An Appeal To Democrats

Detroit, Oct. 31, 1898.

To the Democrats of Michigan:

The election of 1898 is one of the most important in the history of the state. Victory is easily within our grasp. We have only to poll a greater proportion of our vote than our opponents, and we shall be successful. The vote for the democratic candidate for president in this state in 1896 was 15,000 larger than the republican vote for president in this state in 1892, and was greater than any total ever before polled by the republicans of Michigan. There have been many accessions to our numbers from the republican party in the last two years, and many democrats who opposed our ticket in 1896 have returned to their old allegiance. The recruits from these two sources render our party more formidable as they render our opponents far weaker than in 1896. Success is certain if we but put our shoulders to the wheel, and work with a will all together as we did in 1890 when we elected Edwin B. Winans, the governor of glorious memory, and our entire state ticket. The conditions of the two campaigns are very similar. There is again a great and general revolt in the republican party against the head of the republican ticket, and if our party vote holds true to our own superb candidate, we shall elect him as surely as election day dawns. Let us do everything in our power to bring out the full democratic vote in Michigan, and we shall share in one more victory on the 9th of November.

Faithfully yours,

Daniel J Campau,

Chairman.