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Show Charles Rampton Seeks Senatorship Charles Cash Rampton, 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. Watkins, who also has announced his candidacy for . reelection. The candidate said 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-UP 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 conduct con-duct an "aggressive" campaign in every part of the state. At this time, he said, he will express his views with forth-rightness forth-rightness on important matters facing our nation and state. A vice president of the Walker Walk-er Bank and Trust Company, Mr. Rampton was recently 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. Rampton Ramp-ton was elected chairman of the Utah Committee for the Hoover Report. The candidate has a long and active career in Re-HJblican Re-HJblican party activities. An active civic worker, Mr. Rampton is a former chairman of the Salt Lake Cpunty 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. |