Election Address by Cowan 'To the Electors of the Guildford Division of Surrey', headed 'PEACE RETRENCHMENT and REFORM!'

Three pages in a bifolium on art paper. Leaf dimensions 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Aged and worn, with chipping to extremities, but with text and illustrations clear and complete. Cover carries a photograph of Cowan (10.5 x 6.5 cm) enclosed within a golden border, surrounded by eight British flags, and flanked by illustrations of a soldier and sailor. It is headed 'PEACE | RETRENCHMENT | and | REFORM!', with the photograph flanked by 'An Efficient Army.' and 'A Powerful Navy.' At the foot of the page: 'MR. W. H. COWAN | (Liberal and Free Trade Candidate).' The address, in small type, covers the two central pages. Ends with a declaration of the policies he is 'in favour of', including 'One Man one Vote, and the Enfranchisement of Women' and 'Better Housing for the Working Classes in Town and Country'. Cowan won the seat.