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Show DEMOCRAT CHIEF J CALLED BY DEATH WHEELHORSE OF TAMMANV HALL SUCCUMBS SUDDEN. LY AT SIXTY-NINE Orator of Old School, One of Pic tursque Forces In America, First Elected to Con. Qress in 1887 Washington. Kepresentative W. Itourke Cockran, democrat, New York, died suddenly Thursday. Mr. Cockran, who celebrated his sixty ninth birthday Wednesday, became III and died early Thursday, He wua on the floor of the house Wednesday night and made a spirited speech in opposition to the pending farm credits cred-its bill. A native of Ireland, educated In France and the United States and active for many years in the legal profession and in politics, Mr. Cockran Cock-ran was one of the picturesque forcei in American public life. He was an orator of the old school, eaJowed with o remarkable voice and with a delivery and diction that long ago won him a place among the most eloquent elo-quent orators of the country. Mr. Cockran first was eletced to the house of representatives for a term in 1S87. He came back In 1801 for two more terms, but In IBiKi he declined to fellow the free silver banner of William Jennings Bryan, broke with his national party organization, organ-ization, and left congress. He re-turned re-turned to the party In 11)00, when h campaigned for Mr. Bryan, and In 1001 he was ngaln elected to the house. This time ne remained there for five years, at the end of which time he declined to become a canau d te for reelection. In 19-0, however, he again yielded to the lure of the parliamentary give and take he loved so well and wns again elected to a seat in the house. He was reelected last November. |