New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-05
HAsCROKER BEEN SHELVED?
W. BoURKE COCHRAN BRINGS NO WORD
FROM HIM.
THE BIG CHIEF DID NOT KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT
NETWORK POLITICS TO TALK WITH TAM

NETWORK POLITICS TO TALK WITH TAM
MANY's ORATOR ON THE SUBJECT.
W. Bourke Cochran, who holds the trlpa:tte once
of leader orator and legal adviser in Tanmany hai
arrived Yesterday In the Servia after an absence Oh
nearly five months In Europe. When he went "Dfo""
on December IS many politicians said that ne was 20
ing 10 see Richard Croker so that he could bring back
70 Mayor Grant a message OF unquestioned authen-
ticity as to the great bosss wishes regarding the I'M
nortant appointments which the Mayor was to MAKE
ON or about May 1. The fact that Mr.. Grant knew
that Mr.. Cochran coming and that the vessei NC
sailed In due until yesterday but that ne n"u
nevertheless gone ahead and filled most OF The VACANT
places fortyeigh hours before Mr.. Cochran could III
rive strengthened in the minds OF many the theory
that Croker's advice was not desired ana thal INC
Younger clement Of the wigwam, with Grant and Mar
Nm at thelr head had determined to sheve the man
who has held sway since John Kelly died, and place
the sceptre OF authority in other hands
merry party of Wlgwamitcs met Mt COCHRAN az
the steamship pier, among them Commissioner "ilV''
CORPORATION Counsel Clark Police Commissioner Mar
tin Dock Commissioner Cram, EDDIE Hagan' D. W.
BOYLE and several members Of the Board Of Aldermen
Mr. Cochran. who was accompanied in his travels by
his wife, the picture of good health ana III .uo
most elastic spirits. Mayor Grant went down Win
the others to the wharf, but obliged to 80 away
before the steamer reached her slip to review the
p6-lsh lVrade After greeting his friends heartily Mr
Cochran helped his wife into carriage ana was o'eh
10 their home No. -22O Madson-ave. Tribune IT.
porter found him there last evening, and Mr. COCHRAN
talked pleasantly about his trip, which he said Tic
had enjoyed thoroughly.
AT went directly to London" he said, where h"u
personal business to attend to. When that was HI
isbod 7 went to Paris and made a long stop. was
horn in Ireland and educated in France going there
when was only nine years old. so that everything
about that country Is familiar to me as nome FROM
Paris made trips to many other clues anu pl"ooS Vi
interest in Europe. 1t was my first vacation III h'e
wears and l was bound to get oil the beneht OUT Vi
1t that l could -,
"Did you see Mr.. Croker4" Mr. Cochran was asheu.
Yes I saw him in Rome, and spent Easter sunday
with him."
awbat did he say about New-York politics y
~Tbat WAS something that we were both anxious
10 talk about yet we could say very lttle eher Vi
NJ for the reason that not posted on what ha
taken place since we left New-York. All KNOW
picked up from New-YOrk papers which hapPeneu u
see and it was the Same with Mr.. CroRer' VIC h''
not sufficient information regarding pohucai ma''o'S
either of u.s. to say anything Of any value"
aWbat was the condition Of Mr.. Cookers health =
GFxcellent He seemed as well as | ever saw him
We separated on Easter Monday, he going to naples
remained some time In Rome and then went 10 Nlce
From there l came back to Paris again, where MIS-
| Cochran had remained"
"Did you bling messages from MI 0roher !"
| any one In NewYorki n 49,
| "None whatever Any statement that came WIFI
message, a package, verbal request or anything OF
the Mayor Grant or any one else Is whony "i'n
out truth" ,-
Did you talk with Mr.. Croker about the Mayors
appontmentsi'
| eve couldn't talk intenigenty because we Ahe"
| nothing OF the political situation
| Mr. Cochran declined to discuss the appointments
| the Mayor had made on Saturday.
at have lust heard the names to-day, and nave nao
no time 10 think about them So far as can see they
are all very good"
Mr. Cochran had not heard of the reslgnauof
~ fine stecklers he sald until his arrival. But he
! recretted the step which they had taken lie spoht
warmly Of their past service to Tammany HAM, nlo
rr,sed Alfred steckler's ability as lawyer lie sac
| 4hat ba knew that Mr.. Croker had recommended MIN
| 20 Covernor Hin for the place to which Judge Pryo
| was anponted and was that stecker would nave
| filed the post with ability and creoiI. Inc uu
fortunate differences of the Steeklers with DoVerno
| Hill. Mr. Cochran thought, were the cause vi JUG
ctoc,ers failure TO obtain place In of the highe
| courts. . ., os
10. +ho immersion that Mr.. Croker had not beer
consulted In relation 10 INC "ppoin''i'"''
| Grant has Just made. o,.
| In regard To Mr. Crokers return home, Mr. CoGkrar
said that he was wholly without Information: rlH
other sources 1t learned last evening ta' renn
! will pcObably be back before the emu ol vac OK e
| ~nn+b os he would sail between May 10 ana ~.
= good fest of the relations Of Grant ana CIohe
uu arise when the Mayor appoints the FIe S9 1
,dv inors that Croker strongly favors John D. oca
nei inst as he did two yo"'S ago Sl 4se ~ nov
men have made up their minds - dump Croker"