Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-07

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 Il counties. When the result of
the first primary was known, Mr.. Parrish was
winner by 253 votes"
j. Kuhio Kalanianaole, territorial delegate from
Hawaii: Republican of Waikiki, district of
Honolulu, island of Oahu; was born March &c,
1871, at Kola island of Kauai Hawaii 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; created prince by royal
proclamation in 1884; married Elizabeth Eahanu
Kaauwai, daughter of chief of the island of
Maui, October s, 1896 was elected delegate to the
Fifty-sixth Fftyninth, Sixteth, Sixty first Sixty
second. Sixty-third, Sixty-fourth, Sixty-ifth 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
and had the honor of being elected to the Sixty
sixth congress without single vote being east
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 Mr.. Emerson is a
direct descendant of C) 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 son (2),
Samuel, 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 26, 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 (6), Andrew Emerson. where "a
Ivory w. Emerson, the son of Andrew, was 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 SXtyfOurth congress by 1914
plurality, renomhated at the Republican primaries
August 8, 1916, without opposition; reelected to
the Sixty-fifth congress by 5,665 majority; was
renominated August 49, 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 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 lumberjack, miner, baggagemaster, farmer,
ETC. About 40 members have been news
paper men, although it is to be noted that several
fail to mention the fact.
Among those who up to newspaper eonnec-
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 Mediil 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 a country newspaper" Senator Harding
of Ohio has been newspaper publisher since
1884" Ashbrook of the state has been pub
Usher of the Johnstown Independent since he was
seventeen years old. Senator LaFonette of Wis
consin has a magazine bearing his name, but he
saws nothing about il in his very brief autobi-
ography Senator Ashurst of Arizona says has
pursued the following occupations: Lumberiack
cowboy, clerk and cashier in stores newspaper
reporter and lawyer" Senator Owen of Oklahoma
says has served as teacher editor, lawyer banker
and business man."
This Congressional Directory is Ia al serious
ness an interesting book and may be read to ad-
vantage by all good Americans who are discriminate
ing readers.
ruled by a who do their best to make the erring
a day ruled couple mutually agree to overlook the