Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-31
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ANTESM|THL LOANS
Bishop Declares Advances
Were Personal and Have
Since Been Repaid.

Bishop James Cannon, jr., chairman
OF the Board of Temperance and Social
Service of the NJ E. Church South and
a leader Of the anti-Smith Democrats
of Virginia, in q statement issued to-
day said:
"All loans to the headquarters COM
mittee of the anti-Smith Democrats of
Virginia in connection with the CAM
paign of 1928 were made by James Car
non, jr., personally, and not as an Of
ficer of the Board of Temperance and
Social Service. These loans were
repaid to him from time to time as
contributions were received for the work
of the headquarters committee of the
anti-Smith Democrats Of Virginia"
Bishop Cannon's statement was made
in reply to questions propounded to him
by Representative George Holden Tink-
ham, wet Republican member OF the
House from Massachusetts,, concerning
loans and refunds reported by the treas
urer of the anti-Smith Democratic COM
mittee of Virginia, in the campaign last
Fall to carry the State against Alfred
e. Smith, the Democratic nominee for
President.
Tinkham's Statement.
Representative Tinkham yesterday is
sued lengthy statement in which he
declared that the anti-Smith Democrats
OF Virginia, an organization headed by
Bishop Cannon. had been financed by
Bishop Cannon in large part and until
$4,000 was contributed to that organi-
cation by E. c. Jameson of New York
last February. Mr.. Tinkham also SAID
that the anti-Smith Democratic COM
mittee of Virginia had collected and dis
bursed $4,000 during the presidential
campaign of year ago.
The Massachusetts Republican, who
Is one of the wet" leaders in Congress
suggested to Bishop Cannon, who denied
recently charges that he made two
$4,000 loans to the anti-Smith Demo-
Gratis of Virginia, that he examine the
campaign expense returns filed by the
Smith opponents. .
Bishop Cannon, who is chairman OF
the Board of Temperance and Social
Service of the M. E. Church South in
his denial said, 1.-The amazing and abb
solutely false statement Is also made
that the records show that Bishop
Cannon made two loans OF $4,000 each
to the anti-Smith Democrats OF Viz
ginia.'"
Tinkham's Rejoinder.
ct suggest to Bishop Cannon" said
Mr.. Tinkham, that he take the time
and the trouble to peruse the campaign
expense returns filed with the clerk OF
the House of Representatives, by the
anti-Smith Democrats OF Virginia. an
organization of which Bishop Cannon,
according to their letter head, was
chairman and which collected and dis
bursed some $4,000 in the aggregate.
The returns were made and signed
by A. L. Burroughs as treasurer OF this
organization. When Bishop Cannon
has examined these returns 1 am conf
dent the public will await with eager
interest his further explanations Of the
transactions therein disclosed"
Mr.. Tinkham declared the returns
show that between July % and August
is the bishop made the Anti-Smith or
ganization five loans OF $500 each. He
said this same statement, filed In the
Virginia capital, showed 1865 was re-
paid the bishop on August.31, and dur
ing the time the loans were made vari-
Gus sums were handed him for expenses
of the campaign.
In a return for the period from Sep
TENDER to October S, Mr.. Tinkham
asserts six more loans, aggregating
S3,5545O are listed. and that during
this period the Smith opponents paid
the bishop $1,47905 for his personal
expenses.
Lists "Other Payments"
The Representative lists other pay
ments made to Bishop Cannon, which,
he says. are contained in the campaign
expenditure statement, and records
other large loans which, he says, the
committee received, but left the donor
unidentified.
I'm the light of the foregoing public
record" MIR. Tinkham concludes, "a
substantial portion Of which is under
oath which indicates that Bishop Cam
non was the financial mainstay OF the
anti-Smith Democratic of Virginia, up
to the time that $4,000 donation
was received from E. C. Jameson OF New
York last February, and in the light Of
Bishop Cannon's own recent indignant
denials, believe the public will be in
terested to know Cd whether the un-
identified loans in the returns were
made by Bishop Cannon and, II not,
from whence the money came. 90
Whether the loans credited to Bishop
Cannon were his own personal funds
o~a 40 ,,of ,r,boco funds thew were -