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Show MAY GET TOGETHER ON THE WEST SIDE Scheme Is Devised to Hold Mass Meeting Meet-ing and Agree Upon a Single. Candidate. Sectional representation is proposed by T. Parley White, state bank examiner examin-er and former deputy sheriff, who yesterday yes-terday ajppearcd as a candidate for city commissioner. Mr. White, who lives on tho west side, declares that there should be somo ono on the city commission with a close acquaintance of tho needs of the west side, and he proposes that all candidates for citjr commissioner living liv-ing on the west side agree to abide by the decision of a mass meeting of citizens citi-zens living west of Main street as to what candidate the entire west side shall support. An agreement embodying Mr. White's scheme has been prepared by him, and it was signed yesterday -by 'Mr. White and by J. W. Wilson, a west side merchant, mer-chant, who yesterday also appeared as a candidate for commissioner. Mr. White plans to request Arnold Q. Giauque, C. Prank Emory, Gustavo Bu8chman and any other west sidors who may bo candidates for city commissioner commis-sioner to sign this agreement. " The proposal pro-posal is that the mass convention shall nominate a west side resident for city commissioner, whoroupon all other candidates can-didates signing the agreement shall withdraw from the race. In support of tho plan Mr. Wiiite points out that there i6 at present no member of the city commission who lives on tho west side. Ho declares that it is of vital interest to the people of the west side to have one of their number num-ber on the commission. With so many candidates from the west side, howovef, he fears that there is little probability that any one of these will be nominated at tho primary election. If a sufficient number of candidates sign tho agreement agree-ment to make the plan feasible a mass convention will bo held on tho west side next week. |