pure and simple.
made the fight in 1884 on the tariff ques-
ton and was elected. and have fought the
battle on that line ever since. OF course
do not wish 1t to be understood that pro-
pose to make my canvass on sectional lines
have always been the foe of sectionalism,
and expect to remain so until die. l shall
ask the speakershlp upon the strength of
my public record, my parliamentary ex-
perlenGe and my availability