The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
SPRY OMITS
REFERENCE TO
PROHIBITION
Governor Reads VOIuminOus
Message to Legislature As
SemhIed in Joint Session.
DOCUMENT COMPLETED
AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR
cALLISTER AND ANDERSON RE-
MAIN ON GUARD IN THE
GROOM.

Soon after the committee of three
from the joint session. consisting OF
Thompson and Norris of the house and
Seeiy of the senate, had waited upon
the governor, Mr.. Spry came into the
chamber The applause upon the gov
eTnor's entrance was prosonged. He
was escorted TO the rostrum, where he
shook hands with President Gardner or
the senate and Speaker Robinson Of the
house, the former Of whom presided at
the joint session.
In the space reserved for spectators
the seats were filled and q number OF
visitors stood throughout the reading
OF the message by the governor. which
consumed about an hour and forty
minutes. During the reading there was
profound silence. The members or
the house and senate listened TO tins
governors communication with inter-
est.
At the conclusion of the reading ths
senate members withdrew and the
house resumed its organization.
The governors message. in its con-
pletiOn, barely made the time limit II
was announced that the message void
be forthcoming at o'clock. Al TEN
minutes Of that hour the last wOTts=
lsll IiVL y 4-l Dffff tEHiIsEf OF MIfIIrH-
There was much speculation about
the corridor Of the main floor. where is
the governors Office. when j.. II cay
lister and James H. Anderson. n0tO--
TiOus federal bunchers. appeared long
before noon and persisted in haunt1ns=
the governors outer Office. and inviting
by their insistent presence the adverse
criticism of many who had urgent bus-
I mess with the governor. who were Cd
To of
people vino have legitimate business
with the governor relish the espionage
J which these political machinists main
| tain and have maintained ever since
/ Mr.. Spry went into the office OF gov
/ ernor.
These words are mild in comparison
/ to the structures that one hears passed
about the corridors. IF Spry wants
I to consult with the federal bunch" "a
the common talk. 1T would be well for
him to take them into his private Of
| fee and finish his business, anc not
keep them hanging around eternaily-
/ spying on every one who calls on tn
| governor.
The federal bunch was in cOnsulta-
| ton with the governor yesterday De
I fore the message was completed. 1t
was whispered that there were many
suggestions offered by the bunch.
which were rejected by the governor,
but that the governor did yield the
point of eliminating from his message
/ the recommendation that state boards
should be uOn-partisan.
It was the idle gossip that there was
/ a big fight" on in Tire governors -
/ fee between the federal bunch anu ~.
/ SpTy on the matter Of prohibition or
| local option, but il appears that there
was no foundation for this tank. L.ast
night Governor Spry said:
AT no time did ] consider making
/ the prohibition question a part Of my
message to the legislature That IS -
question for the legislature TO deal
with"
will you send special message to
I the legislature on this subject, gov
| ernOr2"
Certainly not. As I say, it IS
question for the legislature TO deal
| with"
| The full text Of Governor Spry's mes
/ sage IS given below;
/ Executive Office. state Of Utah. Salt
/ Lake City. Jan r. 1893
/ To the Legislature Of the State Of Utah:
{ Complying with the requirements or the
! constitution. that the governor SHALL COM
l r1uufcate by message to the legislature at
/ its regular session the condition Of the
/ state. I take pleasure in submitting to the
I eighth legislative assembly OF the state
l Of titan a statement Of the general con
| ditions Of the several state departments
and institutions. with suggestions as to
/ the needs Of various branches Of govern
ment as shown by reports OF the officers
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