The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-27
You Were Paid to Vote
for Mckinley.
so ASSERTS DALzELL
Cochran Rises to a Magnificent Gil
max When He Demands the Ap-
pointment CT a Committee of
Inquiry. The Matter in
the Air.
(By the Associated Press }

(By the Associated PreSS.)
Washington, D. c., April 26.-The
"heavy weights had another bout IN
the House today with Messrs. Dalzell
and Cochran as the combatants. The
speeches were a renewal of last Sat
urdays debate. but were more person
al in their character. AS before the
speakers were greeted with vociferous
applause by their respective colleagues
and the bitterness of party feeling ran
high.
Mr.. Dalzell repeated his charges
that Mr.. Cochran had received money
for his support of Mckinley. The
charge was Indignantly denied by Mr..
Cochran.
Ihe climax came when Mr.. Cochran
altered a resolution providing for ap-
puInument OIL select committee OF
five members of the House to inVesti-
gate the charge which had been made
against him by Mr.. DaiZell. He and
other Democrats, including Mr. VIII
ilams, the minority leader, demanded
immediate consideration, but the
Speaker declined to pass on point
of order against the resolution until
ne had examined precedents.
said he would mention some facts III
connection with the history of Mr..
Cochran He then read from mum
Der of documents to show that Mr..
Cochran started as a green-b hacker,
and in 1896 stood with the Mckinley
side because he was for sound money
For sound money in 1896 he said
amid Republican applause, travellns
al lover the continent; in 1900 in sup
Of Groom
money man, free silver man. He has
been a Bryanite and an anti-Bryanlte.
He was for Bryan in 1900. Is lie Tor
Bryan uow?"
Looking Mr.. Cochran in tire face,
Mr.. Dalzell repeating the question,
said that Mr.. Cochran has been .
Tammanyitc and as such has been a
member of Congress-; he has been an
anti-Tammanyite and as such ceased
to be a member of Congress. The gen
tleman from New York is a Tammany-
ite now again, and now again he is a
member of Congress.
The Republicans were reused TO a
high pitch of enthusiasm ana approx
al when Mr. Dalzell softly inquired
Would not that make one suspicious
that it was more than matter or cor
science with a gentleman having Su"h
a harlequin career
The Democratic side of the House
he said had gotten hysterlcal When ne
would not on Saturday disclose the
name of his informant He then read
the New York Journal, published by
Mr.. Cockran's colleague, Mr.. Hearst
August 1896, in which the statement
was made that Mr.. Cochran was for
Mckinley" A position which to those
who remember his career in Congress
does not seem to involve such a strain
on his feelings as might be supposed
and especially With rumors in the ali
Of $25O,0G0 checks out of Hanna
education fund"
Mr.. Dalzell closed amid wild Re-
publican applause, with a most bitter
denunciation of Mr.. Cochran. He re-
ferred to that gentleman's speech be-
fore the Democratic convention, Whlcn
sent him to Congress, in which Mr.
Cochran said: 1--WE have reached a
point where the country is regarded as
an international hoodlum.'
Facing the Democratic side and
looking directly at Mr. Cochran, MI
DalZell declared, "f there be any
hoodIums amongst us, they are not
the product of American soil. Amer
lean institutions, of American civiliza-
ton" He was interrupted with loud
and prolonged Republican applause
Continuing, he said: ''They are to be
found rather amongst those adVen-
turGTS WHO, HdNili5 1eIl liielI OWL
country for their country's good, find
i'm the field of American politics proli-
fic source of notoriety and pelf, men
who, without conscience and without
conviction, find an opportunity now
with one party, now with another to
find a market for their peculiar
wares. among which is not respecta-
bjlitv' he took his seat amid another
storm of Republican applause.
Mr.. Cochran had sat through the
entire speech of Mr.. Dalzell, un-
moved and waited for him to finish
when. rising from his seat. he was
greeted with tumultous applause by
the Democrats.
Mr.. Cochran denied the charge that
he had received $4,000 from the
Palmer and Buckner campaign com
mittee. He also denied in the mos
positive manner that he had ever re-
ceived money for supporting Presiden
McKinlev's election in 1896. He de-
MED the charge that he ever was {
Green hacker.
If Mr.. Dalzell believed the charges
he had brought against him. Mr.
cochran said, it showed him (Mr
DalZeID in a Ditiable state. He wa
i'm jnfamy and did not know it, HI
had confessed to his party's own cor
ruption He had proved, if he hat
proved anything, that the presidential
election had been purchased. 1t haC
been charged that sixteen million dol
lars had been spent by the Repub
Iican Congressional campaign com
mittee in that campaign. Mr.. Cock