Show 3 1 i Bishop on Hand for Charges 4 i t v O t f rc 1 7 y p pt f I t Q iF f I w. w A SENATOR NYE BISHOP CANNON Ten Bank Bank- Accounts Arc Are Traced rs Hold Cannon Broke Campaign Law S Senate nate Committee Submits on Investigation of 1928 Activities B Br fly United Pie W WASHINGTON Dec Dee The 22 22 The Neof Nye Nyc committee of the senate in a report filed today charged Bishop James Cannon Jr had violated the corrupt practices act during the 1925 1928 presidential presidential presidential campaign but made no rec- rec recommendations recommendations rec rec- as to action to be taken The committee said it withheld recommendations because of cr criminal minal prosecution against Cannon now pending in the District of Columbia courts Cannon was present in the senate gallery when Chairman Nye of the Investigating committee presented the report The bishop came hat half an hour before the sen senate te opened and took a place in the He dr draped ped hisami over over his hL crutch which was plainly visible to all senators and looked at at- them closely There was no no debate after Nyc Nye made mad the routine presentation Through 10 bank bank- ac accounts of the bishop the committee report traced raised i raised by him to tobe wed lobe bc used in efforts to defeat to-defeat defeat AUred E. E R. R S Smith nith for president resident in 1 1928 28 Out of ot maze the maze of f financial i ancial transactions the the commit Continued on en P Pate Pue te Eight Echt MAKE CANNON REPORT I I Continued Prom From Pace Face One I Itee tee developed the following charges I DEVELOPS CHARGES 1 That only of ot the was accounted for Jor in reports filed with the clerk of the house under the thel corrupt practices act 2 That none of the contributed contributed contrib contrib- by byE E. E Ca Cs Jamieson New York financier prior to to- 1 I. 1 1 1929 29 was ever accounted for 3 That the report filed flied with the house louse clerk does docs not nol check with deposits deposits deposits de de- de- de posits and withdrawaL withdrawals shown b by the bank sank statements as as' regards numerous important items The committee noted the refusal of Cannon md Miss Ada I. I L. L Burroughs Burroughs Bur Bur- roughs his secretary to answer questions ques Ques- but said no recommendations would be made in this re regard ard until the he conclusion of the bishops bishop's trial on charges of or violating the corrupt practices practices tices act The question of or the con- con lity of or the committees committee's acion action ac- ac Lion ion may be settled in the thc court case Concerning fraud charges the committee committee com corn stated Your committee finds that tha funds fu ds aggregating representing c contributed for political purposes pur pur- poses were placed on deposit to the credit of ot Jam James s Cannon Jr or James Cannon Jr Executor prior to the date late of the general election in 1928 and remained on deposit to the credit of oC such accounts a for considerable pe- pe e- e dads subsequent to th that t election FUNDS HELD INTACT A Again ain it stated Th This 5 contribution by Mr Jamieson for political purposes on October 19 19 1928 was thus held intact for tor or more than three months after the nd end of ot the te campaign I in the form o of oil oila a time deposit in the name of or James Jarnes Cannon Jr and was then merged other funds in a savings account standing landing in the name of James Canon Cannon Can Can- non non- on Executor Later it added The committee also was directed to o the activities of at Bishop Cannon and his associates in connection with the solicitation of oC funds to pay a deficit which it is stated existed at atthe the end of f the campaign although h Miss Buroughs' Buroughs Burroughs Burroughs' Bur- Bur roughs roughs' official report November 1 1928 1928 lists no unpaid bills or obliga- obliga lions ions The c confessed its In- In the extent of p pation in the campaign by C C. Bascom Baseom B slemp former secretary to lo President Coolidge It calls Slemp's relations with Cannon another un unexplained transaction indicating receipts of or funds from Mr Slemp which are not accounted for in reports orts |