The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-01
STIMSON DEFENDS HIS FEES
LESS, NE SAYS, THAN 4 PRIVATE
PERSON World NAVE ram.
Moreover. Hes Proud Of His Association
with senator Rect ADd Doesn't DcaS
mat Hes Hen Attorney for COrpo-
ratiOns-Is COandeat mat IIe'II Win

mat Hes Hen Attorney for COrpo-
ratiOns-Is COnndeat mat IIe'II Win.
Candidate Henry l. S,inson ISN'T
going 20 attend the Republican dinner
! this evening. because n he Roes he will
have To make a speech. and he dozen Z
want 20 do anything like thai until after
next Tuesday ON that day Mr. Stimson
~ 10 receive the notification COMMITTEES.
/ but silent "a he was yesterday in regard
to platforms and matters % that sort
Mr. StImson said a word OF two about
his own career notably those Govern
msnt fees Of which there has been some
disc ssion II late One fact was thar
MIR StImson had never sent IN a blll for
his services after he resigned az United
States District Attorney: the figures were
fixed 10y Attorney General Wickersham
with tine approval Of the President
The sum % SSsOOn was the gross. said
Mr. Stimson. and that was moderate.
considering the effort and the time ex-
pended Much more would have Deen
asked from a private client for the same
work
One thing which no one has taken
INTO account. said MIR Stlmson. is that
ia. S5a.O0 does not represent the net
sum ,.uicn caine to me | had my clerk
look through my book 70 find out Just
what sum dad come To me after all nv
azsIs; ants had been paid The figures
show that | personally received SIS. itS ~
IN the time devoted TO the sugar trials,
and that includes few outside fees
from my private clients For thus amount
devoted just about all my tune for a
year and a half to three criminal cases
besides arguing the Morse appeal
Nlr S,imson sand thai a few wears ago
he was curious to know how much money
b. was making. and h. found that from
January 1872 To January. 1897. he had
been clearing net income of hot tween
s23 OOO and s25.OOr Thus he gave ~ M
i9Os TO take the District Attorney job
a. a salary Il so on. and a. the same time
he gave gp his private practice. although
h.. vas not compelled q do 80
These things were said los Mr. StImEon
IN the course 81 a conversation about
himself aud his own work 49, a LAWYER
He also made "A r-ferenC" To his uWn
personally
have been told said he. that a
great number ~ persons hav" come To
consiCieT me a. an icicle He FASTENED
TO denv that such was the case and then
ne -ald: FOR United States District
Attorney 20 explain his plans IL often -
DESTROY them He thought that those
who came IN contact with him through
the campaign would find him a very
different sort Of a p"r=on
One 81 IN" photographers who called
uDon Mr. StlmsOn made naEnllght
picture Of ms offic" door. on which appears
the nam. of senator Root. although he
ma. not bsnn a member OF the firm since
August / 1899 when ne became Secretary
Of War he has kept an offic' there. how
ever. as business convenience when IN
New \ ork
III ANYBODY can make capital out 81
tho fact that | vas connected vith this
firru when Mr Root vas partner said
Mr. S'imsou n" - W"iroU" 10 do 50
am proud ~ having worked with Mr.
Roo, whom Cons der one of the greatest
men IN american life to-day II ~ u q
rss'ectlnn upOn me 70 nav" been as~o-
ria'.i Wrth Mr. Root | an glad that | am
getting that reflection
Oua 81 ~" things that have been mon
toned s.y"rai times ~ late about Mr.
S,imson ~ thai h" has he"n associated
often with corporations tie said that
h., had been Iu-t A. anv other LAWYER
in New NorK had Ru' n hadn't In
a,I.rcsd Ms WORK toward the yuhiC m
any wav
Why ~ on" time Performed legal
services for ths Bank Of North America,
of which charles Mor-" was vice.
president h'' that didn'' lnfu"n"" M"
when ~ cam" To- arguing IN" appeal which
sent NJ Morse 80 the U.'uIteutiarV
Nir S'lnson had busy dav veasf-rday
after his lhssuc" ~ Saratoga NJ hl-
Office AZ 2? llb"r'r street there were any
number ~ Letters and '"l"grR'ne - con
r-atglatlun Eaiting for MN som" -
n.-e brought ont "A question regarding
the old guard
DO Won think that Won can count upon
the sVppor' ~ every part NJ your party
he wns asNst
1 know IAN was the reply I have
hers a gr"a' many communications from
M ID guard ~ well ~ 'hs others assur-
INK mo ~ their support
Are YOU sIpremsly confident ~ the
outcome m November suggested some
one
III ~ will make Won any happier to sav
80 replied Mr. StImson with his decisive
smile Z Nill Say that ! avn s1prem~ly