The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25

New York, Dec. 24.-The Morning ADJ
yentiser tomorrow will say:
Richard Croker yesterday denounced
Congressman Bourke Cocl1ran in vio-
lent terms. In an interview at his
Broadway Office he said, with en-
pIasfs:
4 have become satisfied that certain
publications about the Tanmany Hall
organization and myself have been in
Spired by BOurl1e Cochran, and [ have
no hesitation in saying that L believe
ne has being going around in corners
TO talk about me, and acting in a way
that sometimes leads one to be termed
an informer. Now. L submit that it
would be manifestly more manly and
more dignified for him to- come right
out before the executive committee Of
Tammany Hall and say what he has to
say.
He has been termed. or. terms him
self" continued Mr. Croker, "a man
of brains. Now, If this man of brains
has the manhood let him accept my
challenge to come before the committee
and 1 promise to go back to one more
thing and face him and discuss these
matters with him. L expect to go to
Florida in about ten days and 1 hops
to have the pleasure of meeting hiusg
before then. Let us see if ne can nalIe3
good the talk he has made.
! Il understand he is to give a. great
reception in Washington before he
leaves there. l know that the COM
mittee, If he comes before it, will give
him an even greater reception, one
that he will remember longer, one that
will make a deeper and more lasting
impression upon him I would like to
have the committee appoint a chairman
/ of an Investigating committee to look
into all the affairs that he has been
talking about. He has told people that
[ had to leave Tanmany Hall. I want
this man Of brains to make a. thorough
investigation of all the affairs of the
organization when was the so-called
leader OF it. If he refuses to come be-
fore the committee, the next time
meet him, no matter where it is. I will
demand a personal explanation OF
/ him. 1 hope that the committee Of
sixty will hold a. meeting soon, certain
ly before [ go away. | have been wait
ing patiently for such a meeting in or
der that 1 might present myself and
ask for an explanation from this man
of brains. AS chairman of the COM.
mittee on correspondence, he is stu
lmember of the executive .comrnitcsZ
If he knows so much let him come and
tell the committee, to whom ne owes
so much of the prominence he once eH%
jOyed; and let me also say that if-ae
knows of anything that is wrong ley
. him go before the present senate inn
vestigating committee and tell all his
knows" .-.s- ~ $50
What was the original cause Of tho
differences between yourself and Mr..
Cockran?" Mr.. Croker was asked.
+'That is generally known was the
MI Ilefsq1IcE3
he was not supported by the organiza-
tion for United States senator in 1899,
when Mr.. Murphy. jr. of Troy. was
nominated to succeed Senator Hiscock.
He was also disappointed because he
WAS not re-norninated for Congress this
year He could not have been elected
He is not a resident of this city He
ran away from his district just the
way he has run away from some Of his
friends. He lives at Sands Point, l.. L..
and [ do not think he has been in his
district since Is it any wonder that
any man gets sick of politics when he
mas to deal with such characters? 1t
is things like this that constitute the
ldisagreeabIe features of politics.
Cochran never amounted to any
tthing as a politician He is like d
westerns cyclone-all wind. OF all the
members of Tarnmany Hall, who are
under obligations to the organization,
this man has proved himself the most
/ ungratefu1 for favorS obtained. He
! never contributed a cent to his own
election. or to the campaign fund Of the
Democratic party. He claims to have
l(ona great things for Tammay. If he
was useful to- 1T why does he not take
mold now when it is in need of a man
who can be useful, and not be playing
: to the galleries."