STILL THREE CORNERS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 89, 17 April 1925, Page 6

STILL THREE CORNERS

A CHECK TO ARBITRATION

STILL HOPES OF MUTUAL

AGREEMENT,

Yesterday was a particularly busy .r-':?°. a _v"). rryin ß ; day to those concerned ■■ with the selection of a non-party candidate for the Mayoralty. Messrs. .....Norwood and Forsyth and their committees, together with the officers of the Civic League, spent practically the full day. in endeavouring to reach a --mutual agreement as to a means for avoiding a three-cornered contest. The suggestion that the matter should go to arbitration was acceptable to both candidates, but it was not till evening that tho personnel of the tribunal was agreed upon. Mr. R. A. Wright was nominated by Mr. Forsyth, Mr. John .Hutcheson by Mr. Norwood, and finally after the consideration of .1 large nuraber of possible adjudicators, the candidates agreed upon Mr. D. G. Clark : Commissioner of Taxes. It \yas agreed that a meeting should be held m the Mayor's room, Town Hall, at 10 o'clock this morning, to discuss ....:.J«Hy. .the. whole position, and, further, it was agreed by both candidates that they would abide by the decision reached as to which should withdraw from the contest. It was anticipated that the discussion would occupy at least a couple of hours, but, as a matter of fact it occupied not very much more than two minutes. . , . "Mr. Clark informed us," stated the ■Mayor when .seen by a "Post" reporter, "that objection hud been taken to his acting as arbitrator in this matter as he is a member of the Civil Service, and as such his action is contrary . to., the Civil . Service regulations. He left, therefore, that he could not proceed, and declined to act. Word of the new position was immediately despatched to both Mr. Forsyth and Sir. Norwood." -