Show 1 1 POST I IS DECLINED BY HAROLD fABIAN Local Attorney Cannot See SeeWay SeeWay SeeWay Way Clear to Accept Offer Offer Of Of- fer of Assistant Attorney General of United States Harold P. P Fabian of or Fabian Clendenin well known attorney attorney attorney ney today declined the position of United States Stales assistant attorney general to succeed William D. D RIter also of Salt Lake whose resignation resignation resignation tion wa was announced yesterday esterday I Senator Reed need Smoot yesterday filed written indorsement recommending recommending I mending Mr Fabian for the position position position tion and Attorney General Harry M. M Daugherty asked that Mr Fabian should appear at Washington for a conference While appreciative of the honor offered him Mr Fabian f feels els that his practise here demands his whole time and attention and that he must therefore decline acceptance In declining the position Mr Fabian Fabian Fabian Fa Fa- Fa- Fa bian made the following announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment It Is very complimentary to be recommended by a man of Senator Smoots Smoot's national prominence to the position of assistant attorney general general general gen gen- eral of the United When Senator Smoot was here early in th the fall he was goodenough goodenough good goodenough enough to suggest the appointment to me But circumstances so shaped themselves at Washington that both the time and the fact of Mr Riter's resignation became quite uncertain in view of which the tile matter was dropped Since then Beverly S. S Clendenin and I have established our offices and I do not feel that I can now leave our practise which necessarily necessarily ily fly requires our time and atten atten- tion Hence I am compelled to decline this honor |