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Show FUHSie AGENT. mm vhm Commission Will Make Another An-other Attempt to Fill It Monday Evening. Tho office of purchasing agent bc-camo bc-camo vacant at noon yestorda when Warron C. Boguc closed his office for the Saturday half-holiday. Ho left for tho cast during the afternoon, nnd when the office opons Monday morning there will bo no purchasing agent in chargo. It is expected tho commission will mako another attempt Monday night to fill the vacancy. Commissioner "Lawrence "Law-rence will submit a name and if his candidate docs not receive three votes it is understood that the other commissioners commis-sioners will attempt to name a man themselves. If they succeed it is likely that David D. Cook, secretary to Mayor Park, will become purchasing agent. Ho still has the avowed support of Commissioner Commis-sioner Morris and Mayor Park and it is expected thnt llober M. Wcll3 will join with them in caso Commissioner Lawrence's Law-rence's nominee docs not recoivo three votes. Commissioner W. H. Shearman said yesterday that ho would insist thnt tho ordinance giving the commissioner of any one department the sole powor of nomination for any position under his department bo followed to the lottor. If such is done, Mr. Lawronco will have to keep nominating man after man until un-til somo one on whom throo commission-nrs commission-nrs will ncrrnn is named. Tho other commissioners, however, aro talking of having the matter taken up in a caucus mcctiug for the purpose ot agreeing upon someono for tho finance commissioner to recommend. If the fiuanco commissiouor agrees to a caucus then he will bo pledged to nominate nom-inate any man whom thrco other commissioners com-missioners favor. Commissioner Heber M. Wolls said yesterday that ho was still entertaining hopes of putting in Spcncor Clawson for tho position on tho theory thnt the mayor may-or and Commissioner Morris would switch to Clawson, in caso thoy cannot appoint Cook, rathor than yote for Commissioner Com-missioner Lnwrcnco's nominee Until the position is filed, it is probablo prob-ablo thnt Mr. Cook will be assigned tem- Sirarily to tho purchasing agent's work, o has douo tho work herctoforo in emergencies and is familiar with it. |