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Show I I : I I . I I DIPLOMAT DIPLOl\IAT DIPLOl IAT \ TO SUCCEED LATE LATECIIARLES LATECHARLES LATECHARLES CIIARLES CHARLES W . NIBLEY , . IS BELIEFSalt BELIEF BELIEFSalt Salt Lake City , Utah , March 20It 20-It 20 It 20 -It It - . Itis I Iis iis is believed by many close to the execu execu- executive executive - execuItive execu-I execu I tive offices of the L D S church that thatI thatJ thatJ thatJ J Reuben dark Clark , Jr , recently resigned resignedI resignedUnited resignedUnited resignedUnited United States ambassador to MexIco Mexicowill , resignedI I will , . ill be named to succeed the Iate late lateCharles lateCharles Charles W Nibley as second counselor counselorto counselorI to President Heber J Grant at the theforthcoming theforthcoming I Iforthcoming forthcoming conference of the churchI churchThe church churchThe The first presidency in m a pre-election pre election preelections preelections'atement pre-electionstatement pre electionstatement - churchI I s atement s'atement satement ' last November No\ember No ember Nosember \ said that the thereelection thereelection there-election there election re-election re election - or defeat of Reed Smoot Smoothad Smoothad Smoothad had no bearing on the selection SmootI of a apelson aperson apel I pelson person son to fill flll the vacancy made by the thedeath thedeath thedeath death of President Nibley but that thatthey thatthey thatthey they were waiting until certain certam condi condi- conditions conditions conditions - tions de\ de des de deeloped \ , eloped which would make makepossIble makepossible makepossible possIble the naming nammg of a successor successorThese successorThese successorThese These conditions observers declare declarewere , were ' \ ere whether or not Ambassador Clark Clarkwould Clarkwould darkwould would tender his resignation to a new newUruted newUmted newUnited Uruted Umted States president as is the cus- cus custom custom cus custom - tom and ha\e ha e hae hate \ , it accepted , , orouId or \\ouId ouId would wouldcontinue ' \ wouldcontinue ouIdcontmue contmue continue on at his post in Mexico MexicoCIty MexicoCity MexicoCity MexicoCityA CIty MexicoI I CItyA A movementas movement \ was \\as as on foot to have Mr Mr.dark Mrdark . . Clark , , a R Republican ub1ican , , continue contmue on at athis athis I his post under a Democratic administrrton adminis adminis- adminisI administration - tr tration trrton tIon ) but he refused This observ observ- observers observers observers - - ers believe beheve , , tends to bear out their theirI theirclaIm theirclaim theirclaim claIm that he is returning returmng to Salt Lake Laketo Laketo Laketo to accept the position of ccond second secondcounselor secondcounselor ccondcounselor counselor to President GrantMr GrantMr Grant GrantMr Mr dark Clark . handed his resignation to toPresident toPresident toPresident President Hoover some time tune prior pnor to toMarch toMarch toMarch March 4th After spending spcndmg several severalda severaldays severalda da days s in m New York on private busmess business busmessland businessand businessand land and the rest rcst : of the time in Washing Washing- Washington Washington Washington - ton conferring with State department departmentofficials departmentofficials departmentofficials officials he returned to Salt Lake Sat- Sat Saturday Saturday Sat Saturday - urday - - - |