The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-02
SHOWS UP MIR. TAFT
MITCHELL AND DUNCAN STILL SUP
 PORTING GOMPERS.
GOmperS In An Address At Grand Cen- tral Palace, Makes Final Appeal To Organized Labor To
 Support Bryan.

New York. Nov. 1.--Samuel Com pers. president of the American Fed eration of Labor. made his final appeal to organized labor tonight to support the candidacy of William Jennings Bryan.
 In an address extending over two hours MT. Gompers dealt in detail with the labor issues of the campaign, and in his peroration, asked with all the feeling he could put into words that the support of labor be given to Mir. Bryan next Tuesday. Grand Central Palace, where the meeting was held. was crowded to the Hint of It's ca Gomperss speech. there was a series of cheering that lasted until Mir. Com pers had left the platform.
 In the course of his address, Mir, Gompers declared that William H. Taft, in a speech at Bulafto last Fri day night had endeavored to misrepre- sent the cause of labor and to deceive laboring men into the belief that prominent labor leaders were falling away. from MT. Gompers in his effort to pledge the labor vote to the Dem ocratic party this quoted phrase be- ing included in a paragraph rom Mir.
 
 After reading this paragraph. Mir. Gompers said:
 "Then Mir. Taft mentioned the names of John Mitchell James Duncan. Max Morris and Daniel J. Keefes as men who were falling away from Mir. Com pers.'
 ''Yesterday I sent telegrams to John Mitchell and to James Duncan, did not send telegrams to Morris or Keefe. Twin now read you the answers:
 Quincy. Mass. Oct. 31.
 " T have not changed fin thought, word or deed, since our Washington executive meeting when our circular was drawn up and approved by the whole council. Any statement by any party stating differently. is without authority from me, nor do I expect to change my views. You're at liberty to use this in any way you see fit.
 (Signed.) ' James Duncan
 The next telegram is dated Chicago, October 31, and reads:
 "'Your telegram giving what pur- ports to be an extract from a speech made by Taft at Buffalo last night ia at hand. His statement so far as re- Iates to me, conveys a wrong impress sion. I am In full sympathy and ao- cord with the policy of the American Federation of Labor and promulgated and outlined by the executive council
 Ssirned) John Mitchell '
 Mr. Gompers read a telegram of similar purport from Max Morris. of Denver, Colo.
 MT. Gompers read two other tele- grams. one from the branch of the American Federation of Labor al Huntsville, Ky. and the other from the branch at Fort Wayne, Ind. Both teIegrams informed Mir. Gompers that the branches had endorsed MT. Com pers's policy.
 The telegrams and peroration were the two striking features of the labor leaders speech. Mir. Gompers was SC much in earnest that he implored the enthusiastic audience not to Interrupt him with applause.
 MT. Gompers attacked Judge Taft for what he termed his unfair and terribly injurious labor injunctions,' detailed the campaign that had beer conducted to secure recognition at thS Republican and the Democratic Ma tional conventions. endeavored tC show that the Democratic convention had dealt more fairly than the Repub'