The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-10
Life Position on the Court of Claims
Bench That Might BE Filled by In
diana's Ex-COngressman.
WAGERS ON KENTUCKY PAID
BRYAN BETTORS NOW CONCEDE
M'KINLEY CARRIED TIE STATE.
PennsyIvania's Plurality for Repub-
Speech by Mark Hanna.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-It is possible
that President Cleveland will not throw
upon Mr.. McKinley's shoulders the entire
burden of rewarding the National Demo-
Gratis who aided so materially in carrying
the day for Mckinley and honest money.
Ex-Representative Bynum, of Indiana, to
whose activity the Indianapolis convention
owed it's existence and who, as chairman
of the National Democratic campaign, con-
tributed no little to success, is q candi-
date for the vacancy on the bench OF the
Court of Claims created by the recent
death of Judge Richardson. The office
pays So 900 per annum and is a life appoint
ment. There is some doubt as 10 Mr.
Clevelands willingness to appoint Mr.
Bynum to the vacancy. This is not the
first Office for which the Indiana ex-Con-
gresham has been a candidate. Hitherto,
however, the bitter opposition of Postmas-
ter-general Wilson to any recognition OF
Mr.. Bynum's aspirations has sufficed to
defeat him. Mr.. Wilson has always held
NJ. Bynum personally responsible for the
pitiable manner in which the House sur
rendered TO the Senate in the matter of the
Wilson, German tariff bill. Mr.. Bynum was
a member of the ways and means commit
passed it through the House, but he was
also the first man in the House to advo-
cate agreeing to the Senate amendments
to the bill-that is to say, TO abandon the
Wilson bill and to accept in it's, stead the
substitute which Mr.. German had passed
through the Senate. Hence Mr.. Wilson al
ways has opposed any request Mr.. Bynum
made. Mr.. Cleveland is in position where
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the wishes of so warm a personal friend
as Mr.. Wilson. and at the same time he
realizes that he is in justice and propriety
bound to do something for Mr. Bynum now
that the opportunity offers.
Mr.. Bynum was the official head of the
movement which represented the attitude
of President Cleveland and his Cab
met in the campaign. He wants an
office which it is in Mr.. Cleve-
lands power to give him. II Mr..
Bynum was good enough for Mr.. Cleve-
land to permit his selection as chairman
in a convention which was absolutely COM
posed Of only Cleveland men, then he ought
to be good enough for the office he wants.
Mr. Bynums confirmation by the Senate is
totally different proposition. Senator
Voorhees,, of Indiana, may regard his de-
feat for election to the Senate as the result
of Mr. Bynum's activity in getting the In
diana gold Democrats solidly arrayed
against Mr.. Voorhees's reelection, and he
may therefore be expected to fight the
confirmation bitterly. All the other Demo-
cratic Senators who voted for Bryan in
the last campaign may cheerfully join Mr..
Voorhees, in his first fight against Bynum.
But at the same time all the Democratic
Senators have already announced that they
will defeat any gold Democrat whom Mr..
Cleveland will nominate for office this win
ter Hence Mr.. Bynum's nomination is no
more hopeless than is that of any personal
| friend of Mr.. Cleveland's; moreover, IL Mr..
| Cleveland nomiuates Mr.. Bryan and the
| Senate rejects him, as ii probably, will,
| then, by declining to send in a second NOM
ination, Mr.. Cleveland can give Mr.. Bryan
| a quasi letter of recommended ton to Mr..
| Mckinley when he enters the White House
| and finds the office vacant and Mr.. Bynum
| still willing. The National Democracy
must be recognized and Mr.. Cleveland can
| hardly expect Mr.. Mckinley to take care
| of the official head of that movement if he
| himself publicly rejects him.