Evening star., 1922-06-20

William Tyler Page, clerk of the
House of Representatives and con-
tinuously in the service of the House
for more than forty years, who is a
descendant of signer of the Declar-
alton of Independence, and author of
THE Americans Creed" today an
nounced that he is a candidate for
the Senate to succeed Senator Joseph
/. France of Maryland.
Mr.. Page was born at Frederick
October 19, 1868, son of Walker
Yates Page and Mamie Tyler; lineal
descendant of Carter Braxton, sign
er of the Declaration of Independence,
and a collateral descendant of John
Tyler. He was educated at the Fred
erick Academy and in the public
schools of Baltimore. He married
Mary Anna Weigandt of Baltimore
and has three daughters and two
sons.
Mr.. Page was appointed a page in
the clerks office of the United States
House of Representatives December
10, 1881. and has been continuously
in the service of the house. He was
! elected clerk of the House May. 10,
for Congress in the second district
of Maryland in 1902. He is president
of the League of Republican State
Clubs. He is member and vestry,
man of the Episcopal Church and
author of Pages Congressional
Handbook
Mr.. Pages home is at Friendship
Heights.
Mr.. Pages Announcement.
In a letter to the voters, announc-
ing his candidacy Mr.. Page said:
Il hereby announce my candidacy
for the senatorial nomination.
IL am a man of modest means. In
America this fact is neither a virtue
nor a handicap.
NV availability has been suggest
cd. nossibly because of my long and
varied experience in connection with
Congress. =.
Frankly, I aspire to the Office. 1t
offers opportunity for greater service.
and as it cannot seek it must be
! sought.
! my candidacy must necessarily de.
mend for success upon voluntary and
organized effort.
II am an American. l believe in our
representative system of government
and in party responsibility. AS ma
| tive of Maryland. rejoicing in the part
taken by our forefathers of the orig
! inal colony in establishing this re-
public and in the part of those, both
native and foreign born, who WrouGht
| it's superstructure, I desire above all
things that our commonwealth. es-
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| shall be counted as again worthy to
| participate creditably in the rehabfi1-
| tation of our beloved country and IN
| the perpetuation Of our institutions
upon constitutional. stable and pros.
porous bases.
! 81 am a republican. Although
might sometimes feel that my indi-
vidual judgment is superior, yet ir
the long run 1 find that the combin-
ed wisdom of the many is better
| guide than the wisdom of any indi.
! vidual.
No Personal Platform.
! Therefore. 1 have no persona
| platform The only platform l rec
| ognize as authoritative is that .o1
my party. adopted in national conven-
! tion at Chicago, in 1920. upon which
| President Harding was elected.
| Furthermore. l have no nostrums
| to advocate nor quack remedies te
prescribe. There is too much of that
sort of thing.
lone pledge only will make, namely
THAT I will put first things frs,
! and regard my commission as a higf
trust by the people Of Maryland ir
| their sovereign capacity. to be fulfilled
by the exercise Of such judgment ano
| wisdom as I possess and in the light OF
my experience, wholly for the honor
and for the peace and happiness OF
! all of the people of the United States
| and therefore to the credit and the
welfare of the people of my owr
| native state of Maryland"