The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-25
Chief Richard Let's Loose Wild
whoop, and Then Proceeds to Scalp
His Noted Heap Talk Brother.
DIR. PARKHURST PROTESTS
OPPOSED TO BYRNES REORGANIZING
NEW YORK's POLICE.
He Thinks There Has Been a ssDeaf
Between the Superintendent and
the LexOw Committee.

NEW YORK, Dec A.-The Morning Ad-
vertiser says: Richard Croker yesterday
denounced Congressman Bourke Cochran in
violent terms. In an interview at his
Broadway office he said, with en-
phasis: 81 have become satisfied that
certain publications about the Tam
many Hall organization and myself have
been Inspired by Bourke Cochran, and / now
have no hesitation in saying that believe
that he has been going around in corners
to talk about me, and acting in way that
sometimes leads one to be termed an in
former Now, / submit that ii would be
manifestly more manly and dignified. for
him to come right before the executive COM
mittee of Tammany Hall and say what he
has to say.
He has been termed, or terms himself"
continued Mr.. Croker. "a of brains
Now, if this man of brains has the man
hood, let him accept my challenge to come
before the committee, and / promise to go
back to one more thing and face him and
discuss these matters with him. / expect
to go to Florida I'm about ten days, and /
hope to have the pleasure of meeting him
before then. Let US if he can make
good the talk he has made.
'I understand that he is to give a great
reception in Washington before he leaves
there. 1 know that the committee. if he
comes before it, will give him even
greater reception-cne that he will remem-
ber longer-that will make deeper and
more lasting impression upon him. / would
like to have the committee appoint chair
man of investigating committee to look
into all the affairs that he has been talking
about. He has told people L had to leave
Tammany Hall. / want this man of brains
to make a thorough investigation of all
the affairs of the organization when
l was the so-called leader of It, If he
refuses to come before the committee the
next time / meet him, no matter where
it is, / will demand a personal investiga-
ton of him. / hope that the committee
of sixty will hold a meeting soon, GER
tainly before L go away. / have been wait
ing 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 CORE
spondence he is still member of the
executive. If he knows SO much let him
cone and tell the committee. TO which
he owes SO much of the prominence he
once enjoyed. and let me also say that il
he knows of anything that is wrong lie;
MIN 60 DefOre the present senate 1nVeStl-
eating committee and tell all he knows"
What was the original cause of the
difference between yourself and Mr. Cock
RAM was asked.
THAT is generally known" the re-
ply. HE was disappointed because he
was not supported by the organization foi
United States Senator in 1893. when Ed
ward Murphy, jr., of Troy, was nominated
to. succeed Senator Hiscock. He was also
disappointed because he not renoni
mated for Congress this year. He could moi
have been elected. He is not resident oi
this city. He away from his distric
just the way he has run away from some
OF his friends. He lives at Sands Point
l.. T. and 1 do not think he has been in
his district since election. Is it any won
der that one gets sick of politics when hs
has TO deal with such characters? II IL
things like this that constitute the dis
agreeable features of politics.
Cochran never amounted to anything
as politician" added Mr.. Croker. "Ht
is like a Western cyclone-all wind. o.
all the members of Tammany who ar,
under obligation to the organization thi.
man has proved himself the most migrate
| full for favors obtained He never con
| tributed a cent to his own election or Il
| the campaign fund of the Democratic par
| ty. He claims to have done great thing.
| for Tammany Hall. II he was useful I,
1t why does he not take hold now when /
is in need of men who can be useful ant
| not be playing TO the galleries."