The sun., 1894-12-26
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The, Congress Convention of the Twelfth nom
mated Col. George Il. Mcclellan. and he won BY
800 majority over Naseline Chescbruugh.
MIR Cochran was very much disappointed be
didly that he Is fond Of Washington life. When
he speaks TO friends on the trouble he says,
" | have done as much for Tammnny Hall As
Croker. lie says that Tanmany has honored me.
We'll, have done my best to honor Tammany.
wqIk az she es, sa q the 9rgena%n %
lated to educate the followers of the organiza-
tion has been ebandoned. Instead, there has
! have untold labors for the organizations vel
fare to my credit. The many nights l have
tiers, II cared to speak OF them, all for Tam
many, would not, fancy, make an uninterest-
saying 3 1nknd things against LADIES' i is e mere mfe
pretcxt and nothing else, and told Mayor Gil
roy so. to finances am confident have
lost S?5, 900 to S5O,0 year in my profession
since have been in Congress-"
Then Mr.. Cochran asked IL Mr.. Croker could
say that he had lost as much year.
Mr.. Croker had not heard land neither had
the reporterJ Of the cOnvenlng OF the Executive
seen at his home in East seyenty-fourth street
yesterday afternoon. In fact, he had some
thing to say ABOUT the do-nothng policy which
many Hall organization,
His attention was called to the interview with
comment on his own interview. and he was
asked what, II anything, he had to say regard
II don't consider that a reply to my state
ments." said he and It doesn't call for an an.
sweG. sNWs What , ! said yesterday sands-eyery
others some of the high-toned fellows who are
holding their heads so high that they can't SEQ
are liable to take tumble backward"
Mr.. Croker was asked II this reference was to
any OF the present leaders OF Tammany Hall.
mot at ALL" was his hurried rejoluder. ~
referred to some OF the so-called reformers. l
Tammany Hall any further than have. There
is nothing the matter with the organization just
nov. excepting that II Is doing nothing"
Saturday will in all probability be followed by
meetings OF the Committee on Organization and
ration Of the part which Tammany Hall pro-
poses to play In local politics in the immediate
II has been the contention Of Mr.. Croker's
friends In the Executive Committee that Chair
man Martin of that committee and Chairman
Purroy OF the Committee on Organization were
mittees together, II for no other purpose than to
many ticket at the last election and inspire them
with belief in Tammany Halls ability to win
Mr.. Croker has been OF the same opinion and
has fretted at the inaction of the men at the
head Of The committee 70 nm Having retired from
ever. he felt that he was not in position to
crticise personally, and 1t was not until yester-
day that he gave public expression to his views
Now that the meeting of the Executive Com
iulttee WnlCu u ne mas eApTtsseu u utsiTe ior
Is to be held. there will be much interest man
Tested as to the possible outcome of II shoul d
Mr.. Cochran attend. Many believe that the
paragraph in Mr.. Croker's interview published
yesterday means nothing more nor less than
promise Of blows in case OF a chance meeting.
" II he refuses TO come before the committee
the next time meet him, no matter where II Is,
Twill demand a personal ex explanation from him. "
There have been stories circulated to the ef-
feet that Mr. Cochran has already had a per-
sonal encounter with Mr. Croker. This was
about year ago; and the encounter was said to
have occurred Tammany Hall. Mr.. l'rOk r hna
always denied that any blows were struck on
this occasion. or that Mr.. Cochran suffered any
violence at his hands. gentleman who wit
messed the incident upholds Mr.. Croker in this
statement and says:
No blows were struck. but don't know
what might have happened II Cochran hadn't
got out OF the hall in a hurry"
Mayor Gilroy and Corporation Counsel Clark,
who have remained friendly with Congressman
Cochran, refused yesterday to discuss tho at
tack made by Mr.. Croker on the Congressman.
Both men deprecated the quarrel. -.,,..
WASHINGTON. Dec. 25.-Mr. Cochran abso-
lutely refuses to add word to what he said
last night about Mr.. Croker's attack on him.