Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-26
Mr.. Hubbard's Statement.
To the Editor ofnE Reiser.

"hhELlNS
s1R:-The statements Published by you
this morning respecting Mr.. Hugus do
him great Injustice as every one knows
who knows anything aboat the sf1alt. ii
tho.e statements related to myself / should
not ask you to print this, and only 90 so
because Mr.. Hugus fesls, as I do. that 1t is
due 10 him.
When Mr.. Tyler moved that Mr.. Rus.
sell be retained as counsel for the Board Of
Commissioners, Mr.. Hugus at once said
that Mr.. Rassell was out OF the city n
probably could not act as desired. Wnen
il became evident that this suggestion, IN
te ,ded to difsuade the Board from ma ming
Mr.. Russell, would not be needed, MIR.
Hugus asked t5e Beard to defer action a
msanent until be could consult. He came
across the room to me, and eaid that he
thought the Board should be informed
that Mr. Russell had been consulted BY
Mr., Atkinson. ] was not cou osel for MIR.
Atkinson, and had gone to the Commits
s;oners' room not in his interest, but in that
of Commiss;O 1erstlect Maxwell and Nc
Colloch. Up to that time Mr.
Russell's connection with Mr..
A,kiusoa's interests had not been
made public and sill / knew about 1t was
A statement I had heard that MI. Akin
son had sought to employ Mr.. Russell. but
not t5at Mr.. Russell wss acting as his ad-
wiser.
Bat from the way in which Mr.. Hugus
spoke to ME, l took it for granted that Mr..
Russell would no. act, and said 50 to Mr..
Huyus, and said further that the only
question WAS WHITTIER he should undertake
TO speak for Mr.. Russell, or leave the lat
ter 10 decline in his own way, and that l
thought the latter courss bsst, IA what we
might cay might not b, acceptable to Mr..
Rassell, and nothing worse than less OF
time would result from the delay until he
could return and decline for bimself.
Although this conversation was hurried,
ths Board grew inpatient, aad before we
could come to a satisfactory conclusion,
the President took tie vote on Mr.. Ty-
ler's motion and it was carried.
With the view OF preventing loss Of time
as fer as possible, / at once suggested to
Mr.. Tyler and t, Mr.. Cruise, not publicly,
but in a tone which any Of the Board
who were interested could have heard, that
from what l knew of Mr.. Russelrs en-
gagements the text day, I did not be.
lieve he could act for the Board, and that
il might be advisable for them to select
sons else to act if he could not. That
suggestion did not meet with favor.
Under these circumstlnceI any respon-
for the fact that Mr. RusselPs
position wasnOt Immediately stated TO the
Board doubtless attaches to me and not 70
Mr.. Bugue, even though did not then
fully understand Mr.. Russelrs position,
Is it supposed that either Mr.. HuguS or
was foolish enough TO believe Mr..
knavish enough to act as Judge in
a matter where he was reslly counsel for
psrty? If not, what is the point in
the publication re'peC ing Mr.. Hugus?
Or was il inspired by some one who feels
Tie necessity of diverung public attention
from his own antics by publications, no
how empty and and absurd, with
reie renee to Mr.. Hugus?
Respectfully Yours,
w. p. HUBBARD.
The last sentence of NJ. %IIubbsrd's card
takes the form Of a query, in which he be-
trays tie suspicion that possibly the REG.
TsTER article, to which he takes exception
on behalf Of Mr.. Hugus, Was inspired by
che who feels the necessity Of divert
ing public attention from his o wn acts.
Mr.. Hubbard may rect n sured that there
was no inspiration" Of this sort in the
REGISTER article. Oar accoun of the pro-
ceedirgs Of Friday morning, bsfo;e the
Board OF Commits ioners. YVES written upon
information furnished by gentlemen who
had been close observers Of the events Of
the session in question. These gentlemen,
and o'hera, since the issue of the REGIsTER
containing the article was placed in the
hands of the pablo, have endorsed the
publication.
OF course neither the members Of the
Board nor any one else knew the slbjst
matter nor the p1rpose of the private con-
versat:on held between Messrp. Hugus and
Hubbard. Had there been any public in
timation of the matter so under discu &ion, |
it is certain the Board would never have
selected Mr.. Russell, or having selected
him, would have rescinded IFS action, and
it is equally certain that in that event the
REGISTERS report would have bcea differ
ent from what il was.