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sure every delegate will, and as our professional staff

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once more reads through the entire document, without

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having the demanding pressure of the past few days, that

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if we find an error the Convention will be in session

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Monday afternoon in order to correct the error.

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Efforts have been made to set the Constitution

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in type with the idea that the formal and final imprinted

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copy could be available for signature on Tuesday.

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Reluctantly, we have concluded that we simply cannot take

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a chance that it will be ready, even though at this very

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moment the linotype machines are working copying the

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Constitution with the idea of making changes if they are

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needed. For this reason, as previously announced, the

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signing ceremony will take place on next Wednesday, subject

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to final determination as to the hour, probably at eleven

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or at noon.

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In addition, the ceremony will take place in

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this Chamber. The physical problems connected with

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having the ceremony in the old Senate Chamber are, if not

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insurmountable, nearly so. The biggest problem is, of

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course, one of space and we simply cannot manage it.