New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-27
MR.. CROKER STILL ANGRY.
HIS ANXIETY TO MEET Mr.. COCHRAN AS
INTENSE AS EVER.

INTENSE As EN Elk
THE CONGRESSMAN INVITED TO APPEAR BEFORE
THE TAMMANY HALL EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE on SATURDAY AFTERNooN-THE EN-
BOSS DENIES CERTAIN STORIES TOLD
ABOUT HIM AND TAMMANY.
Richard Croker. ex-leader Of Tammany Hail.
had not received any word yesterday from w.
Bourke Cochran in reply to Mr.. Croker's cha-
lenge to meet him before the Tammany Hall Exec
utiye Committee at its next meeting and make
good" Cockran's alleged charges against Croker.
The Tammany Hall Executive Committee will meet
on Saturday afternoon. for the first time since
trc election. and Mr.. Croker said yesterday that
he would be on hand. although not a member Of
the committee If Cochran there. and he
hoped that Cochran would spare pains to sub
stantiate the stories which the ex-boss is certain
the Congressman has been circulating about
how Mr.. Croker got the wealth he ostentatiously
Displays and some other things.
II Cochran comes to the meeting on saturday
shall certainly be there and answer any charges
he has 10 make against me. If the committee will
allow me.
Further than this" continued Mr.. Croker, Il
want il understood that l do not confine my
challenge to Cochran. l invite all my enemies If
have any, inside or outside of Tammany Hail.
- meet me before the committee and substan-
tate if they can, any charges they want to make
AGAINST me. Let them come out like men and
say what they have to say against me, and not
attack me behind my back or over hcttious
names / invite them all to come forward
Mr. Croker said that in delivering this whole
sale challenge he had no knowledge OF other enc
mics besides Cochran inside of Tammany. He de-
Mod stories of fractional differences within the or
ranization and said that there were no Quarrels
that he aware or
MIR Croker pronounced stories OF dinnculty De-
icrC
,rbution OF 100000 from the Manhattan Elevated
Iailroad Company as absolutely untrue No such
meeting or controversy ever took place. he said
nor was any contribution of the Kind ever made
He also denied the story of the $4,000 metropolitan
FRACTION Company's contribution to Tammany
Hail as we'll as alleged contributions OF the same
size from, a telephone corporation and Favored
sugar concern
1T REGAIN OVER THE SENATORSHIP.
Mr. Croker repeated his statement Of Monday
that his troubles with Cochran began when Cock
ran wanted TO be United States Senator 10 sue
coed Hiscock.
He said Tammany owed il TO him., said MT.
Croker but | refused to support him. because
did not think that he deserved 1t. III he has any
o,her grievance against me I do not know OF II.
II there is anything else. why didn't ne come 10
me like a man and speak OF it? l don't believe
he has anything else but II he mas let MIN ''ee'
me before the committee. 49,, 4. !.
Mr. Croker denied that he had anyt6ns to d0
s wra he knocked out "Dicky Lynch in Jones's
"TGo wa an as: Small affair he said and in two
or three minutes. ] never have had any connec-
lion with przs,sghthn TIM; b Would star, South in
about days. and may stop IN wv h6ss YES
terdav that If MIR Cochran fails to come from
Washington to the Tammsny Executve We oman
over in Washington long enough to hunt up me
Congressman and have it out with hi nndurance
and his patience is exhausted said Tammany
district leader yesterday. who Is close 10 me eN
tunty 10 tell Cochran what he thinks OF nm Nm
There is nS COCHRAN do meet
there will be q personal encounter.
GROWING DISCORD IN THE WlGWAM'
A,,hourh CONGRESSMAN Cochran has declared that
under no circumstances will he come on 10 New
York CITY from Washington next Saturday TO attend
the Tammany Hall Executive Committee meeting
in response 10 the challenge Of Richard Croker II
does not follow that the committees session 10 oe
held that day will be altogether devoid OF interest,"
There Is a growing tendency toward a TO" %
attractive proportions and the relatohs pe'"ee w
district leaders forming the two Tammany Iacti9'S
have been daily becoming more ana more onit man
who look Gfo OK fhe as ho .he has
sinking into since the election OF 1893, nave IOst
10 1Sr Of the
and call attention to what t I1ye Ina Coterle
which they declare has absorbed everything IN the
shape Of patronage and sp1s s n gba there was
10 give out Ex-Mayor Grant and MS irehus
sympathize with the Croker following IN .ne ue
termination to wrest the control or the orgaiii%a-
lion from Gilroy and his Har lem associates Liza,
one of the reasons for Cookers present IeeiLns
of hostility against Gilroy was his discovery hat
the Mayor was planning TO bring Cochran PACK mo
his old place in the Wgwam. and make MN aealn
i,s Golden tongued Fourth Of July orator and power
behind the throne. Although Gilroy was wei a"ss
of C'rokers bitter resentment toward COCHRAN, tIIe
Mayor did not hesitate 10 begin arrangements Io'
Cockran's restoration soon after Crokers announc,
,nenr that ne had retired from the leadersnip
When Croker started off for Europe so hurreoiy
and secretly last June IL was supposed that oinos
Of the first announcements Of the new nai i
mont after Croker's departure was that cochran
MA Como hack with his clarion voice and mag
netic influence and become Mr. Groys trusted az
,eer in the leadership. Croker s. sudden reserve 70
ahandon The European trip for his health MS
re.urn 10 New York and his triumphal ana urd
rns,ic reception at Tammany Hal on. July ulse'
The Gilroy-Cockran scheme in most or lts uelailsi
Blu: the narrowing fact Of Gilr9ys treachefg SUI, d
rankies in Croker's breast, and the eX-boss ana
he devoted adherents have set their minds on me
Placement of the Mayor as potehuai iac'o' !"