The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-08-30
Candidate for Governor a Much
Loved Man.
HOW HE BECAME AN ATTORNEY.
He Had Been Master Drawing a
Big Salary.
HE HAS A LIKING FOR HOME.
His Boom for the Chief Magistracy of this
State was Started by James L. OCon-
nor on the Way TO the Kansas
City Conventions

What Kenosha thinks of Louis e.
Bohmrich is the substance OF an article
written by correspondent III that city.
He says:
Kenosha is too well-bred n town to
give outward semblance of undue Ella
ton over the nomination OF one OF Its
citizens for governor. Louis Gustave
Bohmrich is respected and admired in
Kenosha and popular over the state. His
mind is free, original and bounding.
He is aggressive. plain spoken, and in
dependent,
"Mr. Bohmrich is of South German
birth. and as IL boy bathed in the Rhine.
He is graduate of the University of
Leipsic, of good old family and came to
this country in 1879 He acquired the
English language at the university and
made a special study of grain. He set
tied first in New Jersey, but soon moved
to Cincinnati He became superintend-
ent of a malt house and prospered. He
married in Cincinnati Miss Lizzie knau-
Der. the daughter of an old and wealthy
German resident of that city. From
Cincinnati he moved to New Jersey as
the Eastern representative OF the Nj. II.
Petit Mailing company of kenosha
and in 1855 moved to Wisconsin and
settled in Kenosha as superintendent of
the Petit malt works He has always
been regarded as one of the ablest malt
sters in the country and under his super
intendence the Petit company enjoyed
great prosperity
Always Democrat.
''Mr. Bohmrich has always been Il
Democrat and has always taken an ac-
tive part in public affairs He was re-
ceiving 81, 900 year from the Petit
company, when in 1885, he resigned and
entered the law department of tie axe
Forest university He took three
wears course. having saved enough
money in the meantime to maintain his
family in comfort while he was pursuing
his studies. f. c. Culley, now editor of
the Kenosha Gazette, WAS the mayor of
Kenosha when Bohmrich graduated in
law and he Immediately appointed him
city attorney Mr. Bohmrich made an
excellent city attorney. With his usual
energy and aggreSsiveness he began Il
contest at once with the Northwestern
railroad over the ownership Of the streets
of Kenosha. The railway company had
laid the tracks on a dozen or more of the
streets of the town and then declined TO
improve or in any way care for the
streets thus absorbed. When Bohmrich
became city attorney he took the rail
road company into court and thus inau-
gurated a contest that is still in the high
er courts and which has become famous
in Wisconsin
The first case the new, but not over
young lawyer had, was what became
well known in Wisconsin as the Bull
case. Some distance from kenosha re-
bull. The animal was of very vicious
temperament, but Mary Ann regarded
him highly, and finally employed one
Peter Hauser to care for him and keep
him out of mischief One day Peter
was off his guard and the bull caught
him and almost gored him to death
Peter sued the owner of the bull for
1000 damages and Bohmrich brought
the suit. A jury gave Peter verdict,
which was subsequently upset in the
higher court. A second jury awarded
damages second time. At last com
promise was reached, but Bohmrich had
demonstrated his tenacity as fighter
and his ability as jury lawyer.
A Strong Campaigner.
"Bohmrich is strong campaigner.
He is a powerful speaker, equally fluent
in English o. German. His strong point
is speaking to mixed audience When
he takes the stump he is in dead earnest,
but he has strong vein of humor run
ming through his speeches Two years
ago he was candidate for state senator
in the kenosha- Racine district and pull
ed down the Republican majority fully
1000. There is ordinarily Republican
majority of 1000 in Kenosha county.
but Republicans admit that Bohmlich
will carry the county in November.
The pressure for Bohmrich's nomina.
ton did not come from home His chief
hacker was former Attorney General
James l. O'Connor The candidacy
was started on q train on the way 10 the
Kansas City convention A number of
Wisconsin delegates were dining in a
private car and, of course, politics was
under discussion They We're consider
ing the names of men who We're avail
able for the gubernatorial nominations
oConnor said the time was oppurtune
for the nomination of a German. and
asked Bohmrich why he couldnt make
the race. Bohmrich thought he was too
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