The morning call., 1894-12-25
HOWL OF THE EX-CHIEFTAIN.
Tammany Tigers Ready to Use
Their Claws.
AN INVESTIGATION DEMANDED.
The Congressman Compared to a
Western Cy clone, Furious
and Windy.

NEW YORK. Dec. 24-The Morning
Advertiser tomorrow will say: Richard
Croker yesterday denounced Congressman
Bourk Cochran in violent terms. In an
Interview at his Broadway Office he said
with emphasis:
81 have become satisfied that certain
publications about the Tammany Hall
organization ana myself have been in-
spired by Bourke Cochran, and l have no
hesitation in saying that believe he has
been going around in corners talking
about me, and acting in a way that some
times leads one to be termed an informer.
Now. would submit that it would be
manifestly more manly and more diguiied
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 himself"
continued Mr.. Croker. "a man of brains.
Now if this man of brains has the man
hood let bin accept my challenge to come
before the committee, ana promise to go
back once more and face him and
discuss these matters with him. 1 expect
to go to Florida in bout ten days, and /
hope to have the pleasure of meeting him
before then. Let US see if ne can make
good the talk he has made.
II understand he is TO give q great re-
ceptiOn in Washington before he leaves
there. l know that the committee, if be
comes before 1t, will give him an even
greater receptiOn-one that be will re-
member longer, one that will make a
deeper and more lasting impression upon
him. l would like to nave the committee
appoint chairman of an investigating
/ -
he has been talking about. He has told
people that 1 had TO leave Tammany Hall.
81 want this man of brains to make a
thorough Investigation of all the affairs Of
the organization when l was the sO-ealled
leader Of 1t. II he refuses t. come before
the committee the next time l meet him,
no matter wnere it is, l will demand a
personal investigation of him. 1 hope thaE
the committee of sixty will hold a meeting
soon, certainly before go away. / have
been waiting patiently for such meeting,
in order that might present myself and
ask for an explanation from this man Of
brains. As chairman of the committee on
correspondence he is still mem Der of the
executive committee. If he knows so
much let him come and tell the committee
to whom he owes so much of the promi-
nencs he once enjoyed. and let me also say
that if be knows Of anything that is wrong
let him go before the present Senate in
vastigating committee and tell all he
knows"
''What was the original cause of the
differences between yourself and Mr..
Cochran ?" Mr.. Croker was asked.
'<Fhat is generally Known" was the re-
ply. He was disappointed because he
was not supported by the organization for
United States Senator in 1898 when Mr..
Murphy of Troy was nominated to sue
ceed Senator Hiscock. He was also dis
appointed because he was not reDOminated
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 be has been in his
district since. Is il any wonder that any
man gets sick of politics when he has to
deal with such characters? 1t il things
| like this that constitute the disagreeable
features of politics.
"Cockran never amounted to anything
as a politician. he is like a Western
| eyclone-all wind. OF all the members of
Tammany Hall who are nnder obligations
to the Organization this man has proved
| himself the most ungrateful for favoTs OBJ
| tanned. He never contributed a cent 10
his own election or 70 the Campaign fund
of ihe Democratic party. He claims to
have done great things for Tammany. III
he was useful to it why does he not take
hold now when il is in need of a man who
can be useful and not be playing to the
CaIlarias' %