Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-26
CROKER ON HIS MUSCLE
VIII the Ex-Tammany Chiei
Thrash Bourke Cochran
AN INITIATION TO THAT EFFECT

Cochran Says He Is Not Afraid and WIN
Not Run Away Fr ON Washington When
Croker Goes There "A Sensational Meet
ing Expected Later.
NEW, YORK, Dec. a6.-Richard Croker'A
attack on W. Bourke- Cochran is the sub
t.ject of discussion whenever politicians
chance to meet. Mr.. Croker's statensent
that il Mr.. Cochran fails to accept the
challenge for n discussion before the Tam.
many executive committee Croker will
demand n personal explanation is taken t.
mean that Mr.. Croker will force an ISSUE
with Mr.. Cochran when they meet face &C
faca
There is no doubt that Mr.. Croker l.
2 thoroughly angcred, and the demand foi
a personal explanation, should it be made
is expected TO result in physical encoun.
ter. Mr.. Croker has had some experience
is contests of this kind. Although his
hair is silvercd and time has made SOME
ravages, he is still as hard as iron" has
broad shoulders, a prodigiouS arm and
could strike powerful blow. These facts
are being seriously discussed today by
politicians and friends of both men, and
tho consensus of opinion is that n meeting
between MesSrs., Croker and Cochran
would begin in an attempt Mt nose pulling
or face slapping and end in fisticuffs.
Mr.. Cochran S refusal to explain himself
before the Tammany cxecuS@e committee
or to engage in n controversy makes IL
necessary for Mr.. Croker to wait awhile
Should Mr.. Croker stop over in Washing
ton on his way to Florida he may meet
Mr.. Cochran il tho latter does not leave
Washington about that time.
Mnst Meet Sooner or Later.
The accidents OF everyday life and the
course of political events are practically
certain to bring about n meeting between
the men ut some time in the future. and
n sensation is expected to follow.
Mr.. GROCER, when shown n telegram
from Washington containing Mr. Cock.
rants refusal % hold any irFeRourse with
him. said, fYctl don't call thS a reply?''
Mr.. Crofen vsis asked ifhd@tin Intends
to demandra PERSONAL explanation and an
swered, THAT'S what said.*
When asked rs to what cor1se he would
pursue in the event OF suck meeting.
Mr.. Croker asked to be excused on the
ground that that was n PERSONAL matter
entirely.
Mr.. Croker then added: Every word
in that interview stands. There Is moth
ing to change or take hack. There are
others too. Some OF these high toned fell
lows, with their heads UP in the air. so
that they can't see where they're going
some OF these will go over backward"
MT SEOkSF SilN ne nuu ueciarGu
himself and did not care to elaborate his
nriSinal statement
II is understood that MT FUkCF css8IisGf
suited with several of his intimate friends
before delivering himself and talked with
n full knowledge of the inevitable results
These results are that Mr.. Croker and Mr.
Cochran are certain to have n personal
difficulty.
1t is Furthermore entirely probable that
now the issue has been made, Mr.. Croker
will have much to say in the reorganiZa-
tion and reformation of Tammany Hall
Mr.. Cookers attack on Cochran is said
TO indicate several things. First, that Mr.
Croker. to relieve his mind. wants to pub
licly express contempt for Mr.. Cochran:
second, that lac wants to discredit the lat
ter i'm the eyes OF the rank and file of
Tammany, and. third, that he wants 10
kill OFF, politically Mayor Gilroy. Cor
poration Counsel Clark, Police Commits
sioncr Martin, Police Justice Martin and
the followers of all of these men.
This element. since Tammany's recent
defeat. wants to control the organization
when 1t is reorgaIIizcd. While MIR. Croker
has no desire tn rc-cntcr active political
life, he has friends and followers in Tam.
many. and these he desires TO see remain
on top.