The Irish standard., 1895-05-18
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sBourke Cock ran, the Brilliant Ex-
CONGRESSMAN. In Irish POlit tics.

Congressman, in Irish Pol tics.
w Bourke Cochran, NJ q, shing-
ton, 1894 Bourke Cochran,
III. P., london. Eng land, 4 1876, From the AS.
congress Of the United States to the par
lament Of Great Britain. That is the
bounding ambition Of the distingt1is he'd q +
orator, and for many years the liver
tongued mouthpiece Of sTamma Hall
u When Bourke Cockran was asplod ding
pedagogue in Westchester count he be
aimed to get into politics and he sue sue
.ceeded Once in politics he longed Tor
greater honors and when an opp tunity
presented itself he grasped it.. Then q he 1s
aspired to sit with the national $laWmak--
ers and to aid the helmsnlan 81 the ship
of state. And again he succeeded: Nov
id the fullness Of his mental powers,
with American achieved fame and name nal
he Isl In the mother country-or, more e
properly speaking, his mother country
prepared to stand not only Tor parlla-a
ment, but for McCarthyism and home
rule. ls:.5. :s.
Recent adyices indicate that his new
est hope is soon to be realized, that a "
month will see him campaigning
through some borough district Of the
country of his birth, and shrewd guess
ers predict that the division of the voters
will be overwhelmingly in his favor.
Some time before the sad death OF his
wife, Mr.. Cochran contemplated long
sojourn abroad. He confded to Con-
gresham Tom Reed and others OF his
friends in Washington that he would
like to return to ireland, and, having
money enough, would try to get into the
house Of commons. This, he said, was
his greatest ambition.
''Well, congressman" said the man
from Maine, I'D try it if Were In your
shoes. There will not be much Of a
place for Democrats in Washington for
some years to come, and, frankly, be-
lieve Ireland would not only be happy
to honor you, but, my dear fellow, i m
sure you would honor ireland"
"You may be jocose if you like" re-.
turned Cochran. .Still the idea isn't a
bad one" &
After Mrs. Cockran's death the Con-
gresham felt anxious to get away from
New. York, believing that a change OF
scene and association: would assuage his
grief. He had met with reverses in
politics incidental to the one-man rule
In Tammany Hall, and saw no future
other than the prosaic schemes of mon
ey making. He thought he saw the
star of political destiny in the East, and
it guided him across the green ocean to
the greener elsie Of the Sea-
Someof the big Tammany men are In
clined to doubt Cockran's ability to win
place in Irish politics. One man
thought that Cookers influence might be
potent in matter of the kind, and that
he would seek to defeat Cochran If he
ran for Office.
Croker has many friends in Ireland"
said an ex-sachem, land If he wanted
to turn Cochran down he could get the
boys to bunch the ballots or play the in
digent voter game in enough districts to
beat him.
,The friends of Mr.. Cochran were con-
fident that Croker would let bygones be
bygones, and instead of interfering with
the. ex-congressman would take an ac-.
tive interest in his campaign.
wouldn't it be a picturesque sight to
see our own silver tongued orator run
ming for parliament from Sligo or Ker-
ry?" said one of the old committee OF
twenty-four.
eyes, said one of Cockran's old lieu-
tenants, "and what would be a stronger
card would be to see Croker. managing
the campaign. 1t would be a sight the
Irish people would remember as we'll as
they do the uprising Of forty mine"