A protester confronts Samson Racioppi, back to camera, of Salisbury, Mass. Racioppi was a speaker Saturday at the Rally to Denounce Political Violence, held at the State House in Augusta.

Protesters attend a rally Saturday in Capitol Park in Augusta as a counterdemonstration to a rally held at the State House to denounce political violence, according to organizers.

John Bell, center, of Augusta, speaks to protesters Saturday at the State House in Augusta. Bell was attending a rally that its organizers said was held to denounce political violence. Counterprotesters from a coalition of left-leaning organizations said they were suspicious of the intentions of the rally organizers.

A demonstrator holds a sign and shouts on Saturday during a counterrally held in Capitol Park in Augusta.

An organizer of a counterrally identifying himself using the pseudomyn Ryan Brown, from central Maine, speaks to demonstrators attending a rally Saturday in Capitol Park in Augusta.

Demonstrators against ultra-conversative groups are reflected in Morgan Erkhart's sunglasses Saturday at a rally in Capitol Park in Augusta. Erkhart, from Bangor, joined about 75 other left-leaning activists during a counterrally opposed to alt-right groups in Maine.