ðæt sˈʌmɚ, æt ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən stˈeɪt kənvˈɛnʃən, kˈɑːk wʌz wˈaɪdli səpˈoːɹɾᵻd æz ɐ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɔːɹ ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv wɪskˈɑːnsɪn, bˌʌt hiː ˈʌltᵻmətli wɪθdɹˈuː hɪz nˈeɪm ænd plˈɛdʒd tə sˈɜːv hɪz fˈʊl tˈɜːm æz mˈeɪɚ.
That summer, at the 1894 Republican state convention, Koch was widely supported as a candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, but he ultimately withdrew his name and pledged to serve his full term as Mayor.