Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Oelrichs kuma memba ne na Jam'iyyar Democrat kuma yana aiki a siyasar Birnin New York, har ma ya ƙi yin takarar Magajin Garin New York, kafin ya koma San Francisco, California. Oelrichs ya taka rawa wajen sake gina San Francisco bayan da aka yi wa 'yan tawaye kisan kiyashi a shekara ta 1915.
Girgizar kasa ta 1906 a matsayin wani ɓangare na Kwamitin Hamsin.