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characteristic determination, he made untir-
ing and vigorous campaign. In an automobile he
went day and night, speaking from one to four
times day, and reached practically every COM
munty in the T. counties. When the result of
the first primary known, Mr.. Parrish was
winner by 253 votes"
j. Kuhio Kaanianaole territorial delegate from
Hawaii: Republican of Waikiki district Of
Honolulu, island of Oahu; born March rs.
1871, at Kola, island of Kauai Hawaii was edu-
Gated In Honolulu, the United States, and Eng
land was employed in the office of minister of the
interior and in the customhouse under the mon
archy is cousin to the late King Kaakaua and
Queen Liliuokaani, monarchs of the then king
dom of Hawaii, and nephew of Queen Kaplolanl,
consort of Kalakaua was created prince by royal
proclamation In 1884 married Elizabeth Kahanu
Kaauwai, daughter Of chief of the island of
Maui, October 8, 1896; elected delegate to the
Fiftysixth Fiftynnth, Sixtieth, Sixty-frst. Sixty
second, Sixty-thlrd, Sixty-fourth, Sixty-ffth and
Sixty-sixth congresses
Quite number of members in addition to the
gentleman from Hawaii have considerable to say
about their ancestry. Several trace their blood
back to members of the Continental congress One
announces that he is direct descendant of the
father of Hannah Dustin An Ohio representa-
tive however, easily leads them ALL
Henry l. Emerson of Cleveland, representative
from the Twenty-second Ohio district, sets forth
his ancestry back to the year 1865 in this country
and had the honor of being elected to the Sixty
sixth congress without a single vote being. cast
against him. Here is his story of himself:
Republican of Cleveland; born in Itch
field, Me- March 10, 1871 son of Ivory w. Emer-
son, veteran of the Civil war. Mr.. Emerson is a
direct descendant of Q) Michael Emerson, who
came to this country in 1855 and settled in Haver-
HILL Mass. and the father Of Hannah Dustin,
a famous woman of New England; his ca,
Samuel was born In Haverhill but moved to
Dover N H., where his son (3), Timothy Emerson
was born; (4) Smith Emerson born at Dover, N.
H., December g. 1745, was captain In the Revo-
lutionary army and served under Washington at
Trenton and Princeton; (5) Jonathan Emerson
was born at Dover, N. H., but moved to Litchfeld,
Me- with his son 80, Andrew Emerson, where co
Ivory w. Emerson the son of Andrew, born !;
served in the city council of Cleveland in 1902
and 1903 practiced law in Cleveland since 1893,
and has offices in the Society for Savings building
was elected to the Sxty-fourth congress by 1,074
plurality renominated at the Republican primaries
August s. 1916, without opposition; reelected to
the Sixty-fifth congress by $685. majority; was
renomnated August ID, 1918, without opposition
at the Republican primaries and had no opposi-
ton at the election. The Democratic committee
indorsed Mr.. Emerson and the Socialists nominal.
ed no candidate against him; was elected to the
Sixty-sxth congress. receiving over $4,000 votes,
and not single vote being cast against him."
On casual examination of the directory 1t would
seem ms If most of the members are lawyers. We
find mention of occupations of many kinds-iron
molder baker, stock raiser, cowboy, tree surgeon.
manufacturer, physician, cheese maker, glass
blower lumberjack, miner, baggagemaster, farmer,
etc. About 40 members are or have been news
paper men, although 1t Is to be noted that several
fail to mention the fact
Among those who own up to newspaper connec-
tions Randall of California simply says news
paper editor and publisher" Osborne of the same
state gives full details of his work printer
and reporter and Of his official connection with
the International Typographical union.
Senator Medill Mccormick Of Illinois. grand
son of Joseph Medill of the Chicago Tribune, says
"vriter and publisher" Hardy of Colorado Is an
editor and publisher and is president of the Ma
fiona, Editorial association Cramton of Michigan
Is n newspaper publisher. Champ Clark says
"edted A country newspaper" Senator Harding
of Ohio has been newspaper publisher since
1884" Ashbrook of the same state has been pub
,sber of the Johnstown Independent since he was
soyenteen wears old. Senator LaFollette Of Wis
oonsin has a magazine bearing his name. but he
savs nothing about 1t in his very brief autobi-
ogranhv Senator Ashurst of Arizona says has
nnrsued the following occupations Lumberjack,
aoyhov clerk and cashier in stores, newspaper
renorter and lawyer" Senator Owen of Oklahoma
saws has served teacher editor, lawyer, banker
and business man.
This Congressional Directory is in all serious
ness an interesting book and may be read to ad
vantage by all good Americans who are discriminate
ing readers.