Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
GLASS CHALLENGED.
by BISHOP CANNON.
churohman Oares Him to
Publish Is Charges
Involving Libel.

Citing Is charges involving himself.
for the publication Ct which BY the
Lynchburg News or the Lynchburg Ad-
| vance he promised to sue for libel
Bishop James Cannon. jr. last night
| replied to the recent assertion by Sena-
tor Glass of Virginia that If it we're
| ccncetvably possible. in the face Of re-
cent disclosures, for anybody TO libel
Bishop Cannon, would not know how
to go about it."
This latest addition to the bitter ex-
| changes between the churchman and
/ the Senator was headed. "Enlightening
the Ignorance of Senator Glass"
Then the Southern Methodist church.
mans statement followed:
1T is really 50 amazing for. Senator
Glass 10 confess his inability to do any
thing whatever that / have decided to
tell him how he can put his innuendoes
into plainly hbelous form.
Properties Of Value.
The Lynchburg News and the Lynch
| burg Advance are both newspapers
which are known to be controlled by
Senator Glass and they are properties
Of considerable value. as witness the
goodly sum paid by the Government for
condemnation Of the News-Advance
Building in Lynchburg. and damages in
q successful suit for libel against these
papers could probably be collected.
The simplest way to insure a suit
for libel by Bishop Cannon is for the
Lynchburg News and the Lynchburg
Advance to print in their editorial col
umns the following charges, thus as
Stunning full responsibility for publica-
ton Of the same:
First. In 1909, when Mr.. Glass de-
sired the nomination for Governor OF
Virginia. DR.. James Cannon. jr., rep
resenting the Anti-Saloon League of
Virginia. made an 'unholy alliance with
the brewers, 6iStillers and the So-called
Martin Flood-Swanson faction of the
Democratic party to secure the nomina-
| ton Of Senator william Hodges Mann
as Governor.
Second. DR.. James Cannon, jr., was
guilty of violating the law against
boarding -four during the World War.
Paid Agent Of League.
, Third. In the Richmond Auditorium
in the campaign of 1928. Senator Glass
told the truth when he declared that,
while he was giving his humble services
to the cause of prohibition without COM
pensation. Dr. James Cannon, jr., was
the paid agent of the Anti-Saloon
League Of Virginia
Fourth. Kable & Co. of New York
operated a bucket shop and Bishop
Cannon bought and sold stock through
Kable q Co., knowing 1t to be bucket
shop.
fifth. Bishop Cannon violated the
Federal corrupt practices act by making
q false statement of compaign expend-
itureS.
Sixth. Bishop Cannon was guilty of
q fraudulent conversion to his private
use of campaign funds contributed for
use in the 1928 election.
Seventh. Bishop Cannon ran away
to Europe to escape being present at
the hearing Of the Nye committee on
August 1920, 1881.
Eighth. Bishop Cannon has sought
to hide his culpability behind the skirts
Of woman secretary.
Ninth. The attorneys for Mr.. Gold
hurst employed as attorney of record
Bishop Cannon'S Washington lawyer, a
former professional associate and then
ONCE mate of an influential Virginia
politician.
Party 10 Bribery Attempt
Tenth Bishop Cannon was sufi-
GENTLY influential to have the indict-
ments against Mr. Goldhurst conflded
for the conduct of the case to q former
female student Of Bishop Cannon.
Eleventh. Bishop Cannon was
party to an attempt at bribery of the
aDOVe@menJlOneQ HSSlSJ1QL OlSIT1cL at
torney by the giving Of costly gifts
as an inducement to pigeonhole the
indictments.
Twelfth Bishop Cannon visited New
York with one of his attorneys after
which visit all the papers raided and
seized IN Mr. Goldhurst's Illicit bucket
shop were tightly sealed and access to
them denied by the United States dis
trict attorney, even to the referee in
bankruptcy.
Thirteenth. Bishop Cannon and the
Virginia politician referred to in para
graph nine had an interview with Mr.
GoldhurSt at a hotel in New York City
and Immediately after this interview
Bishop Cannon Unexpectedly sailed for
Brazil.
Fourteenth. There was a compact
made In New York, to which Bishop
Cannon was a party. which promised
| clemency to Mr.. Goldhurst If he would
plead guilty in order to avert the neceS-
Stty OF summoning Bishop Cannon as
witness in his case.
Fifteenth Bishop Cannon was
party to the removal of Mr. Goldhurst
from the Federal Prison at Atlanta to
Fort Meade, near Washington, and was
party to the action taken by the
Parole Board in ordering Mr.. Gold
bursts release in April, 1882.
WOuAo sue TOT LiDei.
Sixteenth. If it were conceivably
possible, in the face of recent dis
closures for anybody to libel Bishop
Cannon. the News would not know
how to go about It,
IF the Lynchburg News and the
Lynchburg Advance will. publish these
statements editorially, thus assuming
full responsibility, in the positive form
indicated without adopting Senator
Glass favorite method of innuendo and
insinuation, suits for libel will be in
stituted against both papers and the
facts will be brought out as over against
the Innuendoes and inSinuations made
by Senator Glass in the frequent at
tackS made by him upon Bishop Can
non during the past three years
In view of the continued implica-
ton Of his fearlesSneSs and courage
which pervades all public utterances
OF Senator Glass. it is certainly to be
expected that the above mentioned 10
charges will be printed in the editorial
columns of the papers controlled by
him, the papers assuming fun response
bility for said publication"
Bishop Cannon and Miss Ada l. Bur-
roughS of Richmond. his associate in
the 1928 anti-Smith campaign, are to
be arraigned here Monday on charges
that they conspired to violate the Fed
eral corrupt practices act Arrangement
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