The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-13
Bynum, Taylor, BroOkshire. Martin,
Hammond and Conn Read the Hand
writing OH the Wall.
LITTLE HOPE OF REELECTION
Realize They Are Not in Accord
with Their Constituents,
Who Are Not All Free Traders or Pen
sion Haters-VOOrhees Trying to
Trim His Sails Again.
Special to the indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Six Of the elev-
en- Democratic members of the House from
Indiana are just now suffering the agonies
or congestive chills, politically speaking.
The Journal correspondent is informed
by an Indiana Democrat in a prominent
federal office here. a gentleman who has
the confidence of and frequently speaks
upon private affairs TO the Democratic wing
Of the Hoosier delegation in Congress, that
it is conceded by them that if the present
conditions continue the Indiana delegation
IN the Fifty-fourth Congress will be COM
posed of at least eight Republicans, and
not more than five Democrats. The out
rageous policy of President Cleveland's adj
ministration against pensions and the vet
Grams, and the destructive policies Of the
party toward domestic industries. are the
nightmares of the Hoosier statesmen, who
are just now fearful of retirement TO pri-
vate life.
The Democratic Congressman from In
diana who are frightened over the pros
poets next November are Messrs. Taylor.
of the First district; Bynum. Of the Seventh;
Brookshire, of the Eighth; Martin, Of the
Fifth; Hammond, of the Tenth, and Conn,
OF the Thirteenth district. 1t is also re-
lated that Mr.. Cooper, of the Fifth district,
owing to the intense dissatisfaction among
the soldiers. is not feeling very secure about
his political future.
In the shakeup which is anticipated to
take place in the Indiana delegation at the
polls next November it will be an easy mat
ter to retire Mr.. Taylor. of the First dis
trict. In the Democratic landslide of last
year, when the State was carried by an
overwhelming majority, Mr.. Taylor re-
ceived a plurality of but 45i. There was cast
in opposition TO him, but not for his Repub-
lican opponent, more than four times as
many votes as would have been necessary
TO overcome the slight plurality by which
he received his certificate of election. Gen
eral Hovey frequently remarked TO the
Journal correspondent during the time ne
was in Congress that the First district was
as reliably Republican as any in the United
States, If only the issues were properly pre-
scented and the voters understood the ques-
tions to be determined by the ballot.
Mr.. Bynum, who represents the capital
district, is just now suffering from mani
fold troubles. In the first place, he realizes
that it was the ''nerviest" step he ever
took to depart from free silver, greenback-
ism and fiat initiation TO a gold standard
and the interests of Wall street. Mr.. By
mum is something more than an advocate
of the unconditional repeal of the silver
law; he believes in a gold standard, and
that silver as a money has no place except
in the subsidiary coin. 1t will be recalled
that Mr.. Bynum's majority over Mr.. Henry
last year was but $50, and that if half of
the Prohibition or Peoples votes had been
cast for Henry he would not have been
elected. Mr.. Henry appealed to that class
where Mr.. Bynum has always deposited his
h~opes-the mechanics and laboring men.
The free-trade principles of the party in
power and the fact that Mr.. Bynum is one
of the most prominent of the majority
members of the ways and means commit
tee. and that he will be personally respon-
sible for laws which the party has pledged
for the destruction of glass. iron, steel, tin
plate and other great industries in the Sew
enth district. has placed upon the Repre-
sentative of the capital district RESPONSE
bilities far greater than he ever before as
sumed i'm political life.
Mr.. Brookshire, of the Eighth district, If
he is not defeated for the denomination by
John E. Lamb or some other protege of
Senator Voorhees,, feels that he will very
likely be defeated at the polls Mr.. Brook
shires plurality was, last year, but 1,622.
If two-thirdS Of the votes in his district
which were cast for Prohibition and Peo-
pies candidates mad been given the Repub-
ncan opponent Oh Mr. BrOOkSnlre the ldller
would have been defeated.
Mr.. Martin, of Button. now sees the
handwriting. upon the wall. and it is re-
ported that he is hesitating between the
two steps Of announcing his intention not
to stand for a denomination or rising in
his seat in the House, and. after declining
to further serve upon the committee on in
valid pensions, OF which he is now chair
man, denouncing the hostility of President
Cleveland's administration and the Fifty
third Congress to pensions. Mr.. Martin had
but a margin of 75S in the last election,
while there were cast for the Prohibition
candidate 1866 and for the Peoples candi-
date 3,036 votes. 1t can be seen that even
IL that magnificent stronghold OF patriotic
voters and veterans were not aroused by
the new opposition to pensions. for which
Mr.. Martin directly assumes the RESPONSE
bility. il would be easy to compass his de-
feat next November. One of Mr.. Martins
most intimate Democratic friends assures
the Journal correspondent that the Bluffton
statesman realizes that If an election were
held now he would be defeated by many
thousand majority.
Certainly Mr.. Hammond, OF the Tenth
district, has no thought OF reelection. He
secured his certificate last year upon the
remarkably narrow margin of ~ plurality.
There were scattering votes for minor can
didates which aggregated more than two
thousand, while Ii is a well-known fact that
under normal conditions the Republicans in
the Tenth district are in the majority.
Mr.. Conn, of the Thirteenth district. is
already hedging. He openly denounces the
anti-pension policy OF the Democratic party,
and c~riticises with sledge-hammer blows the
shilly-shally tariff policy OF his party. Mr.
Conn hopes by these tactics to curry favor
with the soldiers. and the mechanics and
laboringmen in his district. Ii is true that
he was elected by a plurality OF 1910. but