Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07

the literary department OF Albion
College, Mich George Loud, one OF
his employers In the mill here refer
red to Is now a member of CONGRESS-
from the Au Sable district.
He put in the summer vacation for
1893 as q chair pusber at the Worlds
Fair, Chicago, and in the fall returned
to college. 1t was in this way he Sc
cured his education. Whenever he at
tended day school he worked nights
to earn money to pay the expense and
when he went to night school he
worked days. During the summer of
1894 he Travelled for the International
Young Peoples Lecture Bureau and
attended college during the school
period of that year.
From his earliest boyhood he had a
desire to travel. He wanted to see
the world, to look at the pyramids
and view the famed cities he had read
about. 1t so happened that he was en-
tered for the foot races at the Roch-
ester races, July Fourth, 1896, and
he won enough money at those races
to pay the expenses of trip across
the Atlantic and purchase bicycle
He travelled in Ireland, Scotland,
England, Holland, Belgium, Germany,
Austria, Turkey, Montenegro, Greece,
Italy, Switzerland and France, return
ing to the United States in the sum-
mer of 1896. During the year in Eu-
rope he travelled most of the time on
bicycle, but there were times when he
had no bicycle and then he walked
He was stranded in nearly every capi
tai of the countries visited, but this
did not disturb him. He rather en-
fnunl n htc
he would go to work and earn enough
to send him farther
He entered Detroit College of Law,
Detroit, Mich, in the fall of 1896, be-
ing employed day times in the Grace
Laundry of that city and attending col
lege nights. During this time he pre-
pared lectures on travels through
Europe and began lecturing in various
towns in Ohio and Michigan.
In the fall of 1897, he entered the
University of Michigan Law School
and continued to give lectures through
the country. He graduated from the
U. of M. in the law class of 1899, and
Immediately took up the practice of
law in Toledo.
During the last year in the Univer-
sity he was president of the Good Gov
ernment club and took an active part
in the oratorical and debating contests
of the university. In 1898 he won
first place in the inter-class contest
of the Law Department
He came to Toledo to practice law
because he had always looked upon it
as his home. and because of early as
sociations. When he hung out his
shingle as lawyer he hadn't dollar,
but he had courage and ability and
the knack of making friends.
He formed a partnership with Judge
d. R. Austin under the firm name of
Austin & Mulholland. Later he was
a member of the firm of Sumner.
Tucker Mulholland G. Hartman. and
now of Mulholland & Hartman with
offices in Suite 1311-1317 The Nicho-
las Building.
Republican from his earliest rec
objection, Mr.. Mulholland very early
began making Republican speeches.
His reputation as a campaign orator
grew with each campaign. until in
1904 he was sent by the National COM
mittee into West Virginia. Indiana
and other states. So forceful were
his speeches in that campaign that
at least two Republican congressman
give him credit with being one of the
most potent forces that entered into
the victory in West Virginia. Mr..
Mulholland has spoken for his party
In this city and county In every cam
paign during the years he has lived
in Toledo and has made many speech
es outside the district and in other
states under the direction of the Ma
tional Republican committee. He
served too terms as president of the
Lincoln Club and in every campaign
has been an active worker for the
success of the Republican party.
Mr.. Mulholiand is not unknown in
Washington. For number os years
his business has taken him to Wash
lngton six times year. His work for
the Republican party has brought
him in close association with many of
the leading members of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, as
well, and many of them have ex-
pressed the hope that they may greet
him as the representative OF the
Ninth Ohio District i'm the next Con-
gress
He is member of The Delta Tau
Delta college fraternity and the Wood
men. He is an Elk and a Knight
Templar Mason. For a number of
years he was general counsel of the
Toledo Chamber of Commerce. was
chairman of the Business Mems COM
mittee on the new postoffice and has
always been an active worker III pub
lie affairs. l-a
During the past few years Mr.. Null
holland has been in demand upon the
public platform. In the past year he
has spoken in many of the large cities
OF the country, including Boston,
New York, Knoxville. Chattanooga.
Atlanta, Charleston. Jacksonville. st.
Augustine, Chicago, st. Louis. Kansas
City San Francisco, Cincinnati, etc.
His experience in public work has
splendidly fitted him for the position
TO which he now aspires, and his
many friends expect much of him