The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-06
KTTREDCE DEFENDS
RECORD IN SENATE
AT MITCHELL RALLY
Ceyotes Much OF Speech to tx
planning His Course in
Famous Bristol Case

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his record in national legislation, de-
claring tina he favored the 2-cent rare
and lower freight rates and that he m
dorsed the policies of Theodore Roose-
Welt, Senator Alfred b. kittfedge un-
sealed the lips which have been silent
for years and made his first polltlca'
speech of the cam paign last night in
the Gale theater before an audience
which filled the house. He devoted the
greater part of his address to an eX-
PLANTATION of his record in the famous
Bristol case.
In the afternoon the delegates from
over the state, many Of whom had ar
rived IN special trains, assembled IN
the heater to perfect the organization
Of the R~oosevelt-Taft club. DR.. R. F.
Dundas called the meeting to order and
E. B. Martin was named as chairman,
with Frank Cory, editor of the Water
town Public Opinion as secretary. J.
l.. Browne, of Aberdeen. the staiWarts
candidate for governor, was made
permanent chairman and MIR. Cory re-
tanned as permanent secretary. Follow
ing are the officers elected:
President f. G. Kennedy, Of Sioux
Falls: vice president at large, Frank A.
Morris, of Huron; secretary, DR.. r. F..
Dundas, of Mitchell. Vice presidents
were chosen from each county of the
state. Upon these men will fall the
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the nomination of Mr.. Kittredge.
Defends His Record.
ION the first Monday In December
six years ago / entered the Senate OF
the United States and iE that time l
have made my record. n 1t is one
h I am not afraid of, nor am I
ashamed Of it," the senator told his
hearers. Some mistakes have been
made, no doubt, but there is one thing
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solutely certain of, that In preparing
for the battle that is now approaching
they need not prepare the whitewash
pot and the brush for any act of mine,
nor need they procure a man to apply
1t.
The Bristol Case.
The opposition has associated my
name with the Bristol case, and ] want
to assure my friends in this state that
as long as ] am in the Senate no such
q man as w. c. Bristol Will ever re-
ceive my sanction TO an appointment.
about two years ago the nomination
of Bristol for United States district at
torney for the state of Oregon was sent
to the Senate for confirmation and in
the regular course of business was sent
to the Judiciary committee, of which
I am q member. | am responsible for
what happened II Mr.. Bristol, and I
am not attempting to shift the respon-
sibility anywhere else nor asking any
body to share 1t.
There came into my hands a letter
signed by w. c. Bristo! that vas con
fessedly the same Bristol who had been
nominated for the Oregon position.
There also came into my hands an af-
fldavit signed by the secretary of the
company, to which the letter was ad-
dressed, and upon receipt OF that let.
ter, and which the company regarded
as a holdup. they agreed to give Bristol
$500 for his services. Bristol was mott
fed Of the acceptance Of his PROPOSE.
ton. When these facts CAME to me !
gave them fully to the judiciary com
mittee with the recommendation that
they be sent to the department of JUS
tice for investigation and report. upon
which the entire committee of 10 unani-
mously agreed. The department of JUS
tice made an exhaustive examination
and oun the facts to be as stated,
and that no mistake and no possibility
of an injustice being don Bristol, the
facts found were atterward examined
by Attorney General Moody. now a
justice of the supreme court. by Mr..
Hoyt. solicitor general of the United
States. by Mr.. Robb, who was then as
sistant attorney general. and who is
now Justice Of the appellate court OF
the District of Columbia. n by Mr..
McReynolds, another assistant attorney
general. All of them united in the re-
port that Bristol was an unfit person
to hold the position OF attorney for the
government.
Bristol was given an opportunity to
close up the prosecutions which ne had
begun. II in December last the presi-
dent withdrew the nomination of Mr..
Bristol.
MY motive in this matter has beer