The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-04-01
Trouble Among the DemOcracy-A
Split in the Williams County
Repudiates and Secedes.

Split IN the Ranks-W liiiaIlS county
Repudiates and Secedes.
The democratic Convention Of the Tenth
Congressional District met at Toledo on the
23d, and nominated W. D. Hill, of Defiance,
as their candidate lor Congress. The conven-
ton was farfrom harmonious, and before the
nomination the Williams County delegation
protested because a repudiation resolution was
not passed, and marched out of the hall,
shaking the dust from their shoes. The re-
solutions adopted favored the immediate re-
storation OF all the States; declared the regula-
tions Of the elective franchise to be reserved to
the States; demanded one currency for all; in
sisted on economy; the reduction Of the army
and navy; theabolition of all political instrum-
entailties designed to secure negro supremacy;
the reduction and exemplifcation of taxation:
the repeal or modification of the tariff; taxation
of government bonds; winding up with the fol-
lowing:
T. That we regard the reconstruction acts
$50 called Of Congress, as such, as usurpations,
and unconstitutional, revolutionary and void sa
g. That we are in favor OF the repeal of ex-
isting laws regulating the naturalization of
foreigners, and in favor of such an enactment
as will elothe them with all the rights of citi-
/ zenship upon their becoming actual residents
/ of the United States and taking an oath of al
| legiance thereto.
The Blades report of the Convention says:
After the reading of the above resolutions
Fisher, of Williams county, protested against
their being adopted, and urged that minori-
| ty report be made favoring repudiation His
/ delegation were instructed to not act in the
convention, unless it took ground for repudia-
| diation. A majority of the Democrats in his
| county were for reputation, and his delega-
ton would feel compelled to withdraw from
/ the Convention unless such resolutions were
adopted. A member insisted OH the resolu-
/ tions being read a second time which was
then done. A vote ON the adoption of the re-
/ solutions was then taken and the same were
adopted, their being but slight opposition.
/ Immediately on the announcement of the
result, the Williams county delegation with
drew from the Convention.
| On motion, the nomination of candidates
was declared in order, and Mr.. H. P. Platt of
/ Toledo, in behalf of the Lucas county delega-
ton, nominated W. D. Hill of Defiance, as
| their choice
| The nomination was seconded and Mr. Hill
/ was declared the unanimous choice of the con-
vention by acclamation.
In respose to loud calls from all parts of the
house, Mr.. Hill accepted the nomination in q
brief speech, in which he expressed regret at
the action Of the Williams county delegation,
and closed by saying that there were enough
Democrats in this district to send him to Con-
gress in 30 days, with commission in his
pocket.
Remarks were then made by Mr.. Lockwood
Of Toledo, Right of Putnam county, Dodge of
| Wood county, and others,
The convention adjourned about 8 o'clock,
without a cheer for their party or candidate.