Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-27
COCHRAN IS Played
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania Skins
Him and Hangs His Hide
Upon the Fence
1T MAKES A SORRY SPECTACLE
Cochran In a Terrible Rage Replies to
His Opponent and Asks That Con-
sress Start an Investigation to De-
termne Whether Either Should Be
Expelled.

Washington, April 27.-Bourke Cock
ran was scourged in the house of re-
personalities yesterday. Representative
Dalzell of Pennsylvania did it. For all
that Mr.. Cochran inflicted upon him
last Saturday in the way of singing
sarcasm and ridicule, Mr.. Dalzell re-
turned double measure. He charged
| Mr.. Cochran with being a political har-
lequin and that his part in politics had
| been chiefly for profit to himself. There
was tremendous enthusiasm on the re-
publican side during Mr. Dalzell' )
speech and again and again he was
interrupted by prolonged applause.
| But that was not all of the personal
oratorical combat in the house. Mr..
| Cochran arose Immediately after Mr..
| Dalzell and returned thrust for thrust.
as keen and dangerous as he had re-
ceived
| Mr.. Dalzell had Mr.. Cochran on the
rack for nearly two hours, during
which time he dealth largely with that
gentleman's political history, which he
said showed him to be s,reenbacker,
a sound money man and a free silver
| man. He reverted to his statement OF
last Saturday that he had been in
formed that Mr.. Cochran had accepted
money to support the campaign OF Nc
kinley and read extracts from several
newspapers to show that was the gem
eral impression at the time.
Mr.. Cochran thoroughly indignant at
times, denied the accusation of Mr..
Dalzell, whom he arraigned for making
statements which could not DE sub
stantiated. In emphatic and positive
language Mr.. Cochran denied that he
had received money from the Palmer
and Buckner campaign committee or
that he had ever received money for
supporting Mckinley in 1896. II Mr..
DaIzell. he said, believed the charges
against him, it was nothing but con-
fession of the republican party's corr
ruption and proof that the presidential
election had been purchased.
The climax came when he offered a
resolution providing for the appoints
ment of a select committee of five
members of the house to investigate
the charge which had been made
against him BY Mr.. Dalzell. Despite
vigorous protests by the democrats. the
order raised by Mr. Grovesnor until he
had examined presidents.
r Mr.. Dalzeff referred to the colloquy
beween himself and Mr.. Cochran last
Saturday and with some feeling de-
claresi he had asked Cochran a civil
question. Il got brutal reply" he
said He insisted that he did not aues-
don Mr.. Co,,kran's honesty. The query
might have called into question Mr..
Cockran's consistency. THE reply" he
said. was that the gentleman from
New York stood upon the high plane of
conscience while was playing politics
for profit"
Mr. Daizeil provoked loud republican
applause when he said that while he
was an intense partisan his brethren
on the other side will admit that
generally. at least, ! ann gentle
man"
Judging by certain press dispatches
appearing after Mr.. Cockrah's speech,
Mr.. Dalzell said ii would be inferred he
had made an unjust attack on Mr..
Cochran. "On the contrary" he said.
warmly. 'lle made a mean and con-
temptible attack on me-"
Did it Profit Cochran?
MIR. DalZell explained his remarks of
last Saturday by saying that he had
been Uniformed" that 1t was profitable
to Mr.. Cochran to support Mckinley
when he did. He vehernentiy declared
that he was so informed. Il say now"
he exclaimed, "that ] was justified in
making that charge because it is the
current belief to this day that the gem
ueman received money for political
work"
To support his charge, he said he
would mention some facts and circum-
stances connected with the history of
Mr.. Cochran. He then read from
number of documents to show that Mr..
Cochran started us a greenbacker and
in 1896 stood with the Mckinley side
because he was for sound money. For
sound money in 1885, he said. amid re-
publican applause, travelling all over
the continent; in 1900, in support OF
Bryan; greenbacker, sound money man,
free silver man He has been a Bry-
ante ana an dIlll-bTydliJte. he Neto lor
Bryan in 1900. Is he for Bryan now
SO far as he could judge, Mr.. Dalzell
said. he was for ''sorne gentleman up
in New York or maybe in New Jersey"
and republican laughter was renewed
when he added IF he is for Grover
Cleveland, he has more wisdom than !
think some of his brethren have" With
some sarcasm, Mr.. Dalzell said that
possibly Mr. Cochran is for some re-
spectacle political nonentity who is not
known to have single conviction up
on any public question and who is will
ing to stand on any platform that may
be made for him."
Cochran and Tamniany.
Looking Mr.. Cochran in the face Mr..
palzell said that Mr.. Cochran has
been a Tammanyite and as such has
Leen member of congress-; he has
been ti-Tammanyite and as such
has ceased to be member of congress.
The gentleman from New York is
Tammanyite again and row he is a
member of congress-" Republicans
were aroused to high pitch of enthu-
siasm and applause when Mr.. Dalzeli
softly inquired: would not that make
one suspicious that 1t was more than 9
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