The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-30
THE CANNON AFFAIR
AT THE CONFERENCE [
Or. Cannon Makes Statement in
Reference to the Matter.
NO REFLECTION ON Mr.. H0SS
Accused of Something He Did Not
Write-The Minority Report on
the Publishing In
terests.
NO REFLECTION ON Mr.. H0SS

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Cannon, Jr, in reference to the difficulty
between him and Mr.. LESSER Hoss, son
Of Bishop Hoss. a. Dallas. Texas. few
days ago.
81 regret exceedingly that it is neces-
sarr for me to say anything ABOUT tue
occurrence at the close Of the Generas
Conference I declined to say anything
"a tho reporter there, and understood
that Young N1r. Hoss and DR.. Hoss did
tbs same. But as reports have been
eent IN the papers, and as these reports
are inaccurate, / make the following
Statement of the facts as they occurred
RI the best OF my knowledge and bellet:
ACCOUNT OF THD AFFAIR.
1r.r,ediat ely after the benediction was
announced, and just as was ABOUT 10
nick I'D my papers from the chalr' 1eit
some one at my right hand, ana turning
so-v me Young man whom had under
stood TO be DR.. Hoss' son, standing by
me He held out to me the front page
~ tho Southern Methodist Recorder.
ooted Nav sth, and said that he wanted
nm explanation of that article. l said
to him: Young man. have no expia-
nation to make to you OF that article.
He said: You have printed my mothers
usme in your paper, and l demand an
explanation" said: Yes. your mothers
name is in the paper. but 1t is used in
IN entirely proper and respectful way.
lie said: You accuse my father Of false
hood" I said: II shall not discuss these
matters with YOU He said: Il have
been watching you for some time, and
You have been writing about my father
and must stop it" 1 SAID: Young man,
I have no idea OF discussing sucs. mat
tiers with you. If there are any matters
of disagreement between you< fR Their
and myself, I will talk them ever with
him. but I shall not do so with young
man like you" I then turned TO pick
up my papers. He grasped me by the
arm and said that If I wrote any more
such articles he would hold person
ally responsible, and at the same time
he struck at me, but merely graZed my
face. I was SO astonished at his action
that l had not time to straighten up be-
fore Messrs. E. G. Moseley, Of Danvile:
". w. Vicar, of Norfolk: w. r. Webb.
OF Tennessee. and E. c. Reeves, of Ten
iessee all of whom were standing close
by, pressed in. just as he STUCK at me
again. This second attempt would prob
ably have reached me fully. but for the
diversion Of the aim by the other gem
demen. As 1t was it reached the side
OF my cheek, but without force, and was
not 1elt thirty seconds afterwards. 1
turned to my chair. picked up my papers,
and left the hall. if nothing had hap
Pened The young man. so 1 UNDER
Stood went at once f.n,,! ;he hall by an
other door.
THE WORDS TX EcoRDER.
am entirely Hil..szr 10 bear the re-
sponsibility for any;hil. write, but not
Tor what l do not write. If I know
the meaning OF words there was moth
ing IN the Recorder that reflected il any
way upon Mrs. Hoss. and as the reports
IN the papers do not give the words OF
the article, I give the para graph in
which her name occurs
On March 9th / sent short article
on the Deaconess question to DR. Hoss
Although the subject was discussed
after that time by DR.. Hoss, and o1ner
articles written after mine We're pub
hshed. mine was not published, and so.
about April Goth I wrote requesting the
return of the article. q now quote
from the article of March Sth:
After few days he ,.,lr. Cannon
received letter from Mrs. E. E. Hoss.
stating that the article had been mis-
placed, and therefore could not be re-
turned. In the last issue of the Adyo-
cate there was an editorial note that,
owing to lack of space some articles
on the Deaconess question could not be
published
This is the only reference to Mrs.
Hoss in the article and her name {.
simply used in a statement of fact that
I had received q letter that the article
had been misplaced. If DR. Hoss. or
his Son, or his secretary had written
the letter, the statement of fact would
have been made as to who wrote the let
ter. But there has never been any cues
ton raised as to the loss of the article.
never doubted that, nor did the article
intimate any doubt as to Its loss. ]
wrote the article to show that + had
sent an article on lie Deaconess cues
ton to DR.. HOES, and that it was not
published. and that it looked as if no
admittance" was written over the col
umns Of the Nashville Advocate to any
article. no matter how short or on
what subject. If the name of James
Cannon. Jr, was sgneo to the article,
deny that there was any reference To
Mrs. Hoss IN that article that was not
entirely respectful or which involved
anything more than a zimp!s statement
Of undisputed facl.
~ myself attributed the conduct of the
young man. in view Of his other language
at the tirne. TO his general excitement
and dissatisfaction at the sharp issues
which had arisen between his father and
myself during the last four Years, and ]
regarded his action that of an in,ma-
turs person so overcome by his feelings
full significance of his act. I did not hold
the father responsible for the act Of his
son."
ANOTHER MATTER.
The above Is OF q strictly personal
nature. but In view of the fact that
reports were sent to various papers that
ths minority report of the Committee on
Publishing Interests was document OF
euoh a charcter as to subject those who
wrote it and any who might print it to
a cult for libel, and In view of the fact
that the undersigned wrote the greater
part Of that report and supported it and
voted for It, and as eight or twelve of the
Virginia conference delegation supported
and voted for II. believe your readers
would welcome statement Of the facts
ia that case also.
The report was presented on Saturday
morning. and was read by the under
signed. 1t required somewhat over an
hour to read. There was no Interrupt
ton during the reading, as there surely
would have been If any unparliament.
airy language had been used in the re-
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