Evening star., 1915-12-12


senators and ffty-three are members o
ranged from typesetter to editor and O.
Senator Henry F. Ashurst of Arizona
served as a reporter on a Williams,
Arizona, newspaper
Everis A. Hayes of the eighth CAL
ifornra district. with his brother, is
publisher of the San Jose Daily Morn
ing Mercury and Herald, and Charles
H. Randall, the new member from the
ninth district, was "a newspaper editor
and publisher.
Edward Heating of the third Colo
RADIO district started in at the age OF
fourteen as copyholder in a proofroom
He served on Denver newspapers for
twenty years, as reporter. city edltor
and managing editor. In 1912 he pur-
chased the Pueblo Leader.
P.oakey Davis of the first Connecticut
district for four years was connected
with the Hartford Courant.
Senator James H. Brady of Idaho
acknowledges that he edited paper for
two years
CLYDE II. Tayenner of the fourteenth
Illinois began setting type at the early
age OF thirteen. After four years OF
this service he took up the edl'orial
end of newspaper work on large city
dailies.
In the Indiana representation, Sen
ator BENJAMIN F. Shively engaged IN
Journalism as the editor OF news
paper in South Bend. and Henry A.
Barnhart from the thirteenth district
is at present the owner of the Rocn-
ester Sentinel
In the Kansas delegation are found
three members of the fourth estate.
David r. Anthony. jr., from the nrs1
district. has been engaged in news.
paper work all his life" He Is az
present the owner of the LeavenWoreh
Times. John r. Connolly of the sixth
Colby Free Press, "the only democratic
paper in Thomas county,, ana Jooett
Shouse. who is serving his nrst term
as representative of the seventh dis
trict. engaged in newspaper Work on
the Lexington tky.) Herald.
Six Years an Editor.
Riley J. Wilson of the fifth Louisiana
district was editor of the Catahouia
News from 1898 to 1904"
Charles R. Johnson. the democratic
. senator from Maine. is a leading stock
holder in the Sentinel, published at
Waterville, his home town: Edwin C.
Burleigh, his republican colleague. is
publisher of the Kennebec Journal at
Augusta and Asher Kinds of the hrst
Maine district was employed on Port
land newspapers before coming TO
Washington secretary to the late
Speaker Thomas B. Reed.
In the Massachusetts, delegation are
two who have been actively engaged in
the newspaper field James A. Gallivan
of the twelfth district was for many
years employed on Boston newspapers
as a political reporter. and Joseph
Walsh of the sixteenth district saw
several years of service with the Asso-
ciated Press in the Boston Office and
like period of service with the Boston
Herald.
Frank E. Doremus of the first Michi-
gan district. who halls from Detroit.
spent fifteen years running weekly
newspaper. This paper, called the
Portland (Michl Review, was estab-
lfshed by Mr.. Doremus when he was
nineteen years of age. Samuel w.
Beakes. the representative from the
second district, was editor and pub
Usher of the Westerville (Ohio) Re-
view. He also served as editor and
publisher of the Adrian (Mich.) Daily
Record, and for twenty years has served
In similar capacity with the Ann
Arbor Argus Louis c. Cramton of the
seventh district since 1905 has pub
lished the Lapeer County Clarion, and
Charles A Nichols, from the new thir-
teenth district, includes newspaper
man" in his sketch, having served on
the Detroit News and other Detroit
papers.
Edited the Winona Advance.
Senator James K Vardaman of Mis-
sissippi in 1881. in connection with his
law practice, edited the Winona Ad-
vance. In 1884 he removed from WI
mona to Greenwood and became the
owner and editor of the Greenwood
Enterprise.
Champ Clark. before taking up the
practice of law. edited country news
paper.
Tom Stout. one of the representa-
tives-at-large from Montana, engaged
in newspaper work as editor and pub
Usher of the Fergus County Democrat
and the Democrat-News.
Senator Gilbert N. Hitchcock of Ne
braska established the Omaha Even
ing world in 1885. He is at present
the publisher of the Omaha Morning,
Evening and Sunday World-Herald
Edward W. Gray. from the Newark,
y. j.. district. the eighth. took up
newspaper work soon after leaving
the high school, and was employed as
a reporter on New York city news
papers. He also served as general
manager of the Newark Daily Adver-
tiser.
Four in New York Delegation.