Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05

cover any and ali questions which might
be asked while he remained in his
status of voluntary witness.
He announced his position in q pre-
pared statement, which he read from
the witness stand.
Then he left.
You take your own course, but we
have not excused you," Senator Walsh
of Montana called after him. "Sena-
tor Blaine wishes to question you"
Moving away as Blaine started tax
ing, the bishop said over his snouioer:
To Await Subpoena.
ct will be ut my ONCE II tho @4&P
mittee wishes 70 subpoena me-"
His statement to the committee said:
"In view Of the nature OF the ques-
lions asked me by the committee on
yesterday morning concerning the Ashe-
Vile conference, its originators. its par
tieipants, its officers, Its methods, its
contributions, ETC., and the further
questions asked me concerning the &C.
Invites Of the antt-Smith Democrats OF
Virginia and especially concerning the
activities of myself as one OF the Two
citizens calling the Asheville CONFER
ence and as the chairman OF the mead
quarters committee of that organization
and as the treasurer OF the virginia
Anti-snaith Democrats and furthermore
ia view of the fact that no such IN
vestigation has been instituted by the
committee OF the activities OF other
organizations or committees opposing
or favoring the wet Tammany candl-
date In 1928, not even OF the smith
for-President Coloreo Leasue OF Sne
Smith independent organization COM
Fnittee, both supported entirely by FUNDS
from the national Democratic com
rnittee, and because consider this
to be an effort to single out and hold
up to the country the anti-Smltn
Democrats, and myself in particular, as
the only persons whose activities "a tne
ton. ana because I believe the proposed
investiRation to be part of the effort
for many months Of wet and Roman
Catholic elements and OF those VINO
worship party regularity to prevent a
recurrence of the Asheville conference
in 1892, I resent to the limit the i'm
plieation and the purpose OF thus ACTON on
spectfully state, that having answered
all questions addressed to me by the
committee on which ! volunteered to
appear as q witness, ! shall now WITH
draw as a voluntary witness. II the
committee desires TO subpoena me that
IS Its right" y,
Borah Provides Quorum.
Just as the bishop left the room,
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, ar
rived. His presence gave the committee
a quorum for the first time since the
examination of Cannon began. There
are five members and three make q
quorum, The abSentees were Chair
man Caraway, Democrat, of Arkansas.
and Senator Robinson, Republican, OF
Indiana.
Borah Joined in the laughter as he
took his seat and looked across at the
vacant witness chair.
Blaine then read into the record the
reports on distribution OF the Cannon
pamphlet, Prohibition Repeal I'm
thinkable," for which the bishop was
paid $1,000 by Dr. Clarence True Will
son and by which he repaid $500 loan
by DR.. z. L. Crawford OF the Southern
Methodist Board of Temperance.
Walsh then put into the Record the
report made by the Virginia anti-Smith
campaign committee to Congress.
It listed as loans from Bishop Can
non $4,000, given in four installments
Of $500 each during July and August
Disbursements included several pay
ments to the bishop for travelling ex-
penses and repayment of loans.
I'm none Of these reports does there
appear any record of receipts OF any
money from Mr.. jameson" observed
Walsh.
Jameson has testified he contributed
SIS, 800 to Cannon for the anti-Smith
campaign. The report to Congress listed
receipts of $1,000.
Cannon has explained that he did
not report the remaining S4S,300 be-
cause it was used in the Virginia State
campaign.
In a statement last night the bishop
explained how this money was allotted
among the various congressional dis
tricts.
After reading from financial records
Of the anti-Smith committee, Walsh
remarked also there was no mention Of
the $1,000 paid by the Board of Tenn
perance, Prohibition and Public Morals
of the Methodist Episcopal Church to
Cannon for distributing copies of his
speech on Prohibition Repeal Un-
thinksble."
Text Of Statement.
Bishop Gannon'S statement issued
last night follows:
In my statement TO the committee
on lobbying Wednesday morning sale
! would make a further statement Il
the press concerning the Jameson con-
!. tributions and expenditures At thai
~hearing Wednesday morning testified
80 Mat all the $4s,5oo was used In thu