Show SPRY commissioner V TV ot of the general land office for for- former for for- mer g J of Utah who an an- announces announces flounces he is a candidate for the Republican nomination for senator in tn 1928 to succeed William Villiam H If King Kin t 1 WILLIAM V FIRST TO TOSS HAT RING RIND Former Seeks Republican Nomination for for Senator First formal announcement of any Republican candidate for the nomina nomina- nomination nomination tion lion of United States Stat s senator to suc sue succeed succeed William H H. King was made yes yes- yesterday es esterday by William Spry commissioner of the United States Stales general land of office of- of flee fice and former governor of oC Utah It has been known know for some time in Re Re- Republican publican circles Mr Spry had under Re-I Re consideration his candidacy for this position The announcement was not accompanied accompanied accompanied by any statement of platform or policy and the former Utah gover gover- governor governor governor nor had no campaign plans to an an- announce announce announce at this time He lie is la leaving Salt Lake for the basin indus Indus- industrial Industrial industrial trial convention which opens Wednes Wednes- Wednesday Wednesday day at Fort Duchesne but will be un- un atle to remain for the entire session Commissioner Spry will go from Fort Duchesne to San Francisco and then to the northwest He plans to stop in Salt Lake for a day or two the latter part of August After Attel a tour of ofa a number of of land offices the commis commis- commissioner commissioner will return to Washington the first part of September CAREER REVIEWED ED Commissioner Spry has already 1 spent many years ears in ill public service having served since 1921 In Washing Washing- Washington ton as head of the land office Before DeCore that time he served two terms as governor go of Utah Ut h between 1908 and 1916 Prior to that thai time he served as United States marshal for Utah Mr Spry was a member of the state land board at one oe time and served In the state legislature as M representative l from Tooele county OTHERS MENTIONED 1 The names of a number of other oilier prominent Republicans have been mentioned In connection with this nomination although no formal an announcement an- an announcement has kiss yet been made by any of them Those most frequently I mentioned are Ernest Bamberger of Salt Lake City who has been br n Republican Republican lican national committeeman for Utah I for the past six aix years Reuben Clark a S 81 Salt Lake man with a national rep rep- reputation reputation as an outstanding International al lawyer laWet Don B. B D B Col COlton ton of Vernal present representative First congressional congressional congressional district Herbert S. S Auerbach present pres en state senator of Salt Lake and anet Alonzo B. B Irvine also a state senator and a prominent lawyer lawer of Salt Lake L. LIVELY LJ CAMPAIGN IGN It is expected that definite an announcements n I announcements will be soon forthcoming torn from those who desire to ente the list for lor the senate enate nomination although the lie convention will not be held for at cast kast one year from this time tim That the race for the at the Republican state convention will wU ce te ceone one of the most interesting contests cont ever eer 1 Ir lr a Republican conven convention C u n. n lion tion is predicted by those In close with wills political affairs of this |