New-York tribune., 1910-11-08
STINSON STILL AFTER DIX
demands Answer to Tariff Ques-
tions in Prompt Reiolnder.
REPLIES TO SUGAR TALK
onotes Taft and Wickersham IN
Support of His Action IN
Customs Cases.

- -F7s last day Of the campaign MI
s..-,son finally succeeded in stirring Nj
Te,, ont Of his deep silence long enough TO
send 2 return telegram 10 New York IN an
syrer Il, Mr. Stlms0ns Saturday night mes
sage. The Democratic candidate however
faiied 70 reply 10 a single one Of Mt. sum
sons direct questions except 10 say that
hc would not favor the repeal Of the anti
rsCetrsck gambling laws.
His stand on the tariff. in declaring him
.oIf politically for q reduction but person
ally for an increase on the commodity ne
manufactured Nj Dix ignored entirely in
his answer TO Mr.. Stimson, and he similarly
ignored Nfr. Stimson's questions concerning
MS real attitude 10 the workingmen Of the
state.
Immediately on receipt of The DIX mes
SAGE Mr Stimson sent him a return tele-
gram. in which he replied frankly and fat
II u each OF M Dix's insinuations con-
oeruiuE Mr. S1inson's prosecutions as Dis
trict Attorney. and said the President and
Attorney General had put themselves on
record as saving that Stimson's recoveries
+or the government were the largest actual
recoveries ever obtained for The United
states on such claims.
IT his return telegram Mr.. StImson then
repeated the questions OF his Saturday mes
cage. asking that Mr. Dix put himself
record on al the other questions, as he had
cCne on the ant-gambling laws question.
DIX viii Answer Ne More Questions
il vas said Tor Mr.. Dix at Democratic
headquarters IN This city late yesterday that
a,. would not answer any more questions
from NJ. Srimson-
Mr.. Stiuson's telegram, sent yesterday to
The Democratic candidate at his home in
Thomson was as follows:
have lust received YOUR statement At
Ter evaGirE specifically pertinent questions
which have addressed TO YOU all through
.ris campaign. you make certain lnslnua-
-io1s a. 70 my conduct a. criminal prose
SUBSTANTIALLY all Of these insinuatiOns
Rere made by you ~ Buffalo on October %
within an hour and a half after receiving
a copy Of yO-r speech made spec1nc al
sver thereto al Niagara Falls, which an
sWe~ evidently sllenCeG you until now
N0W. At the last moment Of the campaign.
You repeat these false inSlnuauonS. eNl-
denJy 10 divert attention rom your o"H
failure to answer my questions NeNeTJlle-
Jess. I am willing again 10 answer specil-
caIIy and categOricaily the questions Wh-ch
are implied in your insInuatio1s
FirS1-As 10 your remarks about M Iees
for tire sugar Prosecutions. I have TINS 10
lay. 7 have been paid by the government
for my work Up 10 August !. ana 90 nol
now expect and never expected 10 reC-i
further compensation for work prlOT 10 IIlAL
date, which includes the Heike and '5erp-
r,nt cases. tried -aSI MAY AFTER oelICt-
IDE my expenses and the shares of my
partners. ] have received from q. IIltse pc
u-ur~ including also all my private prac-
ice for that year and a. quarter. leSS illdA
So po. This = less than the average amount
which Z was receiving from my private
IRA .tiCe before I became District Attorney
During that year and quarter / collected
EietiuE every man except Benderna2el'
whom the grand jury indicted