The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-10-02

characteristic determination he made an untfr-
ing and vigorous campaign. In automobile he
went day and night speaking from one to four
times day. and reached practically every COM
munity In the IL counties. When the result OF
the first primary known. Mr.. Parrish was
winner by 253 votes"
]. Kuhio KalaninnaOle, territorial delegate from
Hawaii Republican of Waikiki. district Of
Honolulu, island of Oahu: born March 20.
1871, mt 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 kapiOani.
cOnsOrt of Kalakaua; was created prince by royal
proclamation In 1884 married Elizabeth Kahanu
Kaauwa daughter of chief of the island OF
Maui. October g. 1895; was elected delegate to the
Fify-slxth, Fifty-ninth Sixtieth, Sixtyrst. Sixty
second. Sxty-third. ty-fourth, Sxty-fifth 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 I. Emerson Of Cleveland representative
from the Twenty econd Ohio district sets forth
his ancestry back to the 1885 In this country
and had the honor Of being elected to the Sixty
sixth congress without q single vote being cast
against him. Here Is his story of himself
Republican Of Cleveland; was born In Ltch-
held, 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 1855 and settled In Haver-
HILL Mass. and was 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; az Smith Emerson, born at Dover N
H.. December 70, 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 Ltchheld
Me-, with his son (6), Andrew Emerson, where ~
Ivory w. Emerson, the son of Andrew. was born:
served in the city council of Cleveland In 1902
and 1903 practced law in Cleveland since 1885,
and has offices In the Society for Savings building;
elected to the Sixty fourth congress by 1O74
plurality. renominated Mt the Republican primaries
August 8, 1915, without opposition; reelected to
the Sixty-ffth congress by 5.665 majority;
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 nominate
ed no candidate against him; was elected to the
Sixty sixth congress, receiving $1,000 votes
and not single vote being cast against him.
On casual examination of the directory 1t would
seem II most of the members 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-
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 Medi 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 n newspaper publisher. Champ Clark says
edited IL country newspaper" Senator Harding
of Ohio. "has been newspaper publisher since
1884, Ashbrook of the stnte has been pub
Usher of the Johnstown Independent since he was
seventeen years old. Senator LaFollette of Wis
consin has magazine bearing his name but he
says nothing about 1t In his very brief autobi-
ography. Senator AshuFst of Arizona saws "has
pursued the following occupations: Lumberjack
cowboy. clerk and cashier in stores, newspaper
reporter and lawyer" Senator Owen Of Oklahoma
says has served teacher. editor lawyer, banker
and business man.
b This Congre ssional Directory Is In all serious
ness. an interesting book and may be read to adj
vantage by ell good Americans who are dlscriminat
ing readers