Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-25
CANNON ATTACKS
|. GLASS AS FUNDS
QUIZ is REOPENED
Bishop Says Inquiry Is Per-
SonaI and Under Roman
Catholic Domination.
|SLEMP CALLED TODAY
BY NYE'S COMMITTEE
Group to Investigate Money Given
by E. C. Jameson in Anti
Smith Fight.
BY the Associated Press.

, BY the Associated Press.
Bishop James Cannon. jr., charged in
cable today from London that the
Senates inquiry into his 1928 anti
Smith campaign activities was a purely
personal attack by vindictive Virginia
Democrat and Boston Congressman
under Roman Catholic domination and
not an attempt to frame remedial legis-
lation.
The message was sent the Senate
Campaign Funds Committee, as it pre-
pared to resume its inquiry into the
Southern Methodist churchman's use OF
$65,300 in Virginia in 1928 against AL
fred z. Smith. The inquiry was sched-
uled to start at 2:30 pm.
Refers to Glass and Tinkham.
Bishop Cannen's charges referred to
Senator Glass, Democrat, Virginia, un-
der whose resolution the committee is
working. and Representative Tinkham,
Republican, Massachusetts, who has
complained that the bishop violated the
corrupt practices act in failing to re-
port all his expenditures
The churchman protested the COM
mittee's right to continue the investiga-
ton. He called attention that the pro-
hibitoFy writ against the inquiry, asked
and refused recently by local court.
had been appealed, and asserted the
committee knew church duties required
his presence in London at this time.
He said the contention that the in
quiry should be finished now. before
the statute of limitations expires, was
inconsistent with the facts"
He added it contradicted the commit
tee attorneys plea before the court that
remedial legislation was the purpose of
the investigation, and it now was ap-
parent that criminal prosecution be-
| fore the statute Of limitations prevent"
was behind it.
Denies U. s. Jurisdiction.
TT churchman said the SIS, 800
turned over TO him by E. c. Jameson.
New York hnancieF, for use against
Smith, was given him In installments In
September, October, December and
January and this gave ample time for
prosecution"
Flarthermore, he said, 'the jane
son contributions we're all used to de-
feat Smith presidential electors, and,
therefore, they were not under the juris-
diction of Congress, as presidential elec-
tors are State officials"
he SH1Q me- never tla0 O1lCGbCH W A1A
investigation by Federal grand jury
or trial before a properly constituted
court. but cannot agree that the Senate
committee, operating under no restric-
tons, has the right to conduct an In
veStigation concerning definite COM
plants of criminal conduct"
SIemp to Take Stand.
C. Bascom Slemp, Republican ma
tionaI committeeman for Virginia and
former secretary to President Coolidge,
was called for today's special session.
The meeting was arranged so Mr..
Slemp might leave the country TO re-
sumo his duties as American commits
sioner at the Paris Colonial Exposition.
Chairman Nye was confident 'as he
prepared to examine more than a score
Of witnesses called for this week that
the end of the inquiry into Bishop
Cannon was In sight
Mr.. Slemp Is the only witness for
today. It is understood he viii be
questioned as to what he knew, If any
thing, of the relations existing between
Bishop Cannon and Mr.. Jameson, who
also has been called by the committee.
Tomorrow a half dozen bankers will
be questioned in an examination Of the
bishops various bank accounts. Among
other witnesses summoned is Miss Ada
L. Burroughs of Richmond. who was
treasurer Of the bishops Anti
Smith Committee She refused to
answer questions when examined pre-
viously.