The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-03
HIS WILL IS LAW.
Everybody Bows Down to
Cleveland.
MR.. CRISP IS IN LINE,
And Bourke Cochran Has Deserted
Tammany Hall to Follow Where
Patronage Leads.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-When Secretary
Carlisle left Washington to visit Presi-
dent Cleveland at Gray Gables he carried
with him definite information as to who
would be chairman of the more important
committees, and he was able to tell the
President that the administrators wishes
have been respected in every important In
stance. His visit will therefore. aside from
its personal features. be very welcome
one to Mr.. Cleveland. Speaker Crisp has
been hard at work during the few days
that he has been in Washington. and late
last night he reached a point where he
was able to announce TO a few Of his intl-
mate friends two new chaifmen for two
leading committees.
William Nj. Wilson of West Virginia
will be chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee. That is one of the points de-
cided upon. William NJ. Springer. on
account OF the feeble condition Of his
health, will be deposed. but place will be
reserved for him as a member of the COM
mittee should he desire to accept it. If
not he will be offered some minor chair
manship.
Representative Sayers OF Texas will be
chairman OF the Appropriations Commit
tee. That Is the other point which has
been determined. The same remarks
which have been made relative to Mr..
Springer are applicable to Mr.. Holman.
and he will. probably. accept q small
chairmanship,
A parti al decision has also been reached
with regard to the craftsmanship of one Of
the other committees. Il has been settled
that Mr.. Bland Of Missouri shall not re-
main at the head of the Committee on
Coinage. Preferably this change will be
made with the consent Of Bland himself,
but whether it meets with bis approval or
not another member than he will preside
over The deliberations of that committee.
1t is expected. however, that Bland, on
reaching the city, will announce to the
Speaker his indisposition to serve as chief
of a committee which has been organized
in direct opposition to the views enter
tanned by him On financial matters. Who
will succeed him has not yet been definitely
determined. but Crisp is disposed TO give
the place to Bourke Cochran Of New York.
Mr.. Cochran has, during the summer.
been devotng his time to the study Of the
TN nanciaI situation. and 1t is known that he
entertains the same views on the subject
as those held by the President. In ali
likelihood he will not only be chairman of
the committee reporting the silver purchase
repeal bill. but he will also be the Demo-
cratic leader on the floor during the long
debate which is sure to follow. Cochran
has asked to be relieved from service on
the Ways and Means Committee. of which
he was a member during the last Congress.
10 order that he may devote himself to a
consideration Of financial matters. and this
request has been granted by Crisp.
Mr.. Cochran is no longer a tiger. When
Congress meets he will make his debut as
a Cleveland Democrat. TIE great orator
has not formally withdrawn from Tam
many. but if he does not very soon his ex-
pulsion from the organization ia likely to
be not far off, for Croker and the Tam
many leaders no longer regard Cochran as
one of them. This trouble has been brew
ing ever since Mr.. Cochran was turned
down" for United States Senator. Cochran
and Croker have exchanged angry words,
and since then Cochran has avoided the
Tammany chieftain. So far, Cochran, in
conversation with personal and political
friends, has refrained from commenting
upon Croker. but he has been very out
spoken in all his references to United
States Senators Hill and Murphy.
The reason Cochran has not as yet an
nounced that he no longer sympathized
with Tammany is that he has been waiting
to learn whether President Cleveland or
Mr.. Croker had the most influence with
Speaker Crisp. He wants to be the Demo-
cratic leader on the floor of the House and
President Cleveland would like to have
him occupy that position. but he fears
Croker's influence with Crisp. He is rich
and his fame as lawyer is established, so
many. Cochran has been consulted by
President Cleveland about New York ap-
pointments.
He is largely responsible for Dayton's
appointment as Postmaster of New York
City, and he is we'll pleased with the ap-
poi tment of Kilbreth as Collector. The
prominent Tammany men have suspected
that Cochran would withdraw from the
organization or be forced out of it ever
since the Fourth of July. when he was not
invited to speak while Congressman Eel
lows was showed to the front.
WASHINGTON, Aug 2.-Representative
Roberts Of Louisiana In RESPONSE to a teIe-
gram to-day received authority from Judge
Holman to issue a call for Democratic
Caucus on Saturday. August s, at Pm.
Members of Congress continue to come
in very slowly. and doubt is expressed to-
day as to whether there will be majority
of Democrats in town in time for the eau
Gus. There were tonight not more than
forty members of the House in the city
and less than score Of Senators. Among
the latter Senator Teller is the most recent
arrival, and he comes fresh from the West
ready to take up the fight for silver where
he dropped it at the close of last session.
He Is emphatic In the opinion that the
Sherman law cannot be repealed-at least
without some subs titute-and says that
some months will eIapse before the law is
wiped from the books.
Senator Harris and Senator voorhees,.
chairman of the Finance Committee. had
long conference yesterday. during which
it is supposed they mapped out plan for
the work of that committee.