The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-12
BYNUM'S IMBROGLIO
MADDEN ACCUSES HIM OF INsINCER-
ITY AND DOUBLE DEALING.
What Bypum Said mt the Theater-
A. r.. As Influence I'm Madden's Case
-DonnelIy and Rails DeniaIs.

NNA ~ NA-o O&1
himself as prepared for the exposures"
which Congressman Bynum threatens to
make In this district. In his card OF Sat-
urday the lounge manufactures invited
the defeated Congressman TO produce
every particle OF correspondence bearing
on the surveyorship. and last night talked
further about the matter. Mr.. Madden
characterizes the quondam statesman as
a disappointed ofice-seeker, an untruth-
full man and a weakened official who
was terrorized by the A. L. A. Mr.. Mad
den was seen by a reporter last night at
his North Ilinois-street home. He was
averse to talking about the trouble be-
tween Congressman Bynum and himself.
Il much prefer to wait until Mr.. Bynum
has replied to my cara. he said. II in
vite him to publish all OF my letters, every
one OF them. He has but three, and there
Is not a word in them that / would keep
out of the papers il 1t became necessary
10 make them public. l dread this news
paper notoriety, not because 1 fear the re-
suit. but simply because 1 am a modest
man and don't care to be arraigned in this
way."
Mr.. Madden, did you not make a propo-
sition to Bynum to pay 20 per cent. of the
fees Of the office OF SURVEYOR of customs
TO the Democratic campaign fund?' was
abruptly asked.
mo. SIR" was the emphatic reply. Mr..
Bynum never asked me for one cent. Moth
ing was ever said about money considera-
tion, either between Mr.. Bynum and my
self or between myself and other gentle
men to whom 1 may have talked. 1 never
heard the matter OF corruption suggested.
] am always ready to pay my share of the
campaign fund. no matter what the
amount MAJ ha hut I do if h0naSrly and
above board"
Isn't 1t rather singular, Mr.. Madden,
that these reports about the surveyorship
should spring up at this time If there is no
truth in them?' was asked.
Eyes, it is singular how all this report of
corruption was started. Mr.. Bynum GER
tainly has no grounds for imputing any
thing Of the sort to me. / do not hesitate
to say that 1 fought him during the last
campaign The public Is aware OF that
fact. and Mr.. Bynum knows Of 1t. 1t is
quite true that 1 was an applicant for the
place which Mr.. Tanner now holds. / have
nothing to say about Tanner, fer he is a
gentleman. and / am his friend. Practi-
cally, the surveyorship was offered me by
Mr.. Bynum. 1t came about In this way:
One evening in August, 1898. Austin H.
Brown. one of my particular friends. came
to my house and told me that / had better
see Bynum. Mr.. Bynum wants to see
you. He is at the Grand Hotel. and 1 think
You had better 60 down tonight were the
exact words used by Mr.. Brown. I clearly
understood that Mr.. Bynum wanted to see
me about the office Of surveyor of customs,
but the hour was late and ! decided to wait
Monday morning called at the Grand Ho-
: tel, and was told that Mr.. Bynum had left
the night before for Washington. Two days
started to washington. / was there just
two hours and a half, and saw no one but
So,n ssd Byrum to,d | f found hin , at his
stood he wanted to see me about the col
lectorship. Yes, that is true he said. We
talked for an hour about the matter. AT
"Mr. Bynum, I have understood that
Maurice Donnelly and John Rail are both
about this. and will not permit my name to
be used until this is made clear. / also
want to be sure about my appointment be-
fore my name is presented to the Pres
"'You may understand, Mr.. Madden,
said the Congressman, that the President
Messrs. Dohnelly and Rail. If President
Cleveland was in the city at this time your
name would be gazetted before you return
This concluded the conversation between
Mr.. .Bynum and myself" continued Mr..
Madden, and l returned home at once
with the understanding that as soon as 1
forwarded my list Of letters my name would
at once be placed before the President. L
have since learned that my name at no
time came before the President. and 1 am
positive that the names of Maurice Don
nelly and John Rail shared the same fate.
Within a few weeks after my return to
Indianapolis l secured a number of letters
from well-known gentlemen, one of which
was given me by Mr.. Tanner, the present
surveyor of customs. 1 forwarded them all
TO Mr.. Bynum, and received an acknowl-
edgment from him. That was the last L
when / received a letter from Mr.. Bynum.
He wrote at length, and said a great many
things. One OF his statements was that
there was a time when he could have done
certain things for me. / understood by his
letter that 1 would not receive the appoint
that the Democratic party would not lose a
single vote on account OF the turn affairs
had taken. Before posting the letter 1 was
told that some charges had been made
against my character In Washington. I did
not understand this, and instead OF sending
the reply / had written 1 went to Wash
ington. I saw Mr.. Bynum and went to the
theater with him There he denied hat
my character had been assailed. but used
this expression: 1T is said in Indianapolis,
Mr.. Madden, that there has been a bargain
and sale between you and me- / resented
this, of course, and told MIR. Bynum that
Ii was untrue; that / was above corruption
in the matter, and had never entertained
such an idea. Although there was not a
| was given to understand that some one in
indianapolis had made some kind of charges
against me. i know who the man was, but
at this time / am not prepared to use his
name. / left Mr.. Bynum in Washington,
and the conversation 1 had with him then
ended the matter so far as / am concerned.
AS to why / was not appointed / can ar
rive at but one conclusion. Mr.. Bynum
was given TO understand, 1 think, that men
of my church were not to receive anything
at the hands of his administration. He was
On my first visit to Washington Mr.. By
mum asked me what I thought his chances
would be in the next congressional race.
I told him plainly that IL would not be pos
| sible to elect any Democrat to Congress
from this district. Although I was friendly
to him then, / told him that Mr.. Henry
would be the Republican nominee and that
he would be elected. 1 further said to Mr..
Bynum that IL would cost him Bynum)
| 10000 TO make the race; that il would re-
| cuire that much TO fix the 'heelers.' / had
some hesitancy in going to Mr.. Bynum in
the first place, because Of a slight differ
/ ence we had during his opposition TO Mr..
| Hendricks, some years before. / thought
that he had been dlsrespectful to Mr.. Hen
bricks, and did not attempt to conceal my
! feelings on the question. I only went to
him because he sent for me-"
Maurice Donnelly said last night that he
was anxious for Congressman Bynum to
produce the names of the alleged bribers.
He had seen the Washington interview with
| Mr.. Bynum, in which the latter had said
that he would reply to the DonnelIy-Mad
den card as soon as he had seen II.
Until hi does this" said Mr.. Donnelly,
thing of having bribery Haunted in my
faco To Sffn0S 7 novar mada anu c.,oh