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Show Charles Rampton Seeks Senatorship - J, - ' F :v'j:? J r 4 - , 3 ( 7 h )' !a f- - :''? ,V ! t ' 1 - !" V i LumikttMAmm . v Charles Cash Kawpton, prominent prom-inent Salt Lake banker Saturday Satur-day filed as a candidate for the state Republican nomination to the U. S. Senate. Mr. Rampton, in filing his candidacy before the Saturday deadline, joined two other Utahns in seeking the Senate seat now occupied by Senator Arthur V. Wutkina, who also has announced his candidacy for reelection. The candidate Raid that he was aspiring to the office of U. S. senator "in order 'to do my part to insure the continuation continu-ation of American freedom and ideals." CLEAN-IP ASKED "The people, of America are entitled to an administration in Washington that will clean out corruption on all levels, curb inflation, and bring about a fair and equitable agreement between be-tween labor and business," he said. - Mr. Rampton said that he has an abounding faith in the future of ; Utah and promised to con-duet con-duet -an "aggressive" campaign in every part of the state. At this time, he said, he will express his views with forth-. Tightness on important matters facing our nation and state. A vice president of the Walker Walk-er Bank and Trust Company, Mr. Rampton was wcently appointed ap-pointed by Gov. J, Bracken Lee to a five-man committee dealing with the problems of the state employes retirement program. HOOVER REPORT PUSHED In March of 1950, Mr. Ramp- ' ton was elected chairman of the Utah Committee for the Hoover Report. The candidate has a long and active career in Republican Re-publican party activities. An active civic worker, Mr. Rampton is a former chairman of the Salt Lake County Chapter Chap-ter of the American Red Cross and a member of the board of directors of the Community Chest. He also is the immediate past president of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mr. Rampton was born in Bountiful on Dec. 24, 1901, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Rampton. He was educated In Davis County High School and the University of Utah. Mr. Rampton resides with his . wife, the former Virginia Town-send, Town-send, and their family at 170 Virginia Street, Mr. Eccles asserted, "We must maintain a defense and foreign aid program and a foreign policy that will prevent war while at the same time preserving preserv-ing economic stability and strength at home. To accomplish accom-plish this we must recognize our limitations both in manpower man-power and materials, and utilize util-ize them in the most effective manner. We must face up to the unpleasant mistakes we have made in foreign policy and deal with them promptly and realistically. We must likewise like-wise face up to our problems on the domestic front, which means among other things, limiting our federal expendi-tureS expendi-tureS to the amount we are willing to pay for currently, with a view to reducing our tax burden at the earliest possible pos-sible time. We must also eliminate elimi-nate wherever possible all direct :ontrols." He stated that if nominated and elected he would support a program of maximum employment employ-ment and production within the framework of a stable economy, thus avoiding the twin evils of ruinous inflation or deflation. He pointed out that if our system of democracy is to survive it must represent the interest of all the people and must resist the unjust demands of minority pressure groups no matter what , their complexion or origin. Mr. Eccles is a native son of Utah. Except for the years spent in government service in Washington, D. C, his business and civic activities have centered in this state, which has been the home of the Eccles family ever since his father came to Utah with his parents in 1863 as converts to the L. D. S. Church. Mr. Eccles served a mission for the Church in Scotland, Scot-land, and attended the Brigham Young College in Logan. He received an honorary LLD degree de-gree from the University of Utah ia 1943. |