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Washington, D. C. Nov. 13, 1914.

[stamp: THE WHITE HOUSE
NOV 14 1914
RECEIVED]

Hon. Joseph P. Tumulty,
Secretary to the President,

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My dear Sir:-

Being in a position to know
something about the attitude of the
colored race toward the President, I beg
to express to him, through you, that the
actions of that "self constituted delegation"
which went to see him on Thursday
does not meet the approbation of the
best thinking class of our race.

These men, Mr. Secretary, urged on
by a certain class of white republicans,
are starting out early to capture votes
for the Presidency in 1916. This same
Trotter, who was spokesman for that del-
egation, is the editor of The Boston
Guardian. In 1912, during the Presiden-

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