The Meeker herald., 1892-08-27

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| all lie leisure hours
His examination for the bar came Ia
$50 aud covered him with honor> lie
| opened little law onic- at ~, broad
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| Charles Strauss
for . coas Il 'rabic time their practice
wa, ANAL. and young CocLran had a
| hard struggle To make both ends meet
Hut at Las, his hrss chance came
through his law partner. Strauss The
friend ii a client ~ the latter had been
arrested for receiving stolen good, aud
| WAS to t,- tried In the general s-ssion>
Lawyer S,rans, turned the ea>r over
! io Cochran. a. he himself had paid 40
/ attention Ia criminal practice. aud told
/ the latter ,hat " lac Gould win tho ca>-'
he would bound Into a practice Of $50.
co.. year. such o prosT-c, .ct I'ourkc
Cochran to work In thorough earnest.
hut tho evidence against his client wa.
,o, strong and the jury brought n n
,cr'iic, of guilty.
The young lawyer. however. strongly
Impressed Judge C"wing. who was on
III, bench. by his carncsincs.. hit
| know ledge Of criminal law. and hls Of.
/ fec,i,r clolucncc. lie had never seen
Cochran before and suspected that he
was some eminent legal light from an.
/ other city. lie addressed Mr.. Cochran
n, Judge" and Strauss said to the
/ latter. lie takes you feP Judge
Cocirau- Of W-stchcsicr county"
CorLran's belief In his coming sue.
| cess made him reply; That's all right
f...t L., s,.ta
/ taken for me some day"
Despite the failure Of lis frs, trial
Mr.. Cochran rose rapidly in his profcs.
sion. and the politicians we're not slow
| in estimating his power oi leading men
| aud holding them together. lie was.
too. recognized As a natural nrator. and
| ~ suci, was sssiduously couricd by the
powers 81 Tnminany hall
The great John Kelley Jaw that in
the man aud propbcsicd great things
for linn. Hacked 10y his influence
Cochran joined Tammapy hall. and in
is.s wa. appointed counsel to tho
sheriff. III. frs, elective Office sent him
to the Fiftic,h congress from the
Twelfth congressional district He de-
| clinci n denomination ON accoun, 81
his grca, law practice. which n, the
present time he has built up TO sJo.-
90 year.
When he was offered the nouina ton
81 Judge of the Court Of Common Pleas
for fourteen years at si5. 600 year he
refused II. rs he did the appointment,
of corporation counsel
Last fail at the earnest solicitation
Of his friends lie ran for congress again
and had an easy victory. Since then
he has Teen a conspicuous figure a,
Washington. and his recent achieve
.,-nt at the National convention will
make him one of the greatest Demo
Gratis Of the country.
As a lawyer his triumphs haze been
many; tie Sharp trial and the aquc-
duet contractors' cascs arc among
them.
As = leader he stands prc.cmincnt in
Tammany hall. beginning witbou.
friends aud no influence n. il to-day
:hc chief adviser of that great or.
Hapization.
lie 10 built like Hercules. Every
thing about him !. big and plainly in.
dica;ive Of tho great strength Of the
man. lie also dresses plainly in dark
cclors lie is temperate in his habits
and cares more for his home tran he
does for his clubs -Four years ago he
married Miss Rhoda Mack. daughter
CT The millionaire physician. aue they
Ii c Ia quiet elegance or Madison ave-
nre.