St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-16
CANDIDATE FOR SPEAKER.
Congressman Bynum the Choice
of The Indiana Congressional
Delegation.

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of the Indiana Congressional
Delegation.
Congressman William d. Bynum, of
indianapolis, Ind, is man OF striking
appearance. lie is about SIX feet and
three inches in height, with coal
black hair, and pair of eyes that
have most fascinating appearance.
While very tall he is graceful and really
handsome. He has represented the
great indianapolis district in the lower
house since 1885, and his maiorities have
been climbing upward each time he has
been reelected. He Is Indiana's can
didate for speaker of the present house,
and ii was upon this question that the
GLOBE representative sounded him.
Il am in the fight" he said in answer 10 a
question, land shall have the solid sup
port of my own delegation. which, by the
way, is COMPOSED of eleven Democrats and
two Republicans. have not written let
ter asking for support, because believe the
Democratic members of Congress are quail
fed to settle that question as they deem best
for the interests of the pity"
VIII eX-Gov. Gray, of Indiana, be can
dinate for the nomination for vice president
next year?''
Perhaps not exactly candidate" an
swered the distinguished Indianan. but his
name Will be presented by Indiana and /
think it will be deemed advisable and
good politics to nominate him. lie
is a great fighter and would add
strength TO the ticket. OF course Indiana is
Democratic, and Will go Democratic next
year. but the location is good for the second
man on the ticket.
Speaking OF organization" he continued,
we have the most perfect organization in
Indiana that is to be found in the United
States. We know before election where
every man lives, and his politics as we'll We
are sure to have, full vote fol
we have men at the polls who
take every mans name as he votes.
When there are votes missing in precinct
we hunt the voters up and bring them TO the
polls Every county is polled twice before
an election, thirty and siXtv days previously.
In this way we know sixty days beforehand
how the thing stands. The first poll costs a
large amount of money, but the second is
not expensive"
How does President Harrison stand in his
home-can he carry the state again?'
Il do not think the president can carry In
diana again. Since 1888 we have carried his
precinct three times--once by 800, another
time by 3,3O0and the last time by $500
"EX-Treasurer of the United States Huston
seems to be very bitter against President
will this affect the president?''
THAT is a small matter. Huston is rather
an ordinary man, who thought he ought 10
have have ,,i had o,. cabinet position OF
i'll some money for the campaign in 1885
and was disappointed in the place he re-
ceived. However, think the trouble arose
through his wife, who has social aspirations,
and the office of treasurer did not entitle hel
to any position in the social whirl. Mrs. Har-
rlson, believe, is said not to have paid her
the attention she expected, and so the
trouble came. 1t is rather a small matter"
Mr.. Bynum has an original idea in re.
gard to the silver question and believes
that the right settlement of the tariff
problem will solve it also. In answer to
question he declared himself an advo
cate of free coinage.
$50 were Bland, Lanham and myself" he
went oil, "Who reported the silver measure
favorably to the Forty-ninth congress-
believe that the right settlement of the tariff
question will provide a settlement fol
the silver question. Our merchant
marine must be built up, thus
commercial relations with foreign countries
Our silver can be taken to such countries as
India, where tits needed. | think the result
will be that the American silver product will
he coined entire; indeed, we are almost do
ing that now. The treasury takes at the
present time 4,500,000 ounces per month,
which is about all we can produce"
Mr.. Bynum, like all his distinguished
companions. is slow to discuss next
years campaign. He hazarded the
opinion tllat ii New DIX declared FOL
Gov. Hill the nomination of eX-Presi
dent Cleveland will be almost impossi
bic. For the reason that no one car
tell just how things will shape them.
selves in the Empire state, Mr.. Bynum
thought the result in doubt. Blaine
he thought out of the race Oh
account of his health. The recent
booming of Blaine has been done merely
for the purpose of killing off President
Harrison, so Mr.. Brynum thinks, and
many of the enthusiastic boomers of the
imam from Maine' have no idea that he
will seek or accept the nomination.
'Oho will be very close at the coming
| election said the Indianapolis man. in re
| Spouse to an inquiry. but 1 regard Gov
| Campbell's chances of election decidedly
| good. The Republicans are fighting with
! desperation, because they realize tina
| the loss of Ohio this year mean.
| that the cause of the party vii
J be hopeless next year. The success
| of Gov. Campbell miget bring him before The
| country as candidate for his party's nomi
nation for president next year: but as have
| said, it is too early to say much about mex
years national conventions