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Franklin County: Alexander K. McClure to Eli Slifer, August 19, 1859

Summary:
McClure writes to Slifer about the upcoming election and his campaign schedule.


August 19th

Chambersburg

D Sir

I will be nominated on Tuesday next by the Conference by acclamation, but there is a terrible struggle before me. It looks now as if [unclear: Hill] will be my competitor. If so we will have a jolly time, and a doubtful contest. Nothing but Herculean efforts will save the district. It is naturally against me, and with Hill there will be a most desperate effort made to elect him. He is very timid about entering the race, but I think that if the party will give a cordial nomination

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he will stand the fight. Myers of Adams, is still in earnest & his county is entitled to it, but it is not improbable that he will be shuffled off by some arrangement.

On the 5th I will open the campaign & it will continue mightily until the Election, [unclear: Covey] will be with me the first week, or most of it. McMichael will spend several days with me in Adams.

Say to [unclear: Kunhel] that he must make his arrangements to be with me on the 3d 4th 5th & 6th of October. That is the time he can serve me best, and he will be thrown into

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our [unclear: leanest] districts, where he will have [illeg.] meetings. Tell him that the time I have named must be mine.

I will be in Adams from the 26th of September until the 5th of October. If he can be with me at any time there, I shall be glad, but to Frankling he must come.

I have send a check on [unclear: Bombeger] as you suggest. When I go down I will make satisfactory arrangements about it.

We will have a most earnest campaign, and will deserve a brilliant success. I hope to realize it.

Yours

AK McClure

Colonel Eli Slifer



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