The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-09-25
NATIONAL LEADERS .
INCLUDED lNPARTY
Invited TO HAWAII
List Includes Names Of Senate
and House Leaders Promi-
u .. nent In Legislation
FEW HAVE BEEN WITH
PARTIES HERE BEFORE
Democrats IN Big Majority Among
Those Invited But Acceptances
May Change Completion


ty-6ve to be exact, have been sent to
United States senators and represent
atives to visit Hawaii this fall and
Delegate Euhio expects that fully half.
probably about sixty, will accept the
invitation and make the trip. All OF
them, are members nf one or more OF
three committees in the branch of con.
gress Ia which they sit, the committees
on military affairs, naval affairs and
ON territories of the two houses, Were
II not for the fact that five senators
are members of two committees which
have been invited the number would
be that much greater. T..
OF those who have been invited t.
ta'.e the trip to Hawaii very feI
were members Of any previous on2ress
iopal delegation to visit here though
several more have been here on one or
two occasions while on business OF
pleasure trips, their visits not being
connected in any way with COMPRESSION.
nj or national business. Those who
have been here before with congress.
iOnal parties and who are included in
the list of those recently invited arc
Senators Francis Y. Warren, Wyoming
and Warren G. Harding OF, Ohio, and
Representatives Julius Kahn, Califor
mia; Daniel r. Anthony Jr., Kansas,
Daniel ], Riordan, New York: william
@. Houston, Tennessee, and Albert
Johnson, Washington. +
Democrats In Majority
Should all Of the invitations thai
have been extended be accepted, the
political complexion of the expected
delegation would be strongly Demo
cratic for the list includes twenty-three
Democrats and seventeen Republicans
from the senate and thirty-four Demo.
Gratis and twenty Republicans from the
house, but the list of acceptanccs may
materially alter the proportion of rep
resentation of the two parties. As yet
no list Of those who will accept the
invitation and spend the early part OF
November. here, has been received by
Delegate Kuhio, ,. ..... ~.
Meantime arrangements for the re
ception of the visitors on arrival and
entertainment of them while here il go
ing ahead s1Ihere will be q COMMITTEES
of territorial senators and committee
of territorial representatives to make
the arrangements that are necessary,
D. The senator's who have been invited
and may be included in the visiting
party, the States they represent and
the parties with which they are
affiliated are as follows:
Committee On Military Affairs
George f. Chamberlain, Oregon
Democrat; Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock (also
member of committee on territories) =.
Nebraska, Democrat; Duncan u. Fetch
er, Florida, Democrat; Harry l.. Ny,
ers, Montana, Democrat; Charles C
Thomas, Colorado, Democrat; Morris
Sheppard, Texas, Democrat; J. G. w.
Beckhnm, Kentucky, Democrat; Viii
liam +. Kirby, Arkansas, Democrat:
James A. Reed, Missouri, Democrat
Keuneth Mcclellan, Tennessee, Demo
crat; Francis f. Warren, Wyoming, Be
publican; James n. Brady, Idaho, Re.
publican; John W. Weeks, Massacbu.
setts, Republican; James w. Wafs.
worth, New York, Republican; Howard
Sutherland, West Virginia, Republican
Harry =. New, Indiana, Republican,
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, New Jersey
Republican.
Senate Naval Affairs
Benpmin +. Tillman, South Caro-
lima, Democrat; Claud A. Swanson, Vir,
ginia, Democrat; John Walter Smith,
Maryland, Democrat; James Hamilton
Lewis, Illinois, Democrat; James d
Rhelan (also committee on territories)
California, Democrat; Key Pittman
Nevada, Democrat; Thomas J. Walsh
(also committee on territories), Mon.
tana, Democrat; Robert f. BroussaTd
Louisiana, Democrat; Peter G. Gerry.
Rhode Island, Democrat; Park Tram
nell, Florida, Democrat; BOies PenrOse
Pennsylvania, Republican; Henry Cab
OF Lodge, Massachusetts, Republican;
William Alden Smith, Michigan, Re
publican; Carroll $. Page, Vermont
Republican; Miles Poindexter, Wash.
ington, Republican; Warren G. Harding,
Ohio, Republican; Frederick Hale (also
on committee on territOries), Maine.
Republican. ......
Senate On Territories
Robert l.. Owen, Oklahoma, Demo
crat; Harry Lane, Oregon, Democrat
John r. Kemdriek, Wyoming, Demo.
crat; George p. Mclean, Connecticut
Republican; Wesley J.. Jones, Wash
ington, Republican; Warren G.. Hard
ing, Illinois, Republican.
House Military Affairs
s. Hubert Dent Jr., Alabama, Demo
crat; William J. Fields, Kentucky.
Democrat; Percy +, Quinn, Mississip
pi, Democrat; William Gordon, Ohio
Democrat; Ashton G. Shallenberger
Nebraska, Democrat; Charles Pope
Caldwell New York, Democrat; James
w. Wise, Georgia, Democrat; Richard
Olney, Massachusetts,, Democrat; Sam.
uel j. Nichols, South Caroliua, Demo.
crat; Thomas w. Harrison, Virginia
Democrat; Daniel L. Garrett, Texas,
Democrat; George r. Lunn, New York,
Democrat; julius Kahn, California. Re
publican; Daniel r. Anthony IT., Kan,
sas, Republican,; John G. Mckenzie.
Illinois, Republican; Frank l.. Greene.
Vermont, Republican; John N. Norm.
Pennsylvania, Republican; John O.
Tilson Connecticut, Republican; Thorn.
M y. CraeO. Pennsylvania, Republican;
Her"v r, Hun, Iowa, Republican.
House Naval Affairs
Lemnel p. Le"gett, Tennessee, Demo
crat; J. Fred 9. Talbot, Maryland
Democrat; Albert Estopinal, Louisiana
nanoocrat. nanial L Riordan Nan