Show SEEKS SEAT IN CONGRESS i Henry F Cochems ExCollege Athlete After Republican Nomination Milwaukee WlsA man who In his time has won great fame as a college athlete on football gridiron as well as in field events aspires to be a member of congress Henry F I Co chems now a lawyer practicing in this city has declared he will make a fight for the coveted seat in the Fifth congressional con-gressional district backed by Senator La Folletto Cochems is remembered ns the best all around athlete at the University of Wisconsin While at Wisconsin Cochems played half back on the varsity team two years In other university athletics Cochems was equally prominent While in the Harvard law school Cochems according to the strength test was tho strongest man In tho world His test ran up to 1766 points Since his college days ho has been closely Identified In political life with the junior senator from Wisconsin Robert M La Follette In 1898 at I the age of 23 he nominated Mr La Follette for governor at tho Republl can state convention In 1900 ho again was a delegate to tho convention conven-tion which first nominated La Folletto for governor In 1904 at the suggestion of Gov La Folletto he was made secretary of time Republican state central committee com-mittee In the present canvass he is receiving the active support of the junior senator Cochems is the first man who ever completed the threeyear law course at Harvard in two years Ho is a splendid speaker pleasing of address and forceful of argument He Is aided in his unique campaign by his two brothersKarl an opera singer and Ed a lawyer The program ot 1 1 l HENRY F COCHEMS ExCollege Athlete Who Would Go to Congress speeches songs and strong man stunts tho three brothers can put up Is hard to beat Mr Cochcms If sent to congress would advocate n reform In the rules of the house Tho committee on rules he maintains holds autocratic power and a member Is helpless unless the committee gives him permission to speak He would have the commltteo named by the house Instead of by tho speaker thus making the committed look to tho house for its Instructions |