Governor Bedle's first veto killed a bill to incorporate a Newark manufacturing and trading company on the grounds that this was special legislation. He vetoed at least five similar bills for manufacturing corporations and two for fraternal lodges in his first year in office.
Bedle's first decision to reject a bill aimed at creating a Newark business due to concerns about special treatment resulted in rejections of similar proposals for manufacturing firms and fraternal organizations within the first 12 months of his term as governor.