Show A POLITICAL POINT SETTLED our Damo democratic cratic friends got together on saturday evening in primary convention venti oll in each of toe the live municipal the proceedings entire will be found in their proper place in our news columns to which those interested are referred one thing however it might be advisable to notice as a IS it raised and perhaps settled a point con corning which there has haa been some little controversy in the second ward or precinct the question was wag raised us he to whether or pot who bad previously participated in the independent or citizens 9 primaries were de barred from participation iu in the democratic primary A motion was made that all who had bad hereto ture lure acted with the democracy slid and those who intended to got act with it be entitled to participate and this ore cre abed a lively do debate tate a few holding stu stubbornly b to the position that democrats forfeited their political birthright by training with any other squad one of the be speeches to in opposition to this view was quite lengthy and set out the whole situation ii showed that the previous meeting was not dot strictly political in character but rather in the nature of a business busi nesa gathering in which all political ble elements ments joined for the purpose 01 cleansing the municipal augean stables ables Bt it being in brief a unica ot 01 the conditions presumed pres umea to be good in our midst against those known to be bad no mans political standing etan standi diug Dg was thereby impaired and each could pursue his preferred prel erred ideals the same as be tore lore the vote showed only turee dissenters to the proposition bro position so it may le ie regarded as settled that way |