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Norton I looked in vain for a suitable consort. Queen Victoria, Queen Emma of the Sandwich Islands, and Maxmillian's widow the Empress Carlotta (who many thought were suitable because she, like Norton I, was deranged) all seemed likely matches. On at least one occasion, Norton embarassed himself making a proposal to a pretty young woman. Alas, he died unrequited. In 1961, José Saria ran for City Supervisor under the name of the Dowager Widow of the Emperor Norton, Empress of San Francisco and Protectress of Mexico. Saria, the first openly gay candidate to run for city office, polled 6,500 votes.