Washington, June 2.
Members of the Senate Lobbyist Gonvmittes to-day indicated that they woold ignore Bishop. James Cannon's declaration that the com. mittee' was not empowered Inquire into his expenditure of funds in' the Presifentialcampaig becauee, in hi opinion, the subject twas not connected with lobbying.
June 3.
Bishop James Cannon J. appear-before the Senate Labbyiet Committee tonly and deniel that he had yer received pay for work ing for the AntiSaloon League America, He declared that the Senate had power to investigate his came reign in the state of Vivginia Aguinst the Presidential aspirations of former Governor Alfred.
Smith, both because such investiga tions ould be made only when two or more states were affected rather than a single state, and besaise be acted an am individual and. not on behalf" of the Methodist Church South with which he was affiliated.
Bishop Cannon dolined answer questions which were put him' by" committee members with reference to the campaign.
"Tam a victim of pevsceation," he assert, Bishop James Cannon Jr. will resume his appearance before the Senate Lahbylat Committee to-morrow it was announced to-day follow. ing' hin initial grilling and his refusal to give testimany_ concern ing his expenditure in fighting the Presidential candidacy of former, Governor Altted L, Smith.
Should he continue his defiant attitude, the committee must decide whether to prosecute Bishop Eamon for contempt, as was done in the case of the" all magnate. Larry Sinclar with the resuit that the latter went to prison.
Telegrams in he hands of the commit ice indicate that Bishop Cannon Unged a leading contributor to his anti-Smith fund to. report only a portion of his gift. This and tnany: cther details wil" be taken by. the committes if Bishop Gannon finally decides to. talk Sone Although declaring. that he realized he. waa asking prosecution a chargo.of conten Senate, today' persisted in his ref Bishop James tell the Senate Lobbyist Committee} ENORMOUS FOREST FIRE] about his political activities Position to (he presidential candidaey of former Smith. protect the rights of the can citizen" and placed his! attitude on a plane of principle, souths saying that to consent to testify this instance would be a dangerous precedent in the event that the Senate might wish to in-into every citizen's personal work Bishop Cannon declared that he felt the tree's attempt his belief, deen as or a member of the 3 League of Am There is much speculation as to the Senate's possible course in the face of this attitude. fusal to testify. by in the past, resulted in gaol 1 magnate Harry Sinclair and others, Bishop James Cannon Jo. tate to-May made an ingenious move which revealed much of the information desired vy the Senate Lobbyist Committee, thus positly. saving him from_prosceution for contempt. of the Senate, and at the same tine "eave face."
The Bishop did not give the in-Zermation to the Committe The ccounted for the money passed through ighting the Pes former Govern in Virwin:
Jie detailed the usual type of campaign expenditure, and reiterate United Press string denunciation of what he termed the committee's efforts to]
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