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Show TH B POLIIICAL 3ITU ATiOK. The Ohio republican strvte convcu- t tion instructed ita delegates lo the Cinc'muftti convention to support Governor Hayes for the pudency . a The rennsylvania conwaiic-n in- 'v tructed for Governor lLirtr.nit. The New York repnblic;ui delcgAtes nre pletlged for Conkliug. Miiine find t Wisronsin are for Bkiine. The t Iudiana republicaua have put Morton forward aa their candidate. Couuec ticut has declared for Jewell, and Wyoming for Bristow. These states represent 202 electoral votes a little more than one-third of the total strength of tho convention, which will consiat of 730 members. Of these 262 delegates thirty-lour have been instructed or requested to support for the presidency James G. Blaine; thirty are instructed for O. P. Morton; twelve for Marshal Jewell; seventy for Itoscoe Conkling; fifty-eight for John F. Hartranft; forty-f ur for Rutherford 3. Hayes, and two for Benj. H. Bristow. The ten delegates from Vermont and the two from Utah were not instructed. The Cincinnati convention will be composed of 750 delefiates, of which about ooe-th:rd have already been iosmicted in regard to the presidential preferences of the republican conventions of their several states. Some of the seven candidates already :n the field are likely to receive an increase of strength from the states which have yet to elect delegates. del-egates. There is no reason to believe that Hartranft, Hayes cr Jewell will receive the favorable instructions of any other states. Blaine is more likely to capture a few additional conventions, con-ventions, and it is not impossible that he may head the vole on the first ballot at Cincinnati, and some efforts have been made to advance Morten's interest in the southern states. The Kentucky republicans will probably support Bnslow in the outset, and the same influences which controlled New York for Conkiinp may give him a predominating vute in some other states, and make him a close competitor com-petitor with BUine and Morton. ! So far the pUt forms of the several alate ronvenlions appear to have been formed on one modi.1. They oil declare for free, unsectarian public pub-lic schools and against any division of the school fuuds whatever. They make a leading point against the alleged southern tendencies of the democratic party, filun:: over again the battles of the rebellion; they eaiphasizo the demand for reform and the punishment of olllcial scoundrels, and declare that only the republican party is capable of a safe and progressive admiuistrat.on of the national government. On the subject sub-ject of tho tar if 1" there is no agreement, agree-ment, the Pennsylvania republicans demanding still higher duties, while Ohio pronounces for a revenue tariff, with incidental protection to our manufacturers. All the conventions declare for the resumption of epecie payments, thougu differing as to the proper time for such resumption, ome of them being in favor of adhering ad-hering to the 1879 law, and others expressing an indefinite opinijn upon the mbjecL A large number of republican and democratic conventions will bo held next month, and by the 1st of May we shall be able to form a more definite defi-nite conclusion as to the probable result of the national conventions, it being only evident at present that both parties will go into the-canva-i On a platform Uvoring economy and reform and free schools, and tii i. tho republicans will maintain tlicir rebel democracy plank and declare in favor of the speedy resumption of specie payments. Tho democr.ic; v.iil probably favor a revenue l.ir.li", ui.d attempt a compromise on I ho financial finan-cial question. The qutdtion (if cui.ti-dalet cui.ti-dalet on either Bide is yjt a diiii -alt and doubtful ono, |