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THE PRESIDENT: The Chair has asked that the

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quorum bell be rung because I am very disturbed. I have

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been advised that some delegates are leaving because of the

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fact that it is snowing and that it will continue snowing

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through the night. I realize that this is not a very

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happy situation, but the fact is that in order to adopt

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this Constitution , we need seventy-two votes on each and

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every article and division, and I suggest that it would

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be calamitous if in taking the final vote any substantial

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number of delegates should leave with the view or thought

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that one or two absences wouldn't make any difference.

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In addition to that, even if we had seventy-

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two votes, I further suggest to you that it would be well

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nigh calamitous to have a Constitution not adopted by

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what, I think, would be normally the overwhelming vote in

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this Convention because if the vote is not such, it would

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be the subject of much discussion in the election campaign.

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I, therefore, urge every delegate to remain

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until we conclude voting and make whatever arrangements

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may be necessary if the snow makes it too hazardous for

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him or her to return to his home.