Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-11

arose. He said he understood the COM
mittee was to pass upon any objections
made to questions.
The obligation" he added, rests
on the witness to question authority
! when a question is asked to which he
Objects
He said Senator Borah, who had left
the committee room. agreed with him.
Senator Walsh did not pursue his
questioning.
Slemp's Part Figures in Quiz.
Senator Blaine asked Cannon how
much money had been contributed by
G. Bascom Slemp, former secretary to
President Coolidge and now national
committeeman for Virginia.
II may be obtuse," Cannon replied.
but thought I had stated that those
questions are distinctly objected to by
me-
Blaine read a letter by Cannon to
Jameson which mentioned contribu-
tions by Slemp.
II doubt the propriety of putting the
letter into the record" Robinson shot
out.
Blaine asked where the record of
contributions was kept.
II decline to answer" Cannon said
Blaine asked several more questions
/
paign and the bishop declined each
time to reply.
II understand you decline to answer
any questions about money used for
political activities" Blaine said.
Except as it relates to my activities
in connection with the temperance
board, which you already have" Can
non replied.
Reads From Records.
Walsh read from the committee rec
ordS to show other witnesses had been
questioned about political activities.
He cited examination of James H.
Arnold, secretary of the Southern Tariff
Association; Herman A. Metz, New York
dye importer, and Henry H. Curran,
president of the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment.
The testimony about Metz showed
Senator Robinson had asked about con-
tributions reported to have been made
to Senator King, Democrat, Utah.
Robinson said that has no relation
to the matter at present under discus
sion"
THAT involved" he said, IAN alleged
German dye lobby undertaking to in
f1uence the action of Congress"
Just before adjournment, Blaine
asked Cannon If he had approached any
members of Congress from Southern
States into which his prohibition ad-
dress had been sent. Blaine told the
Bishop to be prepared to answer the
question tomorrow.
Chairman Caraway said after the
committee adjourned that an effort
would be made to reach an agreement
by tomorrow on whether Cannon should
be required to answer questions about
his political activities.
The bishop was directed to be present
again tomorrow.
Holland Goes TO New York.
An indication that further investi-
CATION of Cannons political affairs was
in contemplation was seen in a journey
to New York by John Holland, the COM
mittee's investigator, for the purpose
of obtaining additional information on
contributions to Cannon during the
1928 presidential campaign.
These contributions and the manner
of their expenditure were the subject
of many of the questions Cannon de-
clined to answer. E. C. Jameson of
New York told the committee he gave
the bishop SOS, 300 for use in the anti
Smith campaign. Cannon reported the
expenditure of $1,000 and later said
the remainder was disbursed in such
a way that no accounting was required
| under the Federal statutes. He was
accused by Representative Tinkham,
Republican, Massachusetts,. of violating
the corrupt practices law by failing to
report the entire sum.
After declining to tell the committee
how the unaccounted balance was
spent. Cannon issued a statement Civ
ing its distribution for the general
purposes of the campaign in Virginia
and among the individual congressional
districts Of that State.