J. H. Maybourn to Richard Yates

          Geneva Dec 17' 1864

Hon R Yates

Springfield Ill.

               Dr. Gov.  I had the pleasure of seeing Gen Fuller on Tuesday of this week _ but I had not the oppertunity of conversing with him as fully and freely as should have wished, as we were interrupted, but you have seen him here thus, and I have no doubt are fully satisfied that he is your tru friend as I am. I saw Mr Browne the member from Winnebago last Wednesday and had a full and free conversation with him, he is a good and pure man, and he is a friend of yours, he advised me he had the day before written you, his wishes are to support you and you are his first chose, with out any Exceptions, unless he is fully satisfied that it will not do to support you for the Senate on the ground of Intemperance,  he 

is tru and consistant temperance man, and he is such from principle, nothing but the fullest convictions that it will not do to give you his support for this reason alone will prevent you getting his vote, He seemed very anctious to see you, and converse with you himself. Please see him Early after his arrival at Springfield & speak to and talk with him fully for he is an honorable man and your friend, of heart truly, He also Expressed a wish for me to come up to springfield if possible, but I do not think that I would be of any service to you If I could run a way for a few days from my post at Cairo, if I did as God knows I would most certainly do so, Judge Nelson also went out with me and stopped off & visited Senator Lansing, Mr Lansing is now committed I saw him as I returned, and had very pleasent conversation with him. He can be indused to support you and I think he will he most certainly will unless Gen Fuller goes against you, and this again rests wholly in

(NOTE! This third page is a duplicate of the second page and I did not re copy it)

the question of (Softy?) on the one question, this you must know what I mean. If you get Fullers support you will (Louserry's?) & Browns I shall go out on Munday or Tuesday with Mr T.C. Moore of Batavia to see Mr Randall the member from De Kalb. I fear that he is in the market, but if Gen Fuller is with you we shall get him also as the Gen has a good deal of influence over him, as I am informed but I will work fully on seeing him, Judge Wilson will take steps to see Mr Sedgwick and he is truly you friend and will gladly du any thing in his power to aid, you, If there is any thing moore that I can be of any service to you advise me, and I will gladly forward Your wishes, Gen Oglesby must under no circumstances allow himself to be put up and his name used, for Senator, for if the good People of Illinois, or the army had for a moment supposed that under any circumstances but those of Death, he would have left the Executive chair, they never would have nominated him much moore Elected him. The People

have no confidence in the Lieutenant Gov- Either in his ability or integrity, (and should the Gov Elect suffer himself to Enter the list against you, and risk the Senatorship they will never for get, or forgive him, they will feel that they have been deceived and betrayed by him, and that he has placed _ or rather tried to jeopardize the best interest of this great State and Patriotic People by his selfish ambition, his tru friends will and should so advise him, if they are realy his friends, did I know him personly I should take this liberty but I do not). There are many things that I should like to say to you but it will not do to write them. (In great haste I am as Ever your true and humble friend

                                     J H Maybourn

P.S. The Chicago (click?) believe or pretend to think you are beaten and that you cannot rely on over 20 votes I do not.

Maybourn J. H.

Geneva Dec 17th 1864

Had a conversation with Gen'l Fuller and believes him to be your true friend- He and Judge Wilson also went to see Brown and Lansing- The former is all right except in the temperance question and will give you hearty support if he is assured you are not intemperate. Lansing will go as Fuller goes,_ He is going to see Randall and thinks he will be all right.

Gen'l Oglesby should by no means let his name be used in connection with the Senatorship_