The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-18
MORRIS WILL NOT Run.

Under date of April 10th Hon.
Page Morris in a letter to Frank E.
Searle, of Duluth, chairman of the
republican congressional campaign
committee, announces his determi-
nation to retire from public life and
his dete, mination not to be a can
didate for reelection.
The letter, the sentiment of which
is met with extreme regret by the
republicans of the district and by
his colleagues in the house, is as
follows:
blouse of Representatives, Wash.
ington, D. c., April Is, 1902.
Hon. Frank E. Searle, Duluth.
"Dear Sir: 1 have determined not
to be candidate again for election
to congress-, and think I ought to
make my determination known al
once. It is not necessary to state
the many reasons which have TO,
coming to this resolution. Suffice
it to say that I am not influenced
by any feeling that my constituents
have lost confidence in me or my
ability to properly represent them
here, or by any fear that, if should
present myself for reelection, they
would fail to endorse me at the pri
maries and the election.
"As you know, I have not only
been thinking of this for a long
time, bat nave been satisfied in M
own mind that the time had con-
for me to announce my intention tt
retire from congress, and, but fol
the advice of friends with whoa
have talked about it, would have
done 80 many months ago. This
more have considered the matter
the more have become convin Gee
that l am right in this conclusion
and 1 have therefore resolved t
make it known at once, so that my
Republican constituents may have
ample time and opportunity t<
choose the candidate whom the,
may wish for my successor.
Cali will remem Der that my frs
nomination was practically a com
mand from the Republicans of tn
district, and, indeed, I might almos
say of the country, that l SHOULD
undertake a contest which was NOR
than doubtful, and which they kne1
could only be won by a supreme Ell
fort and with candidate whom al
could and would, enthusiastically
and without the slightest division
of any kind, support. Having beef
elected, | have not in the least TN
derrated the dignity and honor 0
the place, and 1 have endeavored t.
serve the district with zeal, indus
try and fidelity. But am now sat
isfied that it is best for my persona
interests to retire. and I think 1 hav
earned the right to do 80.
II shall never be able to expires
or to show to those generous an
disinterested men who have stoo
by me loyalty in all the campaign
which have been called upon t.
undertake, my heartfelt apprecia
ton of their kindness. No ma
lever had better or a greater cor
stituency, and no man ever had be-
ter friends in that constituency.
have now been nominated and eleer
ed three times in elections whic
have been watched with interes
throughout the whole country, an
at two of those elections the cor
test has been 80 fierce, and the maj
gin so close, that but for the unpal
alleled loyalty and devotion of tn
Republicans of the district, success
would have been impossible. Tn
Republicans of the district have a.
ways expected me to stand and vot
upon public matters according t
the dictates of my own conscienc
and judgment, and have sustain
ed them, even though they may nc
altogether have agreed with me.
regret more than 1 can tell that
feel compelled to put an end to thi
relation, which at the end of m
present term will have existed b,