The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-06-01
NORTON NOT TO
BE ACANDIDATE
Decision Made To Lessert Opposition
TO Republican Candidates To
State Offices

After many consultations the past
few days with friends throughout the
state who have urged his candidacy
for the United States Senate and af-
ter considering the various factors of
opposition the Republican candidates
for state and congressional offices en-
dorsed at the jamestown convention
may have, former Congressman P.
D. Norton of this place has concluded
not to file his petitions as candidate
for the Republican nomination for
the United States Senate at the June
primaries today as he had heretofore
intended to do.
Mr.. Norton, in explanation of his
decision, has given out the following
signed statement:
"It is only after the most careful
consideration of the very much mud
died political condition that exists in
our state that / have concluded not
to file my petitions for the Republi-
can nomination for the United States
Senate as many of my loyal friends
throughout the state wish me to do.
In number of political consultations
I have had the past few days it has
been made very plain that my candi-
dacy for the Senate at this time
would make Increasingly difficult the
nomination of Governor Nestos and
the other candidates for state and
congressional offices endorsed by the
Republican convention held at James
town. l still am of the opinion that
serious violation of the principals
Of honesty and straightforwardness
towards the people was made in not
endorsing Republican candidate for
the United States Senate at the
jamestown convention. Those who
were most responsible for that eva
sion are now not proud of it.
"However, now more than any 9TH
err thing l want to see our state re-
turned this year to a sane, sound and
honest condition politically and eco
nomically This l believe will be best
accomplished by the nomination and
election of the state and congression-
al candidates endorsed by the Repub-
lican convention held at jamestown.
"Already too much personal selfish
ness and fouting disregard of the
peoples wishes predominant the no
tions of many of those who have
been given the places of leadership in
public life in our state. do not pro-
pose by any act of mine in this cam
paign to add to this evil. There has
never been a time when could not
cheerfully sacrifice any opportunities
for political success might have and
any political preferment my friends
might wish to win for ME if the sac
rifce would contribute to the better
welfare of our state and it's people.
Representations that have been
made to me convince me that the is
sues in the present campaign will be
clearer if my candidacy is not pre-
scented at the coming primaries. AS
l most earnestly wish to see the can
didates for state and congressional
Offices endorsed at the Jamestown
convention nominated at the primar-
les and elected, / am intellectually
willing to now make such personal
sacrifice as it seems necessary to
make to assist most to this end.
~ want to assure those splendid
men and women throughout the state
who have been so loyal and generous
in their support of my candidacy and
who have circulated and signed my
nomination petitions that I deeply
appreciate their friendship and conf
dence in me and that in withdrawing
my candidacy at this time l am doing
what 1 believe will best improve a
very bad political condition in our
state.
P.D. NORTON"