Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-25
The Ex- Tammany Chief Denounces
the Orator.
SAYS BoUREE Is AN 1SFoRMER.
Asks him to Quit Paying to the
Galleries,


New York. DEC. 2i.--The mornpg
Advertiser tomorrow will say: "Rieh-
ard Croker yesterday denounced Con-
gresham Bourke cochran in violent
terms. In an Interview he said with
emphasis; II have become Satisfied
that certain publications about the
Tammany hall organization and my
self hive been inspired by Bourke Cock
ran, aud l now have no hesitation In
saying that / believe he has been go
ing around the corners 10 talk about
me and acting in way that some
times lead b one being termed an in-
former.
He has been termed, or terms him
self" continued Mr., Croker. "a man
Of brains. Now IL this man OF braius
has the manhood let him accept my
challenge and come before the conf
mittee and / promise 10 face him and
discuss the matters with him. 1 ex-
pect to go to Florida In about ten days
and 1 hope to have the pleasure OF
meeting him before then. Let us see
II be can make good the talk he has
made. j understand that he Is 10 give
q great reception In Washington before
he leaves there. know TINT the commit
,ec, II ne comes before 81, VIII give
MIN an even greater reception, one
that he viii remember longer, that will
make a deeper aud more lasting linz
preston upon him.
Il would like to have the commit
tee appoint a chairman Of an inVesti-
lTurluN ltfgR lpAl lmIn all inc
affairs he has been talking about. He
has told people I have to leave Tam
many hail. / want his man OF brains
to make a thorough Investigation OF
the AFFAIRS OF the order when / was
the so-caiicd leader. II he refuses TO
come, the next time l meet him, no
matter whore Il Is, l will demand a
personal Investigation OF him. ] hope
that the committee Of sixty will hold
n meeting sonn--certainly before I 10
away. | have been waiting patiently
for such "a meeting In order that
might be present myself and ask FOR
an explanation from this man OF
brains. As chairman OF the committee
on correspondence he ~ stu n men,
her OF the executive committee. II he
knows SO much, let him come and tell
the committee TO which he owes "a
/ much OF the prominence he once en-
| enioyed, and. let me also say that II he
knows OF anything that Is wrong, LEI
/ him 70 before the present senate In
vestlgating committee and tel all ~
| knows"
''What was the original cause Of Tho
| differences between Yourself and Alr
| CnckranY" was asked.
! THAT is generally known" was the
reply. "He was disappointed because he
/ was not supported by the order for
senator In 1893. when Ed Murphy was
nominated. He was also disappointed
because he was not renominnied for
congress this year. He could not have
heen elected. He Is not resident OF
this city. lie ran away from his dis
trIct In lust the way he ran away from
some OF his friends He lives ut Sands
point l.. J., and I don't think he has
haan In his district since election. IL
II anv wonder that one gets sick OF poll
tics when he has to deal with such
characters? II is things Ike this that
constitute the disagreeable things OF
politics"
Cochran never amounted 10 anything
as n politician" added Mr.. Croker. He
is ike a Western cyclone-all wind. OF
ali the members OF Tammany who arc
under oblIgat .ons TO this order this
man has proved himself to be migrate
fui for favors obtained. He mover con
irIbuted n cent 10 hls own election OF
Ia tho campaign fund OF the Demo
cratic Marty. He claims 10 have don,
great things for Tammnny hall. II HI
VIVA useful 20 It, why does he not take
hoId now. when II Ia In need OF mer
Who car be useful. and not be playinl
10 tho gallcfleaf"