Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-06
CANNON PROBE SET
TOMORROW BY NyE
Bishop Must Waive immunity
if He Wishes to Testify,
Senator Declares.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Nye Senatorial Campaign Ex-
penditures Committee will resume It's
investigation of the handling OF funds
contributed to the anti-Smith Demo
cratic campaign in Virginia by Bishop
James Cannon at hearing at 1890
am. tomorrow.
Senator Nye of North Dakota, chair
man of the committee, announced the
purpose of the committee to 60 ahead
tomorrow with the Cannon matter, fol-
lowing full meeting Of the committee
in executive session. Two witnesses will
be heard G. D. Stevens, business man
of Charlottesville, Va. and Miss Ada
Burroughs of Richmond. who is reported
to have been connected with the anti
Smith Democratic Committee In Vir-
ginia In 1928. Other witnesses are to
be heard in the Cannon case at q
later date.
Must Waive Immunity.
Bishop Cannon returned to Washing
ton yesterday. The committee, Senator
Nye said, would be glad to hear the
bishop If he wished TO testify tomor-
row, provided Bishop Cannon waived
immunity.
Ii AlE dOCS lIbb " diFC CdAb
Senator Nye, "the committee probably
will go ahead with the development OF
the case without Bishop Cannon as a
witness"
The committee decided at its meet
ing today, after thoroughly canvassina
the situation, that its power of inyesti-
CATION in the senatorial elections OF
1880 in Alabama and North Carolina
were limited to the sole question Of the
use Of money. The Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections. Senator Nye said
to which contests in the Alabama and
North Carolina elections have been re-
ferred, will have sole jurisdiction in in
vestigating all matters relating to bal
loting and the elections.
Will Probe Heflin Defeat.
Chairman Nye said. however. thai
II YVES the purpose of his committee
later to conduct hearings in Alabama
regarding the use of money in the Sen
ator1al elections in which Senator
Bankhead defeated former Senator
Heflin. The committee also may in.
veStigate further the use of money II
North Carolina elections. Former Sen
ator Hef1in was before the Nye com
mittee for few minutes today. In thu
past. Senator Hef1in has strongly urgeC
the Nye committee to go into his State
and investigate charges of fraud which
he brought against the Bankhead cam
paign management.
The Nye committee will hear alsC
tomorrow Prof. Charles E. Merriam, wht
| holds the chair of political science Al
the University of Chicago. Prof
Merriam has been asked to appear be-
fore the committee to discuss proposed
revision Of the Federal corrupt practices
act. Prof. Merriam is a recognized au-
thority in political science. He wa!
formerly an alderman, representing thu
seventh ward Of Chicago, and was Re
publican candidate for Mayor of Chicago
| in 1911. He formerly was president o.
the American Political Science Assocta'
ton.
Bishop Cannon said today he expect
ed to be present at any hearing OF thu
Senate Campaign Committee into hi
campaign expenditures in Virginia II
| 1928.
/ The Southern Methodist churchmar
returned TO Washington yesterday from
\ a church meeting in Nashville, Tenn
and entered Sibley Memorial Hospital
II said previously" Bishop Cannon
said today. that I did not think 1
matter of such importance to me as tn
/ committee hearing should take plac'
without my presence. My physical con
dition is not good and I require die
! and treatment that best can be obtained
| in a hospital That is why I entered
! the hospital, but l expect to be presen
when the hearing takes place"
Bishop Cannon previously had chal
lenged the authority Of the committe
| to inquire into the disposition of tn
SOS 300 he received from E. G. Jameson
| New York capitalist, to oppose Alfre'
e. Smith in Virginia during the 1872
dacided the had tS
necessary authorization. A resolution
\ giving it the power to inquire into VIC
!! lations of the Federal corrupt practice
act was introduced by Senator Glass
Democrat, Of Virginia. 1t passed tn
Senate.