The Washington times., 1929-07-31
EXPLAIN LOANS.
TNlKHAM ASKS
CANNON

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Bishop James Cannon, jr WAS
called upon yesterday to explain
'sunidentified Ioanss totaling
s1O,7s2 to an organization of
anti Smith Democrats Of Virginia,
of which he was chairman, by
Representative Tinkham (Rl, of
Massachusetts,.
Tinlkham said he had read the
returns filed with the clerk Of the
House of Representatives BY A Il.
Burroughs. treasurer Of the anti
Smith Democrats Of Virginia. aSd
while a number Of loans were givsn
as coming from Bishop Cannon
there were others without explana.
ton.
Financial Mainatay
The report indicates that Eishcy
Cannon waa the financial n1sinstay
Of anti-smith Democrats az viz.
ginia up to the time that 81 coo
donation" was received from E.
G. Jameson. Or New York. last Fslb.
ruary. Tinkhaln said. continuing:
Il believe that tho public win
De interested 70 know ID whether
the unidentified loans ia the r.
turns were made by Bishop Can
non and IL not from whence they
came; t2) whether the loans cred.
ited to bishop Cannon were his
own personal funds ANA IL not
whose funds they were.
Tinkham continued:
"The third campaign expense
return flied November 3. which
was the first Of the series to Be
signed and sworn to under oath
reported total receipts OF $4.7s3.2l
from October 2s through Novem-
Der 1.
s'No Explanation
''on the receipts side Of the
account appears an entry loans
1880 without explanation 0k
their source On the disbursement
side Bishop Cannon's name appears
only once for travelling expense
$2s4.''
| The fourth return filed Jan
uary 2. 1929. covered the period
from November /. 1923 to Decem
Der 81. Receipts totaIIed SO, ,s47.sg
Of which s7,T0s.4S va represented
BY loans from undiscIosed sourcs.
The entries were as follows:
November 1. loan. 81 coo: Noveza.
Der 5. loan. 31.5O0; November s, loan,
$2.417; November Is. loan, $2.042.4S;
December II. loan. $3.50
II Treasurer Burroughs On this re.
turn just above his signature on his
first rage summary added this 4liunal.
mating bit Of information. amount
due on loans, $7,004.a1.'
Bishop Cannon's travelling 81.
penses ran along through Novembs
and on November 1s appeared thu
entry payment On loan, s1,426.oS..
!. On ths same date was the entry.
Board Of Temperance and Social Ser.
vice FOR clerical Shelp, $500. On d.
! cember Z, payment On loan,
) $1.122.25.'
Another Report
"on February Is Of this year :
: supplemental report was filled ccysn
/. ing the period from January / "a
, February IL. The unidentified loans
: still continued.
The entries were as follows:
January 4, loan, $50; January IL.
loans 800; January %, loan, Si7is
January 29, 800; February 8, loan.
J Two days later under date OF Feb.
: ruary II, appeared the foIIowina
entry: Received from James Cannon.
jr., donation of g. o.. Jameson, 81
; New York, $4,000"
/ Tinkham quoted the report ~
! ! showing many payments to Bishor
Cannon. Some Of them listed a
: payment on loan" and others fca
expenses.
Tinkham's statement also said:
9 Under date Of February II ap
= peared the following entries:
I James Cannon, jr., refund foa
y money advanced anti.Snith Demo
Gratis In North Carolina, 5000,
Got Refunds
"James Cannon, tr., refund "a,
money paid Guardian Publishiu,
Company, Richmond, printing, SO.
926.29.
James Cannon, jr., refund oI
money advanced i. C. Bransconl
for publicity work, Admission. Ala.
5000.
James Cannon, jr., refund 81
money advanced to Rev. Bob, Jones
Florida, for travel expense, $3.50.
James Cannon, jr., for casl
advanced by him from time to tim
to meet current expenses, $6.S94.46
James Cannon, jr., refund o.
money advanced to DR.. A. c. Nil
Ter, Little Rock, Ark, for adysr
tising and publicity, $537.S6.