Show GoMPERS GOES TO DENVER TO FACE fAC ACCUSERS ON M I II I WASHINGTON Nov 1 6 Ready Rendy Ready to I Ianswer answer before the tho convention attacks I which have havo been ma made mado o upon him for his cours course course- in the recent presidential campaign cam pa Samuel president of the American Federation of Labor left toda today for Denver where whore the twenty- twenty eighth annual meeting of that organization organization bc begins ins next neit Monday Iu lu an interview pr printed in the tho Post today Mr Gompers is quoted as say saying saying in ing that ho is is' is not a candidate for reelection reelection re rc re- re election in the sense that ho he seeks the theoffice theoffice theoffice office although he hc would be glad Iad to serve again if it is the will of the tho con con- I am however in tho the Federation of tf f Labor to stay said Mr Ir Gom Gompers and if I dont don't stay as president president dent I shall sta stay in the ranks I behove believe be be- hove lieve in the tho course courso I have bae pursued and 1 think I have done lone right I have enI en en- I I ored to give e voice to lh the thA wr wrongs ng nit nitI labor has bas endured nd red and I 1 have havo endeavored endeavored en en- I to h havo vo them ri righted I was told at the beginning of the campaign that a 3 hi high h in in the thc councils of the Republican an party part said ho would burn brush wood behind me to o fast that I would be eaten up by thc the firo fire I know knew I risked that at when I began the fight in tho the cause of labor luor More criticism thau than has been thrown against mo me luring during the last few dave das undoubtedly will arise There wasa was a 0 lot ot of it during nJ the c campaign n. n notI notably notably not not- notI I ably the story that a cabinet position I I Continued on page paJe 2 tL I I I GOMPERS v t Continued from page 1 L awaited me I said aid as early eary a u as ln last t August that there thero was no office within tho gift of tho the p people ople or of tho the government govern overn- overn ment for which I wa wad a candidate candidate- or which I would accept I meant that thou then and I mean it now J |