Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-10-09

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
munity in the - counties. When the result Of
the first primary was known, Mr.. Parrish was
winner by 253 votes"
]. Kuhio Kalanianaole, territorial delegate from
Hawaii: Republican Of Waikiki, district Of
Honolulu, island of Oahu; was born March 26.
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 Kalakaua and
queen Liliuokalani, 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
Kaauwai, daughter of a chief of the island of
Maui, October s, 1896; was elected delegate to the
Fifty-sixth, Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, Sixty-frst, Sixty
second, Sixty-third, Sixty-fourth, Sixty-ffth and
Sixty-sixth congresses"
Quite a 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 a "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 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; was born in Litch-
field, Me- March Is, 1871, son of Ivory w. Elmer
son, a veteran of the Civil war. Mr.. Emerson is a
direct descendant Of () Michael Emerson, who
came to this country in 1856 and settled in Haver-
hill Mass and was tho fathnra af Hannah nuctip
a famous woman of New England; his son (2).
Samuel, was born in Haverhill, but moved to
Dover, N. H., where his son (3), Timothy Emerson
was born az Smith Emerson, born at Dover, N.
H., December 26, 1745, was a 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 Litchfield.
Me, with his son (6), Andrew Emerson, where az
Ivory w. Emerson, the son of Andrew, was born:
served in the city council Of Cleveland in 1902
and 1908; p~racticed law In Cleveland since 1893,
and has offices in the Society for Savings building;
was elected to the Sixty-fourth congress by. 1,074
plurality, renominated at the Republican primaries
August 5, 1916, without opposition reelected to
the Sixty-ffth congress by $685. majority; was
renominated August 13, 1918, without opposition
at the Republican primaries, and had no opposi-
ton at the election. The Democratic mmittee
Endorsed Mr.. Emerson and the Socialists nominat-
ed no candidate against him; was elected to the
Slxtysixth congress, receiving over $4,000 votes,
and not a 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-iron
molder, baker, stock raiser, cowboy, tree surgeon,
manufacturer, physician, cheese maker, glass
blower, lunberjack, 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-
lions, Randall Of California simply says news
paper editor and publisher" Osborne of the same
state gives full details Of his work as a printer
and reporter and Of his official connection with
the International Typographical union.
Senator MediI Mccormick Of Illinois, a 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
is a newspaper publisher. Champ Clark says
edited d country newspaper" Senator Harding
of Ohio, "has been d newspaper publisher since
1884, Ashbro0k of the same state has been pub
Usher OF the Jamestown Independent since he was
seventeen years old. Senator LaFollette Of Wis
consin has a magazine bearing his name, but he
says nothing about it In his very brief autobi-
ography. Senator Ashurst Of Arizona says "has
pursued the following occupations Lumberjack,
cowboy, clerk and cashier in stores, newspape.
reporter and lawyer Senator owen Of Oklahom,
says 'has served as teacher, editor, lawyer. banker
and business man"
This Congressional Directory is, fin all seriouu-
ness, an interesting book and may be read to a.
vantage by all good Americans who are dIscrimInat.
ing readers