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Filed 2-11-48 FRANK W.-BOYKIN COMMITTEE: 1ST DIST. ALABAMA PUBLIC WORKS HOME ADDRESS: MOBILE, ALABAMA Congress of the United States house of Representatives Washington, D. C. P.P.R. 200 2-7-45 48 February 6, 1948 2 Hon. Matthew J. Connelly, Secretary to President Truman, till The White House, Dear Matt: I talked at length over long distance with Gessner T. McCorvey, Chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, of Alabama, and the people are very much upset. I later talked with Senator McGrath about my conversation with Mr. McCorvey 299-A and the newspaper stories in Mobile and Montgomery. He told me he was leaving right away and for me to send these down to t you. (Southarn oro Sovern You see the Southern Governors are meeting in Tallahassee 11 X 52 B next Monday and whatever is done should be done before that time. return. If it isn't, a large number will have gone SO far they will not With kind regards, I am Sincerely FWB:A FRANK W. BOYKIN, M.C. X