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ALVA A.SWAIN
409 ERNEST AND CRANMER BUILDING
DENVER,COLORADO

November 19, 1915.

Hon. William Spry,
Governor of Utah,

My dear Governor:—

Personally, I do not believe in capital
punishment, but I want to express my appreciation
of the way you executed the laws of Utah in the
Hillstrom case. I also want to congratulate you
on the call down you gave President Wilson. The
President has developed a regular streak of
"buttinskyism". There was no occasion whatever
for him to interfere the second time in this case.
I think your telegram to him was apropo and just.

Mrs. Swain joins me in sending her
kindest personal regards.

Yours very truly,
Alva Swain