The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-08-29
COMPLETE HEARING
IN CANNON inquiry
Committee Will Not Be Able to
Study Evidence Until Mid
die of October u.

Washington. Aug. 29.-(R-Wlth us
record bulging with evidence Of the
Republican source and the final dis
position Of money given Bishop James
Cannon, Jr., for use in his 1928 anti
Smith Democratic campaign, the
senate campaign funds committee
Saturday went into q long recess.
Chairman Nye said the committee
would not have a chance to come to-
gether again until after the middle OF
October to study the wide variety Of
evidence accumulated in the three
day hearing and decide what action
it would take regarding 1t and the
two witnesses who refused to TESTIFY.
He added he thought evidence
in the record demanded an
explanation under oath by Bishop
Cannon and by his two associates
Miss Ada l.. Burroughs and j. Sidney
P~eters-who refused to talk.
Among the testimony that went In
to the record In the last three days
were assertions that q check for 5000
charged to the account Of Claudhlss
H. Huston. who later became chair
man Of the Republican national COM
mittee, vas used in financing the
anti -Smith campaign. The commit
tee has subpoenaed all the records In
connection with this account.
Conrad Probst, vice president OF the
international Germanica Trust COM
pany Of New York, submitted the
records Of the account for the month
of October, 1928, during which the
S. 900 check was paid. He said the
total deposits In the account for the
month was $183, 1856 and thousands OF
flowed out Of 1t each day.
Aside from the 5000 check, there
was no indication Of the use to which
the remainder of the fund was put.
Earlier It had been testified that
Cannon was introduced to E.!
Jameson, New York, Republican
who gave $65,S00 to the
for use in the campaign. The
Introduction was made by G. Bascom
national committeeman for
Virginia, after the late James w.
Good, western campaign manager for
The Republican national committee
during the 1928 drive. had written
Jameson that Slemp had in mind an
independent organization that Good
Jameson would help Slemp
Other evidence in the record traced
this SOS 800 through the eight bank
accounts maintained by the bishop
the campaign.
Basil Manly, q committee investiga-
Tor. put into the record charts as
that the churchman diverted
many thousands Of dollars to his per-
sonal accounts and used some Of 1t to
pay personal notes and to pay some
Of the beneficiaries Of an estate for
which he was the executor.
Two other witnesses from Virginia
congressional districts, H. G. Luhring
81 Norfolk, and DR.. e. 8. Hughes of
Danville, testified that as leaders in
the anti-Smith movement in their
areas they had no knowledge Of
1850 and $4,000 the bishop had said
IN q statement to the press had been
spent In those districts.
In his final appearance before the
Manly exhibited another
chart which he said indicated that
Cannon had been repaid
30, 9TH more by the anti Smith
headquarters committee
than he had loaned 1t.
What action the committee will
lake toward Miss Burroughs and
who identified himself as al
minister before refusing to testify,
will not be determined until the COM
meets again.