The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-09-28
Seven SENATOR'S
ACCEPT INVITATION

lhNlthuOn 10 VISIT the lslands on an
official tour in November, while three
others had accepted conditionally. o."
Az the same time, ucceptances had
been received from eighteen represen-
tatiYes, while enough others were com
sideriitg the trip to allow Angus Erly,
who Is handling the matter in Washing.
ton for the Delegate, TO state in a
letter to Delegate Kuhio that the
party viii Tun half hundred IL will
be strictly official and strictly stag
Those who have accepted, according
to word received by the Delegate are /:
Senator w. II. King of Utah; Senator
Henry y. Meyers Of Montana, Senator
Miles Poindexter of Washington, Sen,
ator Charles Curtis Of Kansas, senator
J. G. w! Beckham Of Kentucky, Sen.
ator John B. KCndrick of wyoming.
and Senator Warren G. Harding Of
Ohio. 81. #|..s'
Senators who have cOnditionally nc.
cepted, up to the time Of the writing
Of the letter. are Senator Harry s. New
OF Indiana, Senator Atlee Pomerene of
Ohio and Senator Robert +. Broussa rd
Of Louisiana.
Representative Coming
The eighteen members of the house
of Representatives who have signed UP
for the trip are c. c. Carlin, Virginia /;
Warren Gard, Ohio; Charles T. Reavis,
Nebraska; Lasislas Lazaro, Louisiana ;
Thomas Gallagher, Illinois; william
Kettner, California; I. l.. Lenroot
Wisconsin; George White, Ohio; Harold
Snutgon, Minnesota; j. Charles Linthi
cum of MARYLAND; James p. Buchanan,
Texas; w. p. Wood, Indiana; ]. j.
Esch, Wisconsin; s. Hubert Dent, Jr.
Alabama; Sam J. Nichols, South Caro-.
lima; Frederick s. Hicks. New York
sydney f, Mudd, Maryland, and Cor.
don Of Mississippi. 8
The party will meet Mt st. Louis and
from there travel together to San Fran
cisco. to take one of the Matson liner:
for Honolulu. On the way across the
country the senators and representa-
tives will hold patriotic meetings II
several Of the States, which win give
the party and it's trip to Hawaii Q
tremendous amount of publicity.
Representative Kettner of California
| who was member OF the last con
gressional party and who made a hos
of warm friends for himself in the
| Islands, is coming back this time OF
purpose to impress upon the member,
Of the party the necessity of pro
viding for breakwater and harbor a
Nawiliwili. Mr.. Kettner has made thu
Kauai project his own and worket
hard to secure an appropriation in tn,
present Rivers and Harbors Bin. ~
Who They Are
| Among the senators already booked
| for the trip are number of the Ma
ton s prominent men.
Senator King of Utah, Democrat
who has been one of the leaders in CHI
recent denunciatiop of pro-Germal
| plotters and pro German attempts l.
influence congressman. Senator KIM
u serving his first term in the senate
succeeding George Sutherland, Repub
lican. '''@ ..t
Senator Myers of Montana, who wa
elected by the Montana Legislature
for his first term in 1911. He is
Democrat. He was graduated iron
| newspaper work to law and went T.
Montana in 1893, where he has bee
most active politically. ..
Senator POindeXter Of Washington
| Progressive Republican and one of tn
| best known members of the uppe
house. He started life in Tennessee
as Democrat; became Republieal
when he moved North and West /
1891, like many other Southern Demo
Gratis, and emerged as a Progressiv
Insurgent on the crest of the insurgen
movement. o." j,aE. t... r. (
Senator Curtis of Kansas, Republi
can, grandson of Kaw Indian an
the first man Of Indian blood to 81
in the senate, is one of the promine n
men of the chamber. In 1903, whe
the Indian lands were distributed i
Oklahoma, as a member of the KAY
tribe, Senator Curtis was awarded six
teen hundred acres. In 1912, Senate
Curtis was chosen as president pr
TEN Of the senate. 20 e..
Senator Beekham Of Kentucky, Dem
ocrat, has been Governor of the Blu
Grass State and is prominent South
erner, succeeding the late William Goo
| wv" iAV .Nth"N W Nut btHult us III
"unning mate of Senator Ollie Jane
| two years ago. '.l"1
Senator Kendrick Of Wyoming, col
league of Senator Warren, who was i
Hawaii with the last congressionh
party and who, IL is hoped, win agar
accept Hawaii Is invitation, is seryin
/ his first term in the senate, resignin
as Governor of his State TO don Til
toys. He is Democrat and one 0
the great ranch owners of Wyoming
Senator Harding of Ohio is kama
alma, having visited here some fou
years ago. At the last Republican con
vention in Chicago, Senator Hardin
was chairman, delivering the keynot
speech. At that convention he wa
prominently mentioned as possibl
nominee for the Presidency. He Is a,
ardent advocate of hard hitting i,
the war and Is credited with Stain
that the United States is drifting ID
wards Dictatorship, which he is viii
ing to support as necessary to win i
the conflict with Germany. He is
newspaper man. 20 .'~,,.I"