The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-06
SPRY IS HOME
FROM THE EAS'
Executive and Party Have r
turned From Attending
the Launching.
SINGS THE PRAISE OF
BIG FIGHTING MACHIN
Details His Trip, Which Wa
Extended to Boston and Mas
SacbusettS Points.

After delay of eighteen hours
account OF the severe storms in /
easG Governor SPry and party return
TO the city carly Wodresday morni
from attending ,he Christening OF 4
battieship uish at Camden. y. j., ID
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The governor was husy at his off
Wednesday. but found plenty OF time
sing tho praises OF the newest and lar
est hattleshir In tho United States ma,
lie declared that everything in conne
ton with IN" christening was as perfc
a. could be, and WAS warm IN his oral
of thc treatment accorded tho offic
Utah delegation nj that event
The itah narty vns Joined In Phi
ielphia by - delegation OF Utah peoy
from Washington and also large nuI
New York. 20 that IN" state was "
represented at ;h3 ceremony.
Howell Unable to Attend.
Senators Smoot and sutherland a
Mrs Joseph Howell were among 1
Washington delegation. Congressna
Howell was unable 10 attend ON accou
Of peculiar accident which befcll n
the morning the party l"ft Washlngt
for Philadelphia. lie had been TAXI
when the physician called 10 treat
prior 70 Mr. Howrl's departure hs d
cldCntally cGj an artery which blcd
proiuscly that lie was unable 10 ma
tho trip
Upon the arrival OF the party at Phi
deiphia tho members were met by Lie
tenant Commander Pearson. a utal
and Frank Pierce uf salt Lake City, a,
assistant secretary OF tho Interior Coz
maOdcr Pearson gave dinner In hor
Of the governor on the evening OF
arrival. al which he authorized Govern
d n q es,1g gftI In
Miss Norris of New York.
Governor Spry stated that tho ofiicIi
Of TN" New York ShipbuildinG comra
declared tho launching TO be the mS
successful one ever held.
Makes Visit to Boston.
From Philadelphia the governor =
his party went TO New York and spe
Christmas with Utah people. From N
York they went 10 Boston and the 60
crnor visited relatives in Winthrop, Ma
Trol there they went 10 Washingt
and thence returned home.
While I'm Washington. Governor Sr
called upon Secretary of the Inter
BallinCcr 10 make inoniry aa TO Ian
Withdrawn from the southern part
The state on account OF supposed OIL
posits, The secretary assured the 20
crnor that the lands were only te1
porarily withdrawn. pending investie
tion. II they prove 70 bc more Valozl
Tor farming than for tho mineral or
they will be released and thrown op
To entry under the Carey act.
Owing 10 the fact that President II
was i'm New York attending the weddi
o. his niece. The Utah party failed
see the NATIONS chief executive
Merely Coincidence
AS to the idea which prevailed
some extent throughout tho east u
Senator SJnoot or the president OF
Mormon church. or any one olso frf
Utah. had anything To- do with f1i
the date OF the christening. or even ma
any suggestions In that matter, there|
absolutely nothing to it said tho 80
ornor Wednesday. The fact that
date happened TO fall on the anniversa
OF Joseph Smiths birth WAS really {
lncideuc The shipbuildins company s
the date for the launching and Was alo
responsible for that II chose the Garlic
possible data for fear OF the river tree
ing and ncccsSita Ting 4 postponcment.
the launching un,il spring and thero|
delaying further work on the vessel
cit would have pleased the Utah del
gatlou better II the launching had be-
hold at later date and not so close
tho holidays, As many more could hA'
attended the launching from this statc-
II am positive that senator Suio
made no reference in his speech on Oh
occasion to the fact that the christie
Ing came on Joseph Smiths blrthd'
anniversary.