Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-31
RALLY At BATH.
Cong. Littiefield and E. c. Pjummer
Riddle Charges Of Gompers.

Bath, Me-, Aug. 3O.-Conpressr,n
Charles E. Littlefield was the principal
speaker Wednesday evening at the fret
Republican rally held here this saa-
son, and addressed a crowd estimated
from 1900 to 1900 people. Upon his ar
rival in this city he went immediately
to the home of Hon. Albert H. shaw IN
High street where he was entertained
and early in the evening a red fire ma
rade was given in his honor.
The parade stopped at Mr.. Shaw's
home, where the band gave a short
concert, after which Mr.. Littlefield and
Mr.. Shaw was escorted to the homes
of Hon. Harold M. Sewau and Pres.
John S. Hyde of the Bath Iron Works.
and accompanied them to the Ala
media.
Mr.. Sewall opened the meeting and
introduced Mr.. Hyde as chairman. and
he in turn introduced Mr.. Littlefield.
who was given a burst of applause az
lie commenced talking.
Mr.. Littletield's remarks at the be-
ginning were devoted mainly to a ref
uta:ion Of many of the charges made
against him last week by Samuel Com
pers, who he said had taken il upon
himself to come into this district to tell
the people to bury him under an ava
lanche of votes because he could not
cOuntenance all the legislation which
Mr. Gompers advocated. He laid spec-
ial stress upon the injunction bill,
which he has been opposed to for a long
time and which Pres. Gompers is fay-
oring.
So far as the Gompers charge that he
and Edward G. Plummer had conspired
and been guilty of suborning perjury in
securing Alex Cochran Of this city to
appear before the committee on mer-
chant marine and fisheries in Washing
ton last winter was concerned, Mr. Lit
tlefield denied any knowledge Of meet
ing Mr.. Cochran there; in fact, he stat
ed that he never knew Mr. Cochran
until he reached there, had never heard
of him and did not see him until his
second appearance before the commit
tee. and to substantiate his claim pro-
duced an affidavit from Mr. Cochran
stating that he neither he nor Mr..
Plummer had anything to do with get
ting him to go before that committee
as spokesman for the laboring inter-
ests of this city.
Another grave charge which he said
had been made by Mr.. Gompers during
his tour through the district last week
was that he had shown Pres. John S.
Hyde Of the Bath Iron Works a petit
ton bearing the names of some of the |
latter's employees asking him to aid the |
bill for the S-hour day and as result |
Mr.. Hyde had discharged such work. |
this no oil |
licious lie. and produced an affidavit |
from Mr.. Hyde stating that none Of |
his employees had ever been discharged |
for such cause.
He also said that the Lewiston news
paper which is the personal organ of |
Daniel J. McGillicudGy. Democratic
nominee for Congress. has also printed |
n falsenood a few days ago, when I'M
der Bath dispatch it had said that
upon the best of authority it was learn
ed that Mr.. Littlefield was the attor-
ney of the Cramp Shipbuilding Co, and
therefore was not working for the best
interests of the city of Bath. He said
man who had given this information,
but that it had failed to do so.
He also intimated that the dispatch
might have been written in the news
papers own office and not in Bath, burt |
# the Bath correspondent wrote it and
was present he asked him for the
source of his information, but no an
swer was given. The remainder of his |
address was devoted to State issues and
net with frequent applause.
Col. E. c. Plummer followed with a
ringing speech in support of Mr.. Little
field and denunciatory of Gompers. his
charges and his campaign methods