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Show SrWIrlfif FOB E Heber M. Wells Belief Present Exe Should Be Chosen. DEFINES HiTfosiT1 Pointedly Outlines Reaic. Why He Favor, 0 to Third Term. Former Governor Heber v w , nubile statement Issued Clares his belief , ,e eaM , !; -ernor Wil,lam S;)ry alld Jg; sons why he believes , prJ t.ve should be the choice Wt'M date of the Republican party V vennon today. Mr. Welu in his opinion a governor hi,,':" right and the same privilege a,, receive the same treatment a.', date for the senatorship. He , that Governor Spry has as milch be a candidate for a third t,rir ' Smoot or Sutherland. ' ' Reasons Arc Given. The statement in full is as (ololi I have been pleased to mm ' greet many of mv old-time p -' can friends during the Sast 7 days in Salt Lake Citv f been Importuned by manv of L' explain my position wuh'refe H, the contest which is now Z Republican nomln; I can do so in a very fe and as I am not a delegate t ' convention in Ogden, respectful- ' quest space in the public r,,-,'' they shall deem a 8tatemnl roof ro-of any importance, to answer all"."' questions as to mv attitude I am for William Sprv. Sort; . my friends, especially from tfce ' ern counties of the slate, n,ri"-stltuted n,ri"-stltuted my main strength was running for governor, navi"; pressed astonishment since 1 ffat feated that 1 should favor the or" dacy of any other man (or a term that I should be willing i.r." man should achieve a goai ar-was ar-was unable to achieve. They sayi the same influences were at sori defeat me which are at work to -feat Spry, and, as a mailer of respect or of retributive justly ought to say that if I could no; nominated for a third term no r on earth ever will be with my a., escence and support. As to Third Term. While properly grateful for complimenlary expressions and iv. not pretending to any more ur.srlf.-ness ur.srlf.-ness or self-abnegation than mv . lows. I see nothing inconsistent standing upon the same platiom stood on twolve years ago, nan-that nan-that If the people of Utah are fat:-:-with the services of a governor s , has served two terms, there i! law against iiis running again, i no logical reason why he snouli : J be nominated and elecie-i again. '. am altogether unable to diserr a congressman or a United c senator may be elected and re-eie -ed for term after term, until a-j) tenure of office encompasses a i eration, and a governor wr" j served the people well and far.M !, must never dare to asplie lo ' than two terms. I am for William Spry for a I term because he is entitled to it :! a recognition of Iiis dlslins1;:.1 services to his state during hi; o' two terms just precisely as 1 for Reed Smoot for a third tern: 1914, and as I am for George Sn::.-'- -land for a third term, beca'Jir ' : their distinguished services lo instate. in-state. Question Is Asked. What right lias a United Sj' : : senator to draw the drapery o: couch about him and lie dor. pleasant dreams of perpetual f cession and deny the same pl;: . dream to the honest aspirant three terms as governor? wi. Spry has distinguished hi-throughout hi-throughout his state and thro'. all the United States of Amerw- -.a hold and fearless champion o. dividual and property rignts, u - . able and conscientious exeiul..;; as a defender of his state an, people against the calummt.- vilifications of every enemy. He lias favorably ailvermM; . state and her resources and i"; lions everywhere throustal ;. length and breaain oi una has advanced the pennant m , .. beloved Utah to greater lie.g- caused more prejudice again" ..( t be removed than any other man ever lived. He has by his to; ( mlndedness succeeded to a j- . extent than any other man in p. fvhig and uniting the come ndins ... ments of our own commmlty His opponent candidates re -fine, honorable gent emen but . it comes to estimating their u , . ., cations for the exalted P , ; governor and to place them n . parison with Spry, tWS;,: Its in a splendid edmce entirely of sound enKm tlmTsUgneo2HKBERW. |