The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-25
DIX REPLIES TO ROOSEVELT
DENIES THAT NE EVER MAD
ANY CONNECTION WIN AT RISf.
shows mat the wan Paper Company Ia
which We u interested Nas Net In.
VOWED len the suit to Whieh Roose,elt
Refers He Demands an ApoIogy.

Refers He Demands an ApoIoGy.
ALBANY. Oct. 2I--John A. Dix. Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, after
attending Senator Hills funeral this
af'-rnoon read he speech 81 Col Rooas-
VET ~ Ithaca to-day Wherein the Colonel
reiterated his charges that Mr. Dix was
connected with the wall paper trust.
MIR Dix thereupon reiterated that he had
no connection directly or indirectly with
any trust or combination whatever.
wall paper or otherwise. MIR Dix also
takes occasion Ia point ont Col Roose-
N"lts reckless uttsrances concerning him
IA this matter and he calls upon Col.
Roosevelt for the apology which one
gentleman owes 10 another for even in
voluntary misrepresentation
Mr. Dix issued the following statement
tonight in reply To Col RoOseV elts Ithaca
speech
MIR. Roosevelt in a speech at Ithaca
to-day again referred 90 nv connection
with the Standard Wall Paper Company
and repeated his assertion that am con-
nec'ed with the wall paper trust
He asserts that a MIR Walker. who has
made a abatement about the standard
Wall Paper Company. wrote a letter to
me which he claims I did not answer
charging me with being the owner %
stock in this company. The Animus back
81 Mr.. Roo-eyelt's charges il so plain
and his statements of fact are so in
accurate that ordinarily I would be jIsti- !
fled ia Diminishing them ContemptIously.
hut as he u now by universal consent the
slf-constituted spokesman for his party
and has taken upon his shoulders the
burden Of their entire campaign ] feel
that my connection With the Standard /
Wall Paper Company should once for all |
and IN the fullest form be placed beiorc
the people II the state. confident a. ! am |
that their Judgment upon this question |
will efectually dispose Of Mr.. RooseV elts
charges and show that INV letter TO Sr. !
Walker WAS frank full and fair. A. ! ia +,
tended II should he
In thu first place on October Is the
letter Of Mr. Walker dated October u.
which has been already printed. was
received NJ my homo at Thomson and
was called 10 my attention on the follow.
ing morning. and on October 10 I made
and had matted 20 his addross AZ the Park
Row Building. New York city. the answer
which has been published Whethsr the
United states Government delivered that
ett-r 10 Mr.. Walker In the ordinary course
u business and whether Mr.. Walker upon
Is recriIp reported the matter 90 Mr.
Roosevelt ara questions upon witch |
nav" no special Information but which
leave very willingly for decision Ia IN"
'ot"rs Of the state
tn history IA fun oT the STANDARD
Aall Paper companies IL a. follows
In 1894 IN" first Standard Wall Paper
pmpiny WIS incorporated under the
avs ~ ia" stat" Of New York with a
,pital stock of S25.hOO and began 80
'ss~in"ss nv establishing a plant for pro-
lncing wall paper az IN" village Of Sandy
iill IN Washington county With this
ompany. directly or indirectly either
" ownership Of stock or membership
n tn directory. or ia any manner. shape !
r form. ! was In no way or At any time
r place connected. THIS company con ,
Inu"d IN business until 1909. when IL was
dissolved and went ont 81 eXis-nce l
'ur,ng that lime az arm Informed. in {
h" years 1893 and 1899 the said STANDARD
all PAPER Company made contract for
h" delivery 81 ts output TO IN" Con- ,
mental Wall Paper Company. the 40 q
allied trust and It was made one Of the :
"fe1d,nt- m IN" Noight case. referenc.
- Nflifl VI EhNbNFNf'V mas mace q
m IsI3 the second STANDARD Wall Paper 6
pmpanv vas organized IN this state. a
nh capital stoct Of o. $50. on. and !
ought among other properties the plants -
nj manufactured goods 81 the old q
tAndArd Company I
This second Standard Wall Paper Com I
any has never had any con necton %
nv kind direc, or indirect With Anv n
A.. l.
n - business in open competition with o
u other manufacturers in the same line =
business, forty or more IN number. and
'-day - seeking business az the best
roe which - can obtain IN the open
lark"t and without alliance understand n
* or agreement With any other company.
nv Arm or any individual
4 became for the first time in Anv wAv a,
pnnectsd with this second company in n
M when ! acquired twenty one shares n
stock and IN June. isO7. | increased these nj
oIdIngs nv tine purchase Of other stock p
> as now n own ninety-one shares ~ =,
ock ont 81 ~ 30 issued shares. ~ that 7
" holdings are thre~-quart~r. 81 1 per II
ant ~ the capital stock became a OF
ir"cfor ~ the SAID second Standard Wall 70
ap~r Company IA June. 1907. but have "
4 repeat nov with all the emphasis Iol
nv command my previous assertion II,
iA' am not connected directly or in ~
lrectly With any wall payer trust. never ID
~ned directly or indirectly any Of tn. ri
Ock or securities 81 the Continental e,
'all Paper Company and never owned oi
recily or indirectly any ~ the stock or :"
~ IN. standard Wall Pap-r =
ompany. which was q defendant in the
ton tried before Judge Iurton
In February 1919 when the Supreme
puri 81 the United States handed down
% decision referred 10 nv Mr. ROOSEVELT.
}" standard Wall PaTer Company.
h'ch was one 81 the defendants re-
rrrd - had been already 1--WE years out
'Nisi"nc- aud with that Sfandar ri
,mpany ! never had any connection
own an Investment ninety one shares
stock ont 81 a 'oial of ~ or is-,Ied
ares of the present standard Wall Paper
pmpany and make no apology for such
'Tka bt.ainaas 81 the rr.n,uanw | .