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Buffalo, N.Y. March 24, 1916.

Hon. Charles Bennett Smith,
Member of Congress,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Congressman:

I am taking the liberty of enclosing you
a letter that I hope you may see that it reaches Secretary
Tumulty. As I have been in correspondence with those who
worked with me in the West during the 1912 Campaign, they
think it time for them to appear in person before the Pres-
ident.

1 believe Secretary Tumulty will grant us the
audience, as we who made the fight in the Western States have
been in nowise recognized.

I am in a receipt of an enclosure from Judge
Wade, coming from R.S.Hudspeth of New Jersey, stating that
he had talked with the President in regards to appointing
Colored men to office. This letter is under date October 1913
but there was considerable opposition to appointing any Col-
ored Democrat to Federal office. This opposition was manifest
under all other administrations but the Presidents appointed
them nevertheless.

Please take care of this and let me hear
from you at your early convenience.

Very truly yours,
J. A. Ross
Atlon

[handwritten note]
I thought I would
enclose Judge Hudspeth's
letter. In [?] I think it
would be [?] for
you show it to Tumulty.
Judge Hudspeth was
head of Neg Bureau
and knows of every
work. Do not
lose [?]

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