. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. tclosing most of the water front streets in Jersey City for its use; andShinn, fluttering five $100 bills in the face of the House members one morn-mg, declared that a railroad lobbyist had put the money under his pillowm the hope of buying his vote for the measure. The Assembly ordered aninvestigation by a special committee, of which Assemblyman Fiedler wasmade a member. In the Fall of 1879, Mr. Fiedler was picked by
. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. tclosing most of the water front streets in Jersey City for its use; andShinn, fluttering five $100 bills in the face of the House members one morn-mg, declared that a railroad lobbyist had put the money under his pillowm the hope of buying his vote for the measure. The Assembly ordered aninvestigation by a special committee, of which Assemblyman Fiedler wasmade a member. In the Fall of 1879, Mr. Fiedler was picked by the Democratic CityConvention as the candidate of that party for Mayor of Newark. Therewas strong agitation in Newark at the time for a strict observance of theliquor-saloon Sunday closing law; and the republicans nominated ThomasMacknet, President of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company ofNewark on that platform. Though no pledges were exacted of him, was understood to be for the more liberal policy. He overcamethe normal republican majority of the city and was elected by the largestmajority that had been given to any candidate for Mayor up to that 174 Fielder Before the expiration of his term, he had discovered frauds of a sensationalcharacter in the Auditors ofiice and irregularities in other departments, thatwere afterwards made the subject of grand jury inquiry. He was renomi-nated by the democrats for the Mayoralty two years later by acclamation;but the over-confidence of his friends defeated him. The majority againsthim however was only 200. The election of 1881 left the House of Assembly a tie—the democratswith thirty votes, the republicans with thirty. Captain Bruemmer, one ofthe thirty republicans, elected from the 8th district of Essex, died. Thatreduced the Republican thirty to twenty-nine and left the democrats inthe majority but still short one of the thirty-one votes needed to organizethe House. Governor Abbett ordered a special election
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