The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 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 q day, and reached practically every COM
munity 1. the II counties. When the result OF
the first primary was known, Mr.. Parrish was
winner by 253 votes"
j. Kuhlo Kalanianaole, territorial delegate from
Hawaii: Republican of Waikiki, district of
Honolulu, island of Oahu; was born March 70
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 ana
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 Il chief Of the island or
Maui, October 8, 1896; was elected delegate to the
Fifty-sixth, Fifty-ninth, SiXtieth, Sixty-tirst, Sixty
second, Sixty-third, Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth 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 Itch
field, Me-. March 10, 1871, son of Ivory W.. Emer-
son, a veteran of the Civil war. Mr.. Emerson is a
direct descendant of "a Michael Emerson, who
came to this country in 1853 and settled in Haver-
hill, Mass, and was the father of Hannah Dustin,
q famous woman Of New England; his son GU,
Samuel, was born in Haverhill, but moved to
Dover, n. H., where his son (3), Timothy Emerson
was born; () Smith Emerson, born at Dover, n.
IL, December 26, 1745, was a captain in the Revo-
Iutionary army and served under Washington at
Trenton and Princeton 90 Jonathan Emerson
was born ut Dover, n. H., but moved to Litchfield,
Me, with his son (6), Andrew Emerson, where CD
Ivory w. Emerson, the son of Andrew, was born
served in the city council OF Cleveland In l9O2
and 1903; practiced law In Cleveland since 1893,
and has offices in the Society for Savings building
was elected to the Sixty-fOurth congress by LOLA
plurality, renominated ut the Republican primaries
August 8, 1915, 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 committee
Endorsed Mr.. Emerson and the Socialists nominal
ed no candidate against him was elected to the
Sixty-sixth congress, receiving over $4,000 votes,
and not u single vote DelnS CAST dSaihsl Hill
On casual examination OF the directory 1t would
seem as IL most Of the members are lawyers. We
find mention Of occupations Of many kinds-iron
mOlder, baker, stock raiser, cowboy, tree surgeon,
manufactures, physician, cheese maker, glass
blower. lumberjack, miner, baggagemaster, farmer,
etc. About 40 MEMBERS are or have been news
paper men. although it 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
manor editor and publisher" Osborne of the same
stoto gives full details of his work as a printer
and reporter and Of his official connection with
the International Typographical union.
Senator Medill Mccormick of Illinois, a grand
n of Joseph Medill of the Chicago Tribune, says
ovriter and publisher" Hardy of Colorado Is an
editor and publisher and is president of the Ma
tioroI Editorial association. Cramton of Michigan
ia q newspaper publisher. Champ Clark says
0adited a country newspaper" Senator Harding
of Ohio. "has been q newspaper publisher since
1891" Ashbrook of the same state has been pub
Usher of the Johnstown Independent since he was
sovanteen wears old. Senator LaFOllette of Wis
consin has a magazine bearing his name, but he
saws nothing about 1t in his very brief autobi-
ogronby. Senator Ashurst Of Arizona says has
pursued the following occupations: Lumberjack.
cowbov clerk and cashier In stores, newspaper
ranorter and lawyer" Senator Owen of oklahoma
saws "has served as teacher, editor, lawyer, banker
and business man..
This Congressional Directory is, in all serious
ness. an interesting book and may be read to adj
vantage by all good Americans who are discriminate
ing readers.