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THE CHAIRMAN: State the privilege.

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DELEGATE HITTER: I would like to have the Con-

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vention welcome to our midst today in the rear balcony a

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former lobbyist for the Railroad Clerks of America from

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Maryland, Baltimore County, Sam Lubbitz. (Applause.)

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THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair recognizes Delegate

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Boyer, Chairman of the Committee on General Provisions.

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DELEGATE BOYER: Mr. Chairman, I thought we

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wuld never get to this day when the G. P. would be able

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to bring its final package of recommendations to the

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Convention. The schedule was changed this morning, instead

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of taking GP-5 and consider its various recommendations,

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it was decided to start off with GP-6 which, of course, is

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the educational recommendation. I would like to convey my

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thoughts to the Convention, if I may. I find myself in a

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very awkward position and I think a short explanatory

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statement is probably in order.

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On the one hand, as Chairman of the Committee,

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I feel a sense or degree of loyalty to the Committee; on

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the other hand, as an elected delegate to the Convention

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as well as expressing the thoughts of my constituents back