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During the 47th congressional session (1881–83), Hubbs was dubbed as being one of four "[[carpetbaggers]]," and worked quietly on [[patronage]] for political supporters, in addition to pursuing matters important to his district.<ref name=ncpedia/>
During the 47th congressional session (1881–83), Hubbs was dubbed as being one of four "[[carpetbaggers]]," and worked quietly on [[patronage]] for political supporters, in addition to pursuing matters important to his district.<ref name=ncpedia/>
Hubbs was one of only seven House Republicans to vote against the [[Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/47-2/h272 TO PASS S. 133, A BILL REGULATING AND IMPROVING THE U. S. CIVIL SERVICE. (J.P. 163).]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved October 23, 2021.</ref> legislation sponsored by [[Ohio]] [[Jim Crow]] Democrat [[George H. Pendleton]] to replace the [[spoils system]] (which [[Radical Republicans]] effectively used in the post-[[American Civil War|Civil War]] years to ensure civil rights for blacks) with a bloated bureaucracy controlled by Democrats to discriminate against blacks. Under immense pressure, the vast majority of [[Stalwart]]s which had opposed civil service reform ultimately voted for the Pendleton Act.
In early January 1883, Hubbs was one of only seven House Republicans to vote against the [[Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/47-2/h272 TO PASS S. 133, A BILL REGULATING AND IMPROVING THE U. S. CIVIL SERVICE. (J.P. 163).]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved October 23, 2021.</ref> legislation sponsored by [[Ohio]] [[Jim Crow]] Democrat [[George H. Pendleton]] to replace the [[spoils system]] (which [[Radical Republicans]] effectively used in the post-[[American Civil War|Civil War]] years to ensure civil rights for blacks) with a bloated bureaucracy controlled by Democrats to discriminate against blacks. Under immense pressure, the vast majority of [[Stalwart]]s which had opposed civil service reform ultimately voted for the Pendleton Act.
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