The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

characteristic determination. he made untir-
ing and vigorous campaign. In an automobile he
went day and night, speaking from one to four
times day, and reached practically every COM
munity In the II 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; born March &c.
1871, at Kola, island of Kauai Hawaii; was edu-
Gated il Honolulu, the United States, and Eng
land; was employed in the Office Of minister of the
interior and in the customhouse under the
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 Kahanu
Kaauwai, daughter of a chief of the island of
Maui, October g. 1896; was elected delegate to the
Fiftysxth, Fiftyninth, Sixtieth Sixty-frst, Sixty
second, Sixty-third, Sfxty-fourth, Sixty-ffth 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
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 Litch-
field, Me-, March Is, 1871 son of Ivory w. Emer-
son. a veteran of the Civil war. Mr.. Emerson is a
direct descendant OF ID Michael Emerson, who
came this country in 1855 and settled in Haver-
hill, Mass, and the father Of Hannah Dustin
a famous of New England his son CD
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 26, 1745, captain in the Revo-
lutionary army and served under Washington at
Trenton and Princeton; 90 Jonathan Emerson
born at Dover, n. H, but moved to LtchfieId
Me- with his (6), Andrew Emerson, where Cd
Ivory W. Emerson, the of Andrew, was born !;
served in the city council of Cleveland in 1902
and 1903; practiced law in Cleveland since 1898,
and offices in the Society for Savings building;
was elected to the Sixty-fourth congress by 1O74
plurality, renominated at the Republican primaries
August g. 1916, without opposition; reelected to
the Sixty-ffth congress by $685. majority; was
renominated August ID, 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; elected to the
Sixtysixth congress, receiving over $1,000 votes,
and not single vote being cast against him."
On casual examination of the directory 1t would
seem as If most OF the members are lawyers. We
find mention of occupations Of many kinds-iron
moIder, 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 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 MedilI Mccormick OF Illinois. a grand
son of Joseph Mediu of the Chicago Tribune, says
.syyriter and publisher" Hardy OF Colorado Is an
editor and publisher and is president OF the Ma
tional Editorial association CramtOn of Michigan
ia newspaper publisher Champ Clark says
..edted a country newspaper" Senator Harding
of Ohio ''has been a newspaper publisher since
1884" Ashbrook Of the state has been pub
Usher of the Johnstown Independent since he was
seventeen years old. Senator LaFollette of Wis
consin has q magazine bearing his name, but he
saws nothing about 1t in his very brief autobf-
ooraphy Senator Ashurst of Arizona says ''has
nursued the following occupations: LumbeFjack,
cowboy clerk and cashier In stores, newspaper
reporter and lawyer" Senator Owen OF Oklahoma
saws has served as teacher editor, lawyer banker
and business man."
This Congressional Directory is, I'm all serious
ness an interesting book and may be read to adj
vantage by all good Americans who discriminate
ing readers