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Show IPBL1T1CAL FACTIONS OF GOUNCILAT WAS Democrats and Republicans Disagree Dis-agree as to Appointments: , Prohibition Reigns. Special to The Tribune, j LOGAN. Jan. ?. The Democratic and Republican factions in the city council have locked horns in earnest, over the matter of tho appointive offices in the elty. Friday night the mayor called n special meeting of the council, but the live member on the Demoeratie side sent word to him thai they would not be prcent. and they kept their word. They also notified the mayor. It is said, that they will not consent to the removal of any of the present Democratic officeholders. office-holders. The action of the Democrats in absenting absent-ing themselves from the meeting followed fol-lowed n similar aeiion of the five Republicans Re-publicans on the occasion of the rcKrubir meetiiig of the council which took pbu-e, Wednesday evening. Then the Dcmo-erals Dcmo-erals were present and prepared to do business, but the other live members did nor turn tip. Meanwhile the city-is city-is tied hard and fast on tho prohibition question, the dentists having joined the doctors and druspists in an agreement not lo write prescriptions, and thus hold up the operation of the law. |