Show TIlE LEAVEN WORKING I + Judge Bennett does not exactly coincide coin-cide with TUB DEMOCRAT in its policy C concerning the method to be adopted in fr formulating the tickets in opposition to the Church and State nominees nomin-ees He however advocates the it calling of Liberal conventions which shall appoint committees composed of equal numbers of Democrats and A it Republicans who shall nominate tickets 4 upon which each party shall be equally E Jtt represented their report to be submitted r to the conventions for approval or rejection a rejec-tion While this proposition has all the r elements of fairnes and is a long stride in advance of the methods hitherto adopted adopt-ed as a means of preventing partizan feelings from lessening the loyal vote it lacks an essential element so often referred re-ferred to in THE DEMOCRAT It does not afford the opportunityof gaining strength from the enemys ranks by free discussion discus-sion of the National issues which divide the two parties which are are willing to unite upon the local question ques-tion The position of Judge Bennett is conclusive evidence however that THE DEMOCRATS leaven is working and that it is only a question of time and probably proba-bly in the near futurewhen its policy will be adopted |