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Show GOV. WILLIAM SPRY AND TWO OTHERS WANT SENATORSHIP J . -j J HjiHilLv vHHIiLLI 1 tiOV. WU.I.IAM Sl'llV. I I Thnt United Btntcs Bonator Buth-orland Buth-orland Is making all neexlful preliminary pre-liminary preparations to retire from politics nt tho closo of his present term and tnko up tho prlvato practice prac-tice of law In Now York, U denied by Bvnator Buthorland'a associate nnd political frlonds, Is tho story given publicity by a Bait Lako City newspaper thnt Is supposed to bo on tho Insldo of things political nt Zlon. During his tenuro In tho sennte, Bonator Buthorlnnd has Increased In-creased his fame as a constitutional lawyer, nnd na a speaker with Ideas and tho Ability to express them. Ho has formed friendships nud connections connec-tions during his long atny In Washington Wash-ington which would mean much to him were ho to ongngo In prlvnto practice In tho metropolis, and tho rumor has been current for some time thnt this wns his plan. "There Is no truth In that stato-menl," stato-menl," said Hen U ltlcti, associate of Senator Sutherland In business nnd politics, "Benitor Butherlnnd Is not going to re tiro nt tho rloso of hit term. Ho most ussurodly will bo a cnndldnto for ro-eloctlon." Hut Renntor Buthorland will find that his candidacy will not closo tho entires to tho rncv for tho togn. Tho flro of ambition thnt has smouldered smoul-dered Ions In tho hearts of other1 politicians Is being fanned to a blsto by tho coming of summer, and by tho thought that tho primaries pri-maries nro only a few months dls-tanu dls-tanu Oovornor William Bpry will havo served his stnto as Its cxecutlvo for eight years, coming next Jnnuary, nnd ho wants to bo advanced from tho stage ho now occupies to a place on the national stage Friends of Oorernor Bpry point with pride to his political career and already nro painting word pictures of tho beautiful linos with which a toga would sweep from his broad shoulders shoul-ders to tho ground. Whllo no boom has been begun officially for n senatorial sen-atorial seat for Governor Bpry, tho fuse has been lighted and will reach tho powder bcioro the primaries, It Is said. George (1. Armstrong, Judge or tho Third Judicial District court In I Bait Lake, U another whose friends say will bo In tho rare. Judge i Armstrong has been an Indefntlg-able Indefntlg-able worker for the grand old party,1 uml not n suspicion or tho tulnt of progrettlvlsm hns ever nttnehed to! his record. Ho haa served his parly par-ly in mnny positions or trust nnd rol rponsiblllty, and It Is whispered that he hns mentally docked himself with tho flowing garments associated nl-l ways with tho Homun ruling elo-l incnt. There Is n strong undercur-l rent of conversation In which the words "senato" and "Armstrong" are closely associated. II. It. MacMlllan, general counsel tor the United Btntcs Fuel company nnd prominently Identified with tho United Btntet Bmeltlng, Mining and defining company, has never attained attain-ed tho seats of tho mlRhty In Utah politics, but ho la considered as a likely dark horse In tho race for the Washington prlie. He has been a steady and consistent party worker work-er Ho Is said to hnvo ample moani to not only handle a campaign, but to live up to the proverbial dignity that Attaches to the offlro of United Uni-ted Btntcs senntor, Ills friends any that It Is possible thnt ho may ho Induced to penult tho use or his name before tho primaries. The I'nlted States Fuol company nlrendy hns a pretty good rrlend In congress In tho person of Jnmon II Muyes, progressive nnd n big ntock-holder ntock-holder In the Castlo Valley railroad uml the United Btntes Fuel company, com-pany, With MacMlllan In tho senate sen-ate tho Interests behind the fuel compnny and tho smelting company iwould havo a putty good stundln,; at the nation's capital. Benutor Georgo Butherlnnd last Monday mado public tho announcement announce-ment thnt ho would be n candidate to succeed himself as United States senntor from Utah. |
