Show Afraid to Fire Spry y Special to The Herald Washington Oct 3 Other federal officers are being removed daily dally for participation In the campaign but still Marshal Spry holds bolds on Indeed it seems that the president had overridden his attorney general in order to protect Spry for it was positively known only a few days ago that Bona Bonaparte Bonaparte Bonaparte parte was expecting resignation and then came word that President Roosevelt had personally personal Intervened There is but one explanation the pres president presIdent president ident realizes that the political situation in Utah is very precarious So In defiance of all aU laws of oC decency and contrary to his rule which Is rigidly enforced elsewhere the president is permitting Spry to hold on and Spry is determined to get all the federal money he can before he Is finally com corn compelled comp p lIed to quit President anxiety over Spry indicates much as asto asto to his feeling toward the political situation in Utah as well as Idaho and Wyoming where the Mormons will wilt cast many votes It also Indicates the feeling and the fears of oC Senator Smoot Were it not that Bryan threatens to carry these states it is hardly probable that the president would s bold boldly ly and so inconsistently protect Marshal Spry But even een the president realized that he might ultimately be compelled to withdraw his support and allow the attorney general to handle case as he ho has handled bandied others of similar nature for the presidents orders to the attorney general were not definite he merely directed Mr 11 Bona Bonaparte Bonaparte Bonaparte parte to allow the Spry case to run along indicating that he thought even at that time that It might be necessary later on In order to avoid scandal to let Spry go 10 even at the risk of losing Mormon votes Inquiry was made today at the civil service commission to ascertain whether that body had bad made any investigation of oC case General Black head of oC the commission said he could not deal with It Mr Ir Spry was appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate andIs and Is not in the classified service Had he hc been In the classified service his case would have been disposed of oC Immediately after his nomination for gov governor go goern govern ern r i But said Commissioner Black If IC it should develop that Mr Spry while holding the office of oC marshal has solicited campaign funds or has exerted any Influence over subordinates in his office to compel their po political political support then under a special act of oC congress we could and would deal with his case ca e as soon as a complaint was made against him No such complaint has ever ev r been filed and therefore the has been help helpless helpless helpless less in this case The attorney attorn e general is in Baltimore today tOM and inquiry at his depart department department department ment brought forth the information that there were no developments In Inthe Inthe inthe the Spry case V |