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Show iVMlU.l l'OMIICAL 10V.1TI01S. Utumans contemplating a aummtr trip to the Uaatern Htatra might with profit tiu tlulr excursions so aa to take In one or all of the great political convention to be held In the uear future. Hucli vaat gatherlnge afford a Sue opportuulty to atudy political character, and toaee howtheadalraof a great nation are manipulated. The National Ilepubllcan Convention Conven-tion will open lu Mlnneapolla on fueiday, June tbu7ttl, neatjuat three weeka from tod ty. Great preparations are being nixluto reoelre au I unto, tain not alonnthu oillolal partlolpMil In the conrontlon, bat all visitor ul trangen who may be present. The conrentlon will be held In the Uipoal-tlou Uipoal-tlou building, a atructure of about IttJO fuataquare, with a aeatlng capacity of l:,i)d irons. The National Democratlo Couren-tlon Couren-tlon will bo held In Chicago on Tuesday, Tues-day, June Slat, Just two weeka alter the opening of the Republic!!. It will meet III a "wigwam" tpoclally con. atructed for theocoaalon on the Lake Frout, cautlguou to the old expovltlou building where ') many pol Itlcal con. Trillions hare been heretofore held. There will be preaent 810 delegates end the aame riumtar uf altornatea. Democratlo conrentlon dlfler somewhat some-what from Ilepubllcan, owing to the i fact that the two-thirds rule prevail In I msmmmmm I the former, whll only a bare major. Ilyla requlrel In Ihe latter. Where i theiuare a number of caudlJat-a tho Jtwo-thlnla rule neeraaarlly crealea In erest, and In many files will dli-order. dli-order. Tho National Cournitlon of the People' Peo-ple' parly will heboid In Omaha on Monday, July the 4lh next, a day well odaptel for rhetorical auipliauailou. Polk, lljunnlly nnJ Wearer w III be 1 Iher rhlaparlr la ro-upusel of the Farme' AI lance and various allied reform moveineuts Aucir.llix to Ita j prigimiiji. the numiMir ul ilelrrntia will lie IT7I, tnnr fiminnl Coiurna. jul 11,111,1 In tile U.lllel liWM, an I right from each State In the I UmI.,h It limy safely be inllcted that Ha platform will omliln n fro allvrr plank lrrraclive of m.nelary oufereucet or what tbey propote to do. The Nathnal Conrentlon of the Pro-hlhltlou Pro-hlhltlou party will aatemble In the Mu.lo 11.11, Clncluaatl, on Juue th, ao that a tourist after feaailug en the gran leur ol D'unoracy In Chicago can repair to Porfcopull aud eluJy rtt. Joliu an I the coll water politicians. Trie call pro Ueafor 1141 deleatoa nud au iqiial number of alttrnatea. Mi. Victoria WojdhuH, now Die wife of an Kugllalimanot title, la Bald lo be a candidate fur the presidency. The date uf her cimrention la not yet died. HeralslerTennleClafniu Cook acoom, aolea her at resent In Chicago. Tho latter laly hat enteral a libel lull agalnat tbe Chicago MM for an enormous aum. There la a raoe lioreo named "Tenny," a particular favorite In pool circle by the lake aide., The Malt repertir got the two Tennlea mixed, and aacrlbed to one ailment and mishap which properly beletged to the other. Tenul Cook felt ag. grieved and I now ireklng the scalp of tbe JAiil editor, while the other Terinle rcmalnaqulte contented. The Wood-hall Wood-hall convention will be duly announced an-nounced if anything cornea of thla "boom" more than aound aud buncombe. |