Show DERN OPTIMISTIC Or ON RIVER PACT From Governor GO Returns r r Finds Al Smith Favored The Th Colorado river dispute Is nearer a ft settlement today than thin it has been nt t any time the past five Governor George Gorge H H. Dern Dem declared in Ogden today during a short stop be between be- be between tween trains on his Ills return trip from Irom the river conference at Denver Demer which dozed closed clo ed yesterday y RESOLUTION Governor Dern declared that Utah won a major point ot of her battle j yeater- yeater ester ester- esterday esterday day when hen the Pittman resolution r em em- embodying emI embodying bodying It in I Utah U h hd demands d was IXU 1 adopted by six sit IX of the e seven states California C. being excused from Irom voting Utah's contention which has hM now v been ben adopted as the Ule policy of oC six of ot the seven slates glates he said is 13 that Utah owns that part pirt of the Ue bed of ot the river which lies In this isis state In ad addition ad- ad to that part put of the water which flows there end therefore Utah is entitled to revenue from the use of Ari he continued has substantially substantially accepted the division of water proposed although California lisa has not agreed on this Lists point However an unusually frank discussion of the sit sit- situation situation situation which took place yesterday leads Go Governor Dern to believe that when then hen the conference convenes at it Den Den- Denver Dener ver er cr on November 7 an amicable settle settle- settlement ment willi be agreed upon An agreement over r the division I cf oe oen power po r he declared is also n much n closer I before and he lie is strongly of et the opinion opinIon opinion ion that one more meeting will vill iron out all difficulties POLITICAL L COMMENT U CO T Tat Asked to comment on the suggestion dr Sil at the recent c Democratic t meeting t in Ogden that hs he h bs b considered for the Democratic nomination for the office of vice Iee president of the United States Governor Go Dens D rn said he Iso considered it ita Ita ita a great creat honor but that he is too busy bus and has nas too many mIllY other things to think about to make any statement on the rustler matter ma He said raid that on his trip to Denver at every stop where politics were dJs dis discussed dis- dis cussed the name of AI Al Smith was favorably considered for lor th tM presidency of the United States I |