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Show Qompers Says Labor Forced Little-field Little-field to Retire From Congress. New York. That tho resignation of Congressman Llttlefleld of Mnlne, which wns rocontly nnnounccd, wau forced by tho campaign mado against him several yenrs ago by organized labor was assorted on Thursday by President Samuel Gompcrs, of tho American Federation of Labor. "When lnbor mado Its protest ngalnst Mr. Llttlefleld ho said ho would ho elected elect-ed to congress ngaln," said Mr. Gompcrs, Gom-pcrs, "and ho was elected again, but bis prestige began to dccllno and now ho is to lcavo congress and rctlro to urlvnto life." |