11,770

1

may be asked.

2

I sat here and heard for hours and hours and

3

days the greatest political legal shadow boxing that I

4

have ever witnessed in the State of Maryland, and we as

5

delegates sat here and we listened, and we observed, and

6

we voted.

7

All I am asking you, Mr. President, and ask

8

the kindness of the delegates here, if you really want to

9

go home, you can leave now, but we were elected to do a

10

job, irregardless of how we feel toward one another,

11

regardless of our differences of opinion, but by God don't let

12

this Convention go down into history and say we have used

13

railroading tactics, please show a little courtesy of

14

reasonable time.

15

THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Kosakowski, I

16

respect you a great deal, and therefore want to comment

17

that I want to assure you — and I believe you will accept

18

my assurance — that there wasnot the slightest desire

19

on the part of the Chair, nor do I believe of any of the

20

delegates in the Convention, to railroad any action through

21

this Convention, and I don't think that that has been