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“~ ‘a WFO 100-2941 oO t rights legislation which was beneficial to the "Negro." ort hi (V NT{AI — Fe bj). CLOSING MEETING AT THE IN? ERDEPARTMENTAL AUDITORIUM a March 6, 1956, that the afternoon or closing meeting, attended by some 500 to 600 persons at the Interdepart- mental Auditorium on March 6, 1956, consisted of various state dele+ gations reporting on their visits to Congressmen and approxi- mately 29 or 30 delegations reported on their “sit iia that of the Senators contacted, approximately 17 were Tavorable to the Assembly aims, 7 were partially favorable, and approximately 11 Senators were not in favor of the Assembly aims. Of the Congress- 7 men contacted, approximately 69 were favorable toward the delegation Lon | aims, approximately 20 were partially in favor, and ap imatel oa 48 were reported as not in favor of the Assembly ad that the New Jersey delegation, in addition, reflecte e majority of its Congressmen would be willing to appear before the Attorney General to, request that Negroes be protected under the existing laws. 4 Pennsylvania reported that two of its Congressmen would be willing to petition the Attorney General to get his views on civil rights investigation in the South, tated that ROY WILKINS! closing remarke were that if civil 8 were "not an election issue before, they are now." » GENERAL OBSERVATIONS capacity on both of the March 5, 1956, meetings. He stated that the capacity was checked