The Elbert County tribune., 1919-10-03

Characteristic determination, he made an untir-
ing and vigorous campaign. In an automobile he
went day and night. speaking from one to four
times a day, and reached practically every com
munty in the II counties. When the result OF
the first primary known. Mr.. Parrish was
winner by 253 votes"
]. kuhio Kalanlanaole, territorial delegate from
Hawaii Republican of Waikiki district of
Honolulu. island of Oahu born March 26.
1871, mt Kola, island of Kauai, Hawaii; was edu-
Gated in Honolulu, the United States, and Eng
land; employed in the office of minister of the
interior and in the customhouse under the mon
archy; is cousin the late King Kalakaua and
Queen Llliuokalani, monarchs of the then king
dom of Hawaii and nephew of Queen kapiolani,
consort of Kalakaua; was created prince by royal
proclamation in 1884, married Elizabeth Kahanu
knauwai daughter of a chief of the island of
Maui, October s. 1896: was elected delegate the
Fiftysixth, Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth. Sixtyrst Sixty
second, Sxty-thrd, Sixty-fourth Sixty and
Sixty-sxth 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 /. Emerson of Cleveland, representative
from the Twenty-second Ohio district, sets forth
his ancestry back to the year 1855 in this country
and had the honor of being elected to the Sixty
sixth congress without single vote being cast
against him. Here is his story of himself:
Republican of Cleveland; born in Ltch-
field, Me-. March 49, 1871. son of Ivory w. Emer-
son. veteran of the Civil war. Mr.. Emerson is a
direct descendant of "a Michael Emerson, who
came to this country in 1855 and settled in Haver-
HILL Mass, and the father of Hannah Dustin
II famous woman of New England his (2)
Samuel born in Haverhill. but moved to
Dover N. H., where his son (3), Timothy Emerson
born; (4 Smith Emerson, born at Dover, N.
H., December 26. 1745. a captain in the Revo-
Iutionary 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 (6). Andrew Emerson, where 90
Ivory W. Emerson, the of Andrew born !;
served in the city council of Cleveland in 1902
and 1903 practiced law in Cleveland since 1898,
and has offices in the Society for Savings building
was elected to the Sixty-fourth congress by 1,0I4
plurality renominated at the Republican primaries
August s. 1916, without opposition; reelected to
the Sixty-ffth congress by 5,665 majority was
renominated August 13, 1918, without opposition
at the Republican primaries. and had oppos-
ton at the election. The Democratic committee
indorsed Mr.. Emerson and the Socialists nominat-
ed no candidate against him; elected to the
Sxty-sixth congress, receiving over $1,000 votes,
and not single vote being cast against him"
On casual examination of the directory it would
seem as If most of the members are lawyers. We
find mention of occupations of many kinds-ron
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 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
"writer and publisher" Hardy of Colorado is an
editor and publisher and is president of the Ma
tional Editorial association. Cramton of Michigan
ia n newspaper publisher Champ Clark says
"edited a country newspaper" Senator Harding
of Ohio 'has been newspaper publisher since
1884" Ashbrook of the same state has been pub
fisher of the Johnstown Independent since he was
seventeen years old. Senator LaFollette of Wis
consn has u magazine bearing his name. but he
saws nothing about 1t in his very brief autobi-
opraphy Senator Ashurst of Arizona says has
nursued the following occupations: Lumberjack,
cowboy clerk and cashier in stores, newspaper
reporter 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-
vintage by all good Americans who discriminate
Ing readers