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Show VETO OF "DRY" B BILL URGED BY on MEN M Leaders of Delegation of Twenty-five B Argue Before Governor Spry H That Time li Not M Opportune H Salt Lake, March 10. Headed by H M. S. Ill owning, twenty flvo repro-H repro-H Bcntntivo business men ot Ogden np-H np-H pcared before Governor William Spry H In his ofllco at tho capital yesterday H and urged him to veto tho statewldo H prohibition bill now In his hands. H Besldos Mr. Drowning, John Culley, m president ot the Stato Association of M Druggists; A. P. Blgolow, president m of tho Ogden state bank, and Frod M J. Klcsel, capitalist and former state H senator, spoko against the bill. Each H sneaker analyzed a different phase ot H the bill. Governor Spry Intimated H bo would either sign or veto tho stato wido prohibition bill today. Tho Ogden delegation arrived at 3 o'clock In tho afternoon and went directly di-rectly to tho cnpltol. Governor Spry had not been Informed of tho visit and when tho Ogdcnltcs arrived he was engagod In another conference John K. Hardy, socrotary to the governor, gov-ernor, welcomed tho delegation. Tlio Webor county delegation In tho lower house Immediately went to tho governor's gov-ernor's ofllco and conferred with tho Ogden men. Personnel of Party In tho party from Ogden were M. S. Drowning, representing tho Browning Interests; A. P. Blgelow, president Ogden Stato Dank; Fred J. Klesol, capitalist and former stato A senator; James Durton ot tho First National Dank; J. Fi Last -otvLast & Thomas; Charles Empy, manager Ogden Wholesale Drug Company; Thomas Carr, president Ogden Wholo sa'o Drug Company; Thomas Durt of J. Burt & Brothers Company; Drow Marshall, rotall druggist; J. T. I Lynch proprietor Healy Houso; Pat-I Pat-I rick Healy, president Commercial Na-I Na-I tlonal Dank; Dr. C. F. Osgood, I Charles Darton, cashier Ogden Savings Sav-ings Dank; I. N. Plorco, president Utah Canning Company; T. S. Sullivan, Sul-livan, Fcdoral Land Company; S. S. Jensen, presldont pgdc,'Paeklng Co.' Georgo J. Kelly, former stato senator II. A. Moyes, cashier' Commercial National Bank; Dr. E. M, Conroy, William Howell, J.,0.. Mclntyro, druggist; Carl Rnsmussen, real estate es-tate and Investments; Charles Murphy, Mur-phy, druggist; David C. Eccles, administrator ad-ministrator ot Eccles estato and cap Itallst; John Culley, presldont Stato Druggists' Association; W. II. Wat-tls, Wat-tls, president Webor club and president presi-dent Utah Construction Company, and C. R. Holllngsworth, former state senator. Governor Spry recolvod tho visitors visit-ors in his prlvato ofllco and a public hearing was hold. M. S-, Drowning opened tho hearing-,. Ho assured Gov. Spry that tho delegation appeared only for tho best Interests ot tho stato. "Govoraor, wo aro to prbtost, not becausqrwo do not beliovo In morality moral-ity or.beeauso wo aro men who aro opposed to prohibition ot tho rightful kind' said Mr. Browning, "but wo are hero to ask you to consider well the welfare of the stato In tho matter mat-ter of prohibition. Wo are with you no matter what notion you take on this stato wide prohibition bill. If, after maturo deliberation, you find it to bo for tho bes't (uto'rosts of tho Btato that you sign this bill there is not a man In this delegation who will not work to eoo that tho provisions ) of the law aro enforced fthcro Is not a man hero who will "not abldo by your decision and support you. If, on tho othor hand, you nro convinced that by vetoing this bill you will bo rendering tho pooplo of thin stato a ser-'co and aiding business, wo will support you. Wo do not como hero seeking to dlctnto to you, but wo como hero to present arguments, |