The San Francisco call., 1896-11-10
CLEVEL AND MAY
REWARD BYNUM
Vacant Seat in the Court of
Claims Wanted by the
Indianan.
But Certain Senators Will Refuse
to Confirm Such a Nom.
ination.
ONLY ONE COURSE REMAINS
If the Office Is Not Filled the Appoint.
ment Will Be Made by
Mckinley

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 9.-It is
possible that President Cleveland will not
throw upon Major McKinleys shoulders
the entire burden of rewarding the Ma
tional Democrats who aided so materially
in carrying the day for Mckinley and
homes. money.
Ex-Representative Bvnum of Indiana,
to whose activity the Indianapolis con-
yention owed its existence and who as
chairman of the National Democratic cam
palgn contributed no little to success, is q
candidate for the vacancy on the bench of
Court OF Claims created by the recent
death of Judge Richardson. The office
pays $4,000 per annum and is a life ap-
pointment. A life appointment is what
Mr.. Bynum needs. for there Is no reason
to believe that the regular Democracy of
Indiana will ever permit his election to
any office in the gift of Indiana Demo-
Gratis. There is some doubt as to Mr..
Cleveland's willingness to appoint Mr..
Bynum to the Office. This is not the first
office for which the Indiana ex-Congress-
man has been candidate. Indeed, there
has been scarcely vacancy since he was
defeated for reelection to Congress for
which he had not been a candidate.
Hitherto, however, the bitter opposition
of Postmaster-G Wilson to any
recognition OF Mr.. Bynum's aspirations
has sufficed to defeat him. Mr.. Wilson
has always held Mr.. Bryan personally re-
sponsible for the pitiable manner in
which the House surrendered to the Sem
ate in the matter of the Wilson, German
tariff bill. Mr.. Bynum was mem Der of
ha ND
framed the Wilson bill and passed it
through the House, hut he was also the
first man in the House to advocate agree
ing to the Senate amendments to the bill.
that is to say to abandon the Wilson bill
and to accept in its stead the substitute
which Mr.. German had passed through
the Senate.
Hence Mr.. Wilson has always opposed
any request Mr.. Bryan made. Mr.. Cieve-
land is IN difficult position. He finds it
difficult, of course, to disregard 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 dSsomething for Mr.. Bynum now
that the opportunity offers itself Mr.
Bynum was the official head of the move
mept which represented the attitude of
President Cleveland and his Cabinet in
the campaign. He wants an office which
it is in Mr.. Cleveland's power 70 give
him. II MIR. Bynum was good enough for
Mr. Cleveland 10 permit his selection as
chairman in a convention which was abb
solutely composed OF only Cleveland men,
then he ought to be good enough for the
office he wants.
Mr.. Bynum's con firm alton by the Sem
ate is totally different proposition
Senator Voorhees, of Indiana may regard
his defeat for election to the Senate as the
result of Mr.. Bynums activity in getting
the Indiana gold Democracy solidly ar
rayed against Mr.. Voorhees, reelection,
and he may therefore be expected to fight
the confirmation bitterly. All the other
Democratic Senators who voted for Bryan
in the last campaign may cheerfully join
Mr.. Voorhees, in his 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
winter. hence Mr.. Bynum's nomination is
more hopeless than is that OF any per-
sonal friend of Mr.. Cleveland. Moreover,
if Mr.. Cleveland nominates Mr.. Bynum,
ard the Senate rejects him, as it probably
will, then, by declining to send in sec.
ond nomination, Mr.. Cleveland can give
Mr. Bynum quasi letter of recommen
dation to Mr.. Mckinley when he enters
the White House and finds the office va
cant and Mr.. Bynum still willing. The
National Democratic party must be recog-
nized, and Mr.. Cleveland can hardly ex-
pect Mr.. Mckinley to take care of the
official head of that movement if he him
self publicly turns him down.