I received your letter Some time since that you sent me from Urbana. on the Subject of our Senatorial election.2 I had my eye on that— ere I received your letter–I immediatly wrote Davis at Danville— on the Subject and urged him to become our Candidate I also wrote Marshall. I have not up to this day rec^d[received] any reply from Davis Marshall Says: that Davis is the man, my County is for Davis & so is Cumberland.

My object is to call on you, to write to Davis & urge him to become the Candidate3 I know he is the Strong man in the Dist.[District] & we can beat the Democracy with him— with any other man— I fear.— Tom Marshall & Jno. W. Blackburn are both willing to be Candidates. if it is the wish of our party. Both are good— men, But neither of them are the men for this Race— they are both too objectionable to the masses. One a Banker & the other, no personal popularity, aside from his party & not even a favorite with them— & looking over the whole Dis^t from the stand point— I do. O L Davis is the man–4

Now write him— & urge him to come out

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at once– I shall write him again this day upon this Subject–Dick Oglesby is a candidate for Congress– I will just say one word as to that—He is not our man– We are for Bromwell– 5James Steele I think will be our Candidate I think for the legislature–6 I am annoyed to death with, requests— & urgeings— to be the Candidate for the legislature myself— they say that no doubt would be about my election

But I cant— run; I am doing all that one man can do for the party— & I say that we can & will elect a Republican

Now let me urge you to write Davis— this is important–We will hold our Co. Convention on the 29 Inst. to elect Delegates to State Convention7 we have a full Delegation Munsell & myself will be on hand as 2 of the 7.