, 1866-09-05
THE CAMPAIGN IN MICHIGAN,

The Campaign Commeucel-prpxpect
Isr1cht-Thc State Conycntton-Tl1c
SoIdlern' ern'Aesoclntion-Tl,c CopperllcaG
ConventlonK-Probab Rcsult Of Shc
Campaign. --..
[Cortespondcucc Of the Chicago Tribune.1
DrTno1r, September 3.
The political campaign In this State may be
said to have fairly commenced. The gallant
Republicans Of this inviucihle peninsula arc
first In the field With their State aud Cou-
gressIonal tickets aud they intend, as usual,
to be last and alone In the field, after tue
ballots are counted and the result declared.
Our Congressional delegation is now poll.
teal unit, and nc propose to keep IT so, by |
returning to the next Congress every Repre- |
sentative and Senator from Michigan |
staunclt Radical.
The political prospects are bright with US
never more So. There was time, lasting
for two OF three wceke, when tho only move.
ments observable In political life were those
made by General Custer aud other bread-and-
| butter men. The Democrats stirred v1gor.
ous1y to lead numbers to the Johnson move
| ment. To stranger in the State, It must
| hive seemed a. II the Radical party was In q
| profound sleep, ifnot positively dead. But
| VIC were sleeping with both eyea Wide open.
Perfect quiet was maintained until the John.
SON faction and the old Copperhcad taction
were perfectly Joined together, so that de-
ccption on their part was no longer possible
Thcn the Radical party leared to Its feet
full armed for batt1c, and lifted IN every
county and town its shining Standards
whose stars have never yet lighted the road
to retreat, nor failed 10 burn gloriously over
the disosdesly rout Of their foes
Following close aftcr the Philadelphia
Convention, the Republican StatcsConEcn-
tlon met and has placed III nomination the
the eufTrugcs Of the people OF Michigan:
it IL headed by Governor Cralto, renonliuIted
for d second tcrm--An hnnnr well deserved,
as hc has proved himself one Of me best
Governors, # not the best, the State has erer
i, | had. The remainder Of the ticket Is mainly
! composcd Of gallant md distinguished SOL
diers Of the Union ar1ny-~men who have
earned promotion at the hands Of tne peo,
b who ire absolutely certain Of . triumphant
Q election. Nor have the four Congressional
!: nominations thus far made been any less
Z we'll considered and excellent. The best
. and strongest men in the state arc onr stan
;. tions-thosc for Ind First and Second Dis
o | trIrts-are vet to be made. The present In
e .eu.nhents are F. c. Beau1en IN ihe First Dis
u trict, and Charles Epson in the Second Dls
.. trict-rood men and true. The Conventions
~ for these Districts arc to be held this week
ii ;: On Tuesday in the First District. At Monroe
ID and on Wednesday in the second District al
t. Niles. c..n.,,n
r. +ho saIaicrs formed an association OF 18th
tit tiIt Boys In Rlue,'' and have issued an address
y y 10 which not less than twenty thousan
io- names will be signed within the ns1t tW
At weeks The enthestasm theh a sinaca nyrr s st
be nrafrir. The names Of nearly every otact
e. ! of General Custer's old cavalry brigade hay
e.y been already received. and the roll Of his on
aud Rryates ater pesf
ID notcd can lead the true Union soldiers
- MichIran into the ranks Of thk rebels or
!m. nc Corp.rhcade. They follow the old dal
hs adhere to the old P5dnfftpes s:tes o
ed ed ci,Itor % Of The F1ee Prtsi, Chas. n. Taylor.
IeEs war. and bitter maligner Of the soldis
Fsed during the war to tn once o. Fostas;
4. has not tended to diminish the feeling Of Q
Mr. position among the soldiers to the Btead-ar
ling Butter movement. ). 49,.
Noa ,Sc The Democratic Conventions are ret TO
%gS Ky held. Their efforts will, probably, be 60
IT, IT, bined with those Of the B. and IS In
,;op Ffrtt and Fifth Congressional D1strle
:oa.. where their strength will be concentrate
lslas They cannot and do not hope to accompl
eses try and carry these two Congressional !
a. AZ trIcis If possible, as they are the two q
n 70 districts Of the State. In this, the First
md trict, the Bread -and.Battcr and the Dei
WA& | cratic Congressional Conventions art "
were held The same day, September 1eth, at
State s@me P.affs, f,4. tGa sa,na cardfdHfn Prnha
taad that candidate will bel. Logan ohiPman,
Of The neanest Copperheads In the State.
ito . 1nny. however, be Wells, not 80 mean,
] Fe. equally bad Chipmau il supported BY
! c!a. Eight Hour Leagues, which, 1n this dist,
1I1 ~ arc and have been Eun as bob tothe =
,bTes the Coppethcad kite, their organ b
i % b. edited - one Of the yilest Of Copper
i in editors during the war-eo vile that he ia
sncea In q strong Democratic district, and 10 c
,renF |. ts,1 ~ ~ Cnnyerhesd oYenn, e,Tbk !
,-t6e 1ntt " .uH ~ ittffS. +-sek III %b;a ~