Show SPRY'S S 'S SENATE RACE PO UlAR Boston Transcript Predicts diets Defeat of Wil ViI William liam Ham Ji l-I. King By Dr ROBERT RO ERT n. n ARMSTRONG In fn The Los Angeles Times one WASHINGTON One of the most mo t tI amazing examples of the spread clear I r across a continent of the fame tame of an aspirant for the tho United States sen sen- senate senate senate ate from the state of Utah Is shown In the notice New England and Bos Bos- Boston Boston Boston ton particularly Is taking In the fight of William Spry commissioner of the general land office I In Washington to t succeed Senator King n g the h present Democratic senator Ever er since Senator King Introduced to some of the leading n business men bankers n and dt railroad men of Califor Califor- California California al nia some of the principals In the famous Julian JuUan case It t has been certain certAIn certain tain all over o the west that he was about to make his exit from public life JUe But that such a a. fight should excite great preat Interest Inter t In New England even after the visit there of Mr Spry Is Js puzzling politicians in ht Wash Wash- ington Some say Eay that between Sen Ben Senator Senator ator Kings King's behavior In the Julian case end and his anti administration stand on matters concerning policies In the West Indies maintained by bythe bythe bythe the United States he cannot even be nominated in his state again WHAT BOSTON PAPER P SAYS In the Boston Transcript of a re- re recent cent cent ate the following article ap appeared ap- ap app apes p es fed ed written by one of the editor edito of that paper who has been b en Ion Ion versed in Washington politics The Transcript says sas Republicans who trust that the elections oj or 1928 will return the United States senate to the control of men who arc are Republicans In more than name Dame find their hopes meas meas- measurably measurably encouraged by the announce announcement ment of or William Spry of Utah com com- commissioner commissioner commissioner missioner of the general land office oHice that he will be a a. candidate for nomination to oppose Senator Wil Wll- William liam Ham H H H. King Democrat Fate played against the Republicans in inthe Inthe inthe the elections of 1920 1926 In that almost none of the Democratic candidates stood in any danger of defeat be because be- be because because cause they practically all hailed from the solid south Next year ear the ta tables ta- ta tables tables bles will be turned and the Demo Demo- Democrats cannot conceivably retain all I Ithe the seats they now hold The Spry candidacy bids fair to prove piove only the leader in a list of announcements which in the end will spell victory for the tho regular Republicans and narrow greatly or completely wipe out the radical fringe which for several years has held the balance of power In the upper branch POPULAR lV l WASHINGTON A more admirable nomination than that of or Mr Spry the Republicans Republicans of Utah could not make His first important public office olce was that of or United States marshal he was Governor of ot Utah for two terms from front 1908 to 1916 and since 1921 1021 he has held his present position which he has filled tilled with exceptional ability No Noman Noman Noman man better knows the problems of this exceedingly difficult field of ad administration ad- ad admInistration administration ministration or has handled them to greater general satisfaction The senate would miss Mr King very cry much we wc may explain as the house would miss Mr Bunton of of Texas He is a man of or a good deal of ability but with a penchant for poking his nose Into a thousand and andone andone andone one things that do not really con con- concern concern concern cern him and within the last year ear he has achieved the distinction not not- notwithstanding notwithstanding notwithstanding withstanding lets his high official position position position tion of being refused admittance to the Republic of Haiti whither he was heading for the purpose of discover discover- discovering discoverIng discovering ing that all the United States had done to stabilize conditions In that hitherto demoralized demoralized and unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate nate country was wrong Senator King however la is not in the best of health and it Is possible that he will not seek another term Whether er so ro or not the state of ot Utah will find In its former governor a can can- candidate candidate candidate very cry much to Its liking whose e election moreover would tend t to o eo lighten the heavy burdens borne by the most industrious man In th the c senate senate the Hon Reed Smoot Utah Is naturally a a. Republican state elate and an d naturally It will rally to the support t of or a man of ot the Spry type |