Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-09-23
Judge Fitch.

nomination OF this gentleman reelection to tn
udgeshp in this district has created deep rooted feen
in the republican ranks against him He has lost the con
hdence Of all honest by bis upon tho bench
for the past few years. and many Of his party
termned to vote against him. II another candidate i,
brought out for that Office The leaders of that party
show what they could make the Of their party do
what abiect slaves they had become. From the feeling
manifested here rather think they have asked too much
Of men who have regard for honest administration
law and more than rebel will be iound in the
camp. good, sound lawyer, no matter to what political
party he may belong, be elected Judge Fitch
All that is necessary is for to out who
the confidence Of the voters Of the district and he
elected.
The above extract appeared in the Mes
SeRger of the 9th. Last week we chose to
say nothing about the matter, thinking that
the assertion of the Administration organ
was too silly to require any notice, But the
systematic and persistent false statements
made by the democratic papers of the dis
trict require some notice.
So far as our knowledge extends, ma
jority, in truth nearly the whole of the Re
publicans of Sandusky county are well sat
isfed with the nomination of Judge Fitch,
and we are fully persuaded that he will re-
ceive almost the unanimous vote of the Re-
publicans of the county, and we also are as
sured that there are good men still con-
nected with the Democratic party who will
cast their votes for Judge Fitch There
have been trumped up charges insnuated
and carefully circulated throughout the
county against Mr.. F. whichthe originators
and retailers of know TO be wholly untrue.
They dare not make a bold and open charge
that can be met and disproved, but they re-
sort to statements similar to the one quoted
above, not sentence Of which is true
There is no "deep rooted feeling against
him." neitherdo Republicans intend "to vote
against him. He was fairly and honestly
nominated, and that nomination was made
unanimous in the Convention, by those who
voted against his nomination at first, as well
as by those who voted for it. We were in
that Convention ourself, and know whatwe
state, to be the fact.
That Judge Fitch has made good, hon
est and able Judge for the past five years,
no man can deny. That his decisions have
been received as sound law, cannot be dis
proved. That as few appeals have been
taken from his decisions as from any other
Judge on the bench of the State Of Ohio,
is susceptible of proof. His legal acquire
ments and experience, together with his up
right and straight forward persistence in
upholding the laws Of the State, which he
has sworn to support, demand that he shall
again be elected to sit on the bench which
he now SO honorably oceupies.
The locofocos of this district did not dare
to nominate a man of their own party, for
they knew they could not elect him, and
for that reason they have made an alliance
with Black Republican and induced
him to como ont as an Independent candi-
date, Sinking thereby to draw off enough
Republicans from Mr.. Fitch to elect this
bolter. We tell them their plan will not
be successful. The Republicans Of this
district have unlimited confidence in Judge
Fitch and they are going to support him,
aud his election may therefore be considered !
\ certainty.
What stories have been retailed here
against Judge +. we do not know, but We
lnhesitatingly assert that they are utterly
Untrue, and arc only told with a view Of de-
oating him. They ere not told BY Repnb- :
leans but they are told By democrats. Let
10 Republican then be deceived BY such
as are asserted by the Messenger, A
, by any Of the Locofoco party, but sus- g
sin and work for the ticket the s0kols tick n'
|, sustaining and vihdieating the character d
Jadge Fitch IS well as that Of every can p
idate On he ticket al