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

Caraway saying E. c. Jameson had
testified he gave Cannon SOS, 300 for the
| anti-Smith campaign and that the
| Board of Temperance of the Methodist
! Episcopal Church South, had given
| $1,000 and that the only report made
| showed receipt Of $4,000 from Jane
! SOIL.
DO you have any explanation to
make?" asked Caraway.
| THE question refers to my political
activity" asserted Cannon. except the
question about the $4,000 from the
Methodist board"
We'll, let's hear about that" said
Caraway.
"Mr. Pickett of the Methodist board
stated the exact facts" continued Can
non. THE board gave me $4,000 for
! circulation of my speech, Prohibition
Repeal Unthinkable' That was not
political activity. 1t was prohibition
work"
| Were you responsible for circulation
Of that speech as a political document
during the campaign" asked Caraway
Protests Question as Political.
Cannon protested this question bor-
dered again on his own political activ-
| ity. He denied the document was cir
culated as political matter
WAS the money given you by jane
son to be used by the Methodist board?''
Caraway asked.
| NO"
Cannon added that the sos, 300 and
| the $4,000 we're used for different pur-
poses.
He said the money Jameson con-
tributed was used for political purposes
WAS there any relation between your
political activities and your activities
as chairman of the temperance board?'
mo"
Cannon testified his activities had
been as an individual and not as an
official of the Methodist Church.
Cannon noted he had asked for o
ruling by the committee on whether he
| should answer questions about his
ITO my surprise, the questions con-
tinued," he said, without the commit
tee passing upon my request for
ruling"
Senator Walsh asked about the $4,000
from the Methodist board.
The bishop said he did not recall
when he got the money.
Walsh read report from DR.. Clar-
ence True Wilson of the Methodist
board telling of the contribution to
Bishop Cannon for his heroic work,
and asked:
What was this heroic work."
Cannon said it began in 1927 when he
| called attention to the menace" against
| prohibition. He referred to his subse-
uuent address, Prohibition Repeal IN
thinkable," and the tremendous circu-
lation of it.
Considers Victory Is Great.
"Do you think the victory as great
! now as you did in 1922" asked Cara
way.
"Oh, my, yes" Cannon rejoined.
IF we had not won we would have
been in theSlough of Despond now. y
II thought we WERE" added Caraway
| with a smile.
Senator Walsh read further from the
report of Dr. Wilson calling attention tc
the election Of "a Quaker President anc
| a Methodist Vice President"
He surely was referring to your work
| in the campaign, was he not?" conttn.
ued the Montanan.
IT cannot interpret his report" saio
! Cannon. II had circulated this liter
ature and had spent good deal more
of my private funds than usual"
Applause and Kisses Mix.
When newspaper men interrupted the
hearing to get from the bishop written
| copies of his statement to the commit
tee, the churchman apologized to the
committee with the observation, news
paper men do not observe the pro-
! prieties, you will pardon them"
Cannon said he had sought to pre-
vent adoption of a wet plank in the
platforms of the political parties in
| 1928.
Applause and Kisses greeted the state
ment and a policeman rushed to the
spectators to prevent further dis
| turbances.
Cannon said some hundreds OF
thousands" of copies Of his prohibition
speech had been distributed before the
primaries in 1928.
"You were actively engaged in the
campaign. weren't you?" Walsh asked
1T was"
why didn't you file this $5,OO0?"
IT thought that was a payment tc
help meet the bills for distribution Of
this speech"
Cannon said most OF the literature
was distributed from Richmond, Va.
where he was chairman of the Virginia
anti-Smith committee.
| Returning to the Jameson contribu-
| ton, Walsh said a report filed by the
| headquarters committee of anti-Smith
Democrats did not show receipt of any
contribution from Jameson between
September, 1928, and october rs, 1928
Cites Other Reports.
Two more reports were made, Walsh
said, which did not show receipt of the
contributions. Then, he added, a report
was made on February IS, 1929, which
showed receipt of $1,000.
do you care to say anything about
why no mention was made in the re-
ports about the $4,000 that was moi
reported?" asked Walsh.
1T am wondering just what that has
to do with the lobbying investigation,
broke in Senator Robinson, Republican
Indiana.
Pointing out there we're Republican
and Democratic committees in Virgins
at the same time, Robinson said, II can
not see that the question is pertinent.
II am raising the question of jurisdic-
ton" he added.
Chairman Caraway said Cannon was
given the option of answering.
The bishop protested against answer
ing asserting lit is an indirect manner
of getting at point to which have
objected"
Caraway said sit may have been ir
bad taste" for him not to have beer