Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-11
Methodist Bishop Walks In on
Senate Lobby Committee
as Group Meets to Consider
His Defiance Last Week.
ROBINSON PROTESTS
BLAINE'S QUESTIONING
Indianan Sides With Church Leader
After Walsh and Wisconsin SEN
ator Bring Up Questions About
Funds and Activities in the 1928
Campaign.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Walking in on the Senate lobby
committee as abruptly as he
walked out on it last week, Bishop
James Cannon, jr., answered queS-
tions today on activities Of the
Southern Methodist Church, but
persisted in his refusal to undergo
examination of his 1928 anti
Smith campaigning.
The churchman surprised the
committee meeting which had
been called to determine what to
do about his defiance. The in
vestigators decided to give him a
chance to testify and to consider
their future course only after
learning his attitude.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Mon
tana, brought up the matter of
anti-Smith funds obtained by
Cannon from E. C. Jameson, New
York capitalist, but the witness
referred again and again to his
objections to answering questions
of his political work.
do you care to say anything about
the $4,000 that was not reported
asked Walsh.
Senator Robinson, Republican, In
diana, sided with Cannon, saying he
wondered what that has to do with
the lobbying Investigation"
Cites Huston Inquiry.
As Cannon refused to answer o ques-
ton of Senator Blaine. Republican,
anti-Smith funds, Chairman Caraway
said the objection of the bishop would
be considered by the committee.
I'm the Huston matter had Mr.. Hus-
ton made such answers We never would
have been able to 60 to the source OF
this fund" observed Blaine.
Claudius Huston, chairman Of the
Republican national committee, was ex-
amined by the lobby Investigators sew
money received by him for the Ten
nessee River Improvement Association.
This has nothing to do with lobby
ing nor with the Huston case" asserted
Robinson, protesting Blaine's question
ing.
At this point an elderly woman
walked to the committee table to say
This is a Romanist hold-up Of Protes-
tant America and I protest"
Chairman Caraway raped sharply
for order and she returned to her seat
Arrives Before Senators.
Still supporting himself somewhat on
q crutch, the churchman arrived IN the
committee room before the Senators.
Ii A@rl - h. ANAd ut
q press table.
Il am here Of my own volition," he
told a reporter. II will not answer any
questions to you or to anybody else"
Soon after the formal converting OF
the group, Cannon was called to testify.
II understand you want to make a
statement" said Chairman Caraway.
Bishop Cannon read prepared state
ment asserting he intended mo con-
tempt of the Senate" in Withdrawing
from the committee hearing last week.
II intended no discourtesy," he said
ct certainly thought had the right.
II am here again today as voluntary
witness concerning the activities of the
board of the M. E. Church South"
However, as to questions on his own
political activities, the bishop asked the
committee to consider his objections to
answering.
Cannon told Senator Borah of Idaho
he did not consider himself within the
jurisdiction of the committee after ap-
pearing as voluntary witness and being
sworn.
Answering a question by Blaine, thu
churchman said he had Borah's wore
for it that as a voluntary witness
am subject to the jurisdiction of thu
committee"
Respectful Toward Examiners.
The bishop maintained a respectful
manner toward the examiners.
The questioning veered again to thu
1928 activities of the witness, Senator
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