The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
WHY HE RESIGNED.
w. ID. Bynum's Reasons for Giving Up
National Democratic Charmanshfp.

Wednesday William D. Bynum, of this
city, who has been chairman of the national
committee of the National Democratic
party, more generally known as the Gold
Democratic party, resigned his place, at
Chicago. He returned home yesterday
Discussing his resignation, Mr.. Bynum says
he resigned the craftsmanship against the
wishes of every member of the committee
except c. Way Holman, of Maine. who op-
posed him because he would not call a
meeting of the executive committee and
consent to an appropriation for Holman to
use in pretended" campaign in Maine.
Said Mr.. Bynum: Holman and a few
others got together in Maine about month
ago and put up a candidate for Congress
and other offices and demanded funds of the
national committee to make a campaign.
The effort was a ridiculous one, and re-
fused to call the committee together. Hence
they did not get their hands into the funds
of the national committee, and Holman's
chagrin and opposition is the result AS to
Holman's intimation of an investigation of
accounts, he never preached such a thing,
and did not dare to do it, Continuing,
MIR. Bynum said: Before becoming well ac-
quainted with him, made him chief Of the
literary bureau during the campaign, a
thing regretted in less than two days, as
l found that he was not to be trusted TO
keep any of the secrets of the committee.
In fact, he made it his special duty to
break out of the rooms, during sessions, to
give out to reporters what was being done.
AS to the intimation of an investigation,
wish to say that during my administration
l never collected dollar of funds and never
paid out one. Every dollar contributed was
paid to Mr.. Frenzel or Mr.. Canda, of New
York, and was expended upon approprla-
tions by the committee. Mr.. Frenzel made
70 t1,a too r.
ing vouchers for each and every expendi-
ture, and these reports and vouchers were
examined and approved by committee
composed of Messrs. Haldeman, of Ken
lucky, and Peabody, of New York. At the
very moment this sanderer was out in the
lobby stating to the reporters that he was
Zel's report and accompanying vouchers
were subject to inspection by every MEM
Der of the committee, and were being exam
ined by Messrs. Peabody and Haldeman,
and not an Objectionable item was found.
/ was sometimes compelled to approve bills
which appeared to me very. extrayagant,
man for about thirty days at the Audito-
rum Hotel, in Chicago, for near $500
would not notice the insinuation that the
COMMITTEES was dissatisfied with the &C
counts, If Mr.. Holman was as well known
elsewhere as he is at home"
With reference to his salary as chairman,
Mr.. Bynum said it was paid to him volun-
tarily by the committee and was positive
injury instead of benefit, as it cost him
81, 500 to move to New York and back which
was a personal loss. Mr.. Bynum closed the
headquarters at New York and returned to
Indianapolis without the request or knowl-
edge of the committees. When he called
them together and stated that he had done
this because he did not believe the benefits
to be derived justified the expense, resolu-
tons complimentary TO him were passed be-
fore the committee adjourned.
LAS to my reasons for severing my rela-
tons with the National Democracy Mr..
Bynum continued, II wish to briefly say
that | did so because / believe the organ
ization can no longer be effective. The So
called regular Democratic party has had
ample time and opportunity to discard the
heresy of free silver. The evidences of the
fallacy of the proposition have been cumula-
tive and vet in this and other States the
party adhereS to the Chicago platform. AS
a National Democrat, at the head of the or
ganization, ] was not free to act and for
that reason L determined to sever my rela-
lions with the organization. AS to the cap
ton of the Sentinel dispatch, Exit Bynum,
/ will only say that | shall probably pc
heard from in the future. l made my exit
from the Democratic State convention IN
1896, which fact the editor OF the Sentinel
may now recall, although he was not IN the
country at that time"
Mr.. Bynum expects to reside mere perlna-
nently, and it is his intention to make
sound-money speeches during the coming
campalgn.