The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-01
HERE'S FULLER'S RECORD
A Jekyl1 and Hyde Bust
ness, With Jeky1l
Left Out. :
How He Deceived B. F. Randolph
Attorney for City and Corpora
tions While Streets We're
Being Stolen.

the First Assembly District must be en-
tirely devoid Of any sense OF decency or
self-respect, or they would never have
nominated man like Charles w. Fuller
for Member of Assembly. How these
Republicans can expect men to vote for
such creature-men who know the pub
lie and private character of their
neighbor Fuller-is one of the mysteries
that cannot solve. The only conclusion
that have been able to reach is that the
Republican machine that moves the
party of moral ideas, had depended on
trusted that they had forgotten the many
shortcomings of the lawyer of the notori-
ous Eva Mann.
II this be true a brief mention of some
Of the many incidents in the public career
of Mr.. Fuller may be acceptable to all
men who respect themselves. l remem-
ber we'll when Fuller was first member
of the Assembly in 1887. That year a sue
cessor TO tine late Judge Randolph, of the
First District Court, was to be elected on
joint ballot.
Judge Randolph was Democrat, and
the Legislature was Republican. Judge
Randolph's sole ambition was to be re-
elected. He was at the time member of
the State Board of Education, and that
superIntendens oper au mt of Public 'Ine IDs
struction. This office Fuller want
ed. He knew that he had been
elected to the Assembly by accident and
1t was hopeless to expect second term.
Judge Randolph was old and feeble, an d
the cunning Fuller, in his oily and willy
manner, sought an interview with him.
The result of the confab was that Full
Ter convinced Judge Randolph that
q person building a Judicial position
oh nr1l nf ho hof nd hu norfu hot
he should be above party and indepen-
dent, and then came proposition that If
Judge Randolph would cast his Demo-
cratic vote for Fuller for Superintendent
Of Public Instruction, he-Fuller-would
vote in joint meeting for the reelection of
Judge Randolph.
TRUST THAT WAS DECEIVED.
The old gentlemen believed what was
told him and his vote made Charles W.
Fuller State Superintendent Of Public
Instruction.
Did Fuller keep his part of the agree
msnts
then the party whip fell across his shoul-
ders and like whipped cur he fell into
line, and in caucus and In open meeting
voted for William P. Douglas, the Repub-
ican candidate, and Judge Randolph
was lefs to ponder oyer the depravity of
some men. A Republican Assemblymen,
VINO saw Fuller vote, inuttered audibIy,
Judas Iscariot."
IL not this nice record for man who
asks to be sent to the Legislaturei
But more recently this man Fuller, has
shown to win greater degree his du-
pltcity and treachery. He succeeded in
joining the ring which, under the leader
ship Of himself and ex-Mayor John
Newman, worked 30 much damage
to the interests of the City of Bay
onne Fuller is one of the attorneys
of the Standard OIL Company. and
also of the Atlantic Dredging Company y
and the Bayonne City Terminal Railway
Company. These strong influences were
sufficient to secure him the Office of Cor
poration Attorney of Bayonne City. The
corporations had use for a man in this
office. and they knew Fuller was the man
schemes which they wished TO put through
to the injury of the city and they knew
that with lawyer who would fight for
the city these schemes would not be sue
cessful. Fuller. while City Attorney,
neqer opposed these two corporations,
but aided them all he could.
AS CORPORATION COUNSEL.
1t was Fuller who, while Corporation
Attorney of Bayonne. permitted the
Mayor and Council to receive, May 6,
1890, petition from the Bergen Neck
Railway Company to vacate six streets
and to grade East Twenty-eighth street
W Sult llSClls anu W kldut UuG pelltlOu buo
same night. AS the law officer of the
city Fuller did not interpose single
objection to the stealing OF six streets in
one night He did not even ask for a
weeks delay to examine into the matter.
Why was this?
the time one OF the attorneys of the rail-
road, and he was serving both bosses-the
city and railroad-at the same time.
Is not man like this delightful sub
ject for the suHrages of respectable men?
John Newman thinks SO now, but very
mournfully, for it was the task of carry
ing Fuller that broke his back last
spring and defeated him for reelection
for Mayor.
The steal of the six streets in Bayonne
was contested by Ralph G. Packard with
an injunction, and when the Vice Cham
cellor rendered his decision, he de-
nounced in severe language the acts of
A still later case of Fuller's duplicity
was exposed when the Board OF Free
holde9s laid out the route for the new
County Road. The Freeholders originally
decided to pass through Avenue A.
ANOTHER DEAL
Solon Humphrey and Martin r. Cook,
VINO own much very valuable land on
this street, petitioned the Freeholders to
select Avenue B for the route. Fuller
was at this time Corporation Attorney.
Humphrey and Cook employed Fuller to
have the change made. He. as the rep
reseutative law officer of the city, en-
gineered the scheme for the change and
the Freeholders consented, provided the
pipes OF the Standard Oil Company were
removed from Avenue b. Fuller, who
was also one of the attorneys of
the Standard Ou Company, said he would
attend to this, and he did. Only himself
and the company know what bargain was
struck between them to secure the re-
movai of the pipe line. The inducement
must have been great, for the Standard
Oil Company Is not noted for its charity.
So In this act you have Fuller employed
to project the city from individuals aud
corporations full Of greed; you have him
as the paid Attorney of two millionaires
whosdid not care for the city, providing
their private interests were benefited,
and you have him as the paid instrument
OF the Standard Oil Company, the ac-
knowledged foe of every city in the
Union.
Now, is not this Fuller a beauty2
The other night, at meeting in the
First district, a speaker was comparing
Fuller to Thomas Magper, the Democratic
candidate. He said:-
They are both our neighbors; we have
known them long. When you see them
on the street the only outward difference
observed is that Fuller Is better dressed"
YES" shouted Conrad Miller, tailor,
''and he owes me $206 for making that
difference" (Howls Of derision at the
brazen Fuller.
That this fellow Fuller, who sought the