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NV FAR news will have to take
M a back seat next week."
" said Uncle Harry.


Jimmy and Joe stared at
Uncle Harry for q minute or so and
then Joe said, How do you known"
well, I know all right. and know
more than that, too, boys" said Uncle
Harry. smiling. Maybe you'll think
I'm trying to make you believe I'm
prophet, but can also tell you the
city from which the most important
.news of the day will be received next
week. You'll see the dispatches In the
paper-columns and columns OF them.
with big headlines. and everybodyn pc
talking about this news"
what city will all this news come
from7" asked Jimmy:
Chicago" said Uncle Harry: won On
der II either of you boys can tell me
~ know-I known interrupted Joe.
The Republican convention that nomi-
mates the Republican candidate loa
President! Isn't that risht' oh0''
That's the answer" said Uncle
Harry. land you'll understand why l
. said the papers would have 10 mucn
news about the convention when Ten
nearly 700 reporters. artists and spec,a.
writer's there to write the news tor
the papers and the magazines.
TELL us about the convention. Uncle
Harry. When does II start ana VINO III
be nominated7" asked Jimmy;
.It starts next "wednesday June at
noon and will continue for three or iour
days-maybe five" said Uncle Harry.
1.-The meetings will be held IN Snlcaso
biggest building Of the k'nd-one on
Su,,dins is called the Coliseum. and the
convention will be attended nv ABOUT
900 people every day"
"Tbirteen thousand!' exclaimed Joe.
DO you mean that. Uncle Harry! why
that's more people than there arc ia
many good sized towns.
Yes, and there would be thousands
more who would be glad 70 attehd u
thew could get in. The Coliseum has
seats for Il, 400 people who have tickets
for seats on the main hoor; tne b pa meny
Officers OF the convention: so the total
number in the BUILDING will be close
to 1900. Pretty good sized AUDIENCE
boys" 90, ..roa
First there will be ss1 delegates and
the same number of alternate dele
gates" said Uncle Harry.
what are the delegates p asked Joe.
They are the men selected by the
Republican voters and politicians OF the
different states, who will vote on the
various men whose names are suggested
as candidates for the Presidentlai
nomination" explained Uncle Harry
Tho 'alternates' are what you mhgn.
call duplicate deegstesmm ta t whe the
places of any Of the regular delegates
who cannot attend. For example, II one
Of the delegates from our state Were IL,
or for any other reason could not atteno
the convention his place would De take zen
NV his alternate who would vote In ms
Mace others who will attend the con-
vention will be the Republican polti.
clans from all parts Of the country ana
their friends" -, -.
But yeu, haven't told us whoh DC
hc Emo, 1 haven't" said Uncle Harry,
Laughing. land for a very good rea-
son-i don't know. and no one . eise
knows for sure Many p eSpr,s, ~
pughes, a former governor OF rev
York. will be nominated. while many
others think Colonel Roosevelt VIII oe
selected. Some Of the other candiaa.es
Governor Mccall. of the same state
Governor Brumbaugh. of Pennsylvanla
Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin, henry
Ford, the automobile MANUFACTURED sH
Senator Egrton yo of os ssn. ssn Harding Of
Ohio. and former Vice President falr-
hanks. Of Indiana. Then again the con.
yention may select some man VINO 10, Oh
course well known but mentioned wnSse i as
has not DeeH
a candidate up to this time.
"How is Presidential Candidate
nominated" asked Joe.
"Well. the first couple OF days or
,he convention are devoted to the
transaction of preliminary business
speeches and reports of committees.
explained Uncle Harry Then wnen
n 'comes time to nominate, the secre-
tary of the convention starts calling
the roll of the States, beginning with
Alabama. II the delegates from that
state want to present candidate TOT
the nomination. one of their numner
gets IN and makes speech telilng
why he thinks Alabama's candldate
would make q good nominee. But II
Alabama has no candidate. the leader
OF the Alabama delegation announces
that ne will give his place to the dele
CATION from another State. and tnen
that delega ton presents Its choice. Ana
no they GO through the entire list or
states until all the names or All the
candidates have been presented Then
fine delegates begin voting-State by
state as the roll Ia called"
"How many votes does candidate
have to receive to be nominated?" ask
"in a Republican convention he has
In receive a majoritv-that Is. 81 per
cent or more" said Uncle Harry. I'm
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