, 1910-10-06
4 NAN o.
the PEOPLE
WILLIAM Z. MULLEN, REPUDAt
CAN CANDIDATE P0N oot.
ERNoR or WYOMING
ROSE BY OWN EFFORTS
FROM oBscURIrv TO PROM.
NENcE ~ Work AND
INDUSTRY.

william Edward Mullen was bern u
LAsalle County, Illinois. July as, 1855.
He was raised on q farm ald received
such schooling 81 the schools Of that
county In the country districts afford
cd. He came to Wyoming. locating 10
the city Of Sheridan, in 1895. He was
married in June. 1893. to Miss Prts-
Two bright girls blessed this unisn.
An Interesting Career.
The life of Mr.. Mullen has been e.
struggle for what he has attained.
Every inoh of the way has been con
tested by some force or other. When
. mere boy he decided that the old
Illinois farm was not the place for him
70 make his way in life. and 80 he
struck OUT for the Missouri valley. He
worked in several towns at different
oallings. He was in . drug store fer a
short time and made good. Then he
took up railroad work, working at Pa
ducah, Kentucky, Memphis. and one or
two other Southern cities. Over in
Texas he took q hand at soliciting ad-
vsrtising for q newspaper aad acquired
q liking for the business. Then, he
returned to the North, turning his at
tsntion to telegraphy. For several
years It would have heel exceedingly
hard to tell just where the young man
would LAM in his life business. Just
a. he had about rounded himself out
IN telsgraphy he was offo red a posi-
ton in the United States land office
at MoCook, Nebraska, where he had
a opportunity to take up the study
Of the law. He also found time while
N MeCook 10 DO considerable news
paper work.
Gees to Ann Arbor.
He was an economical boy and
had an eye upon the future. From his
salary In the lane office he was In
sbled to ave enough to warrant
thought Of more schooling. The taste
he had for the law mad him ambi-
tious to be graduated from a law
school. He went to Ann Arbor, Michi-
gan and look the law course in the
State university. This equipped him
for his chosen work and made his fu-
ture certain. The question Of loca-
ton then presented itself. The young
Idaho was visited, but Sheridan, Wyo-
ming, finally held his shingle. 1t was
not all pie and cake from the be
ginning. The struggle was hard, but
the victory was thorough and com
plete. He gave close attention to bust
ness, was honest with his clients n
was successful in his practice.
His Power Recognized.
The people of Sheridan soon began
to see there was something in the
young attorney away beyond the or
binary and they recognized his ability
His business grew into a thriving prac.
toe. One year the Republicans were
casting about for the best man for
mayor and Mr.. Mullen was their
choice. In that position he favored
public improvements and made a rec
ord Of which any public official might
be Justly proud. He rave the same
attention to the mayors office that he
had given to his private business and
that pleased the people.
Called Higher.
1t 10 not strange that when Governor
Brooks wanted an attorney-general to
take the place of Hon. ]. A. VanOrs-
del, who had been raised to the Su-
prsme bench. the people Of the North
got behind their favored son and land
Cd him in the attorney-general's office.
He fulfilled all their expectations. Nc
man who gave him endorsement has
ever regretted 1t. The duties Of the
attorney-genernl. as prescribed by stat
ute, are to give oral advice and writ
ton nniDipna IN all atafQ nffipAra