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Senator Kittredge Denounced for Railroading Ties and Claims
A critical profile accuses Senator A. B. Kittredge of using rail interests to gain power in South Dakota politics. It details alleged betrayals, control of nominations, and longtime ties to railroads, including the C M St Paul and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul lines, with claims of a personal "railroad machine" guiding appointments and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Railroad Commissioners
A. B. Kittredge
W. B. Sterling
A. C. Johnson
Pierre
C. H. Burke
National Committee
Kittredge
C. M. & St. Paul Railway Company
C. & N. W. Railway Company
J. D. Elliott
Republican State Central Committee
Mr. Johnson
Elliott
Mr. Kittredge
Edwin van Cise
Deadwood
Congress
F. Greeley
Dever County
Burke
R. S. Person
the Treasury
Jo. Green
Frank Crane
C. J. McLeod
Ed. Kennnedy
J. Tomlinson
van Cise
Greeley
K. G. Phillips
Black Hills
Phillips
C. N. Herreid
Kyle
Herreid
Republican Party
South Dakota
Roosevelt
Elrod
Senator Kittredge
Chicago, Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Company