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Show SPRYTOATTEND G. 0. MEETING Action Starts Rumor of Candidacy Can-didacy for Senate Announcement that Willi. m Spry, former governor of Utah and present United Btatea land commissioner, will be In Salt Lake for the Republican state convention. July 14. hss caused a large amount of comment from Re-publican Re-publican leaders, aoirie of whom believe be-lieve that the former governor Is In a "receptive" mood for the nomination as Republican candidate for the senate. sen-ate. The Information concerning; the - . . visit to Utah came from a close per- r sona friend- of- Mr. Spry, wtte cow- versed with him recently In Washing--' '"""-"TOWr - - - Intention of the former governor In the state convention have not been announced an-nounced and the prediction that hi nsme will be put forward by hi friends ' Is lsrgely based on the fact that he hsd senatorial ambitions and was widely discussed as a possible nominee up until a few months sgo. As chairmen of ths Republican atate committee. Mr. Spry may open the stats convention. His presence, according ac-cording to ths party leaders, will mean that he will take an active part In the deliberation of the delegate whether ha become a candidate or ' not. The former governor ha Issued no statement concerning his candidacy. |