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THE PRESIDENT: Has every delegate voted?

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Does any delegate desire to change his vote?

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The Clerk will record the vote.

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(The Convention arose and applauded amidst a

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flurry of confetti.)

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THE PRESIDENT: The Convention will please come

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to order.

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The Chair feels very relieved that the pages con-

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ceived the idea of confetti, peculiarly appropriate con-

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stitutional confetti.

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I felt very embarrassed at the remarks of Delegate

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Dorsey and at the approbation which this group gave to me,

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and I felt also, as I am sure every one of you did, the

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great solemnity of the occasion. Sometimes tensions become

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just a little too great, and I think that as a tension re-

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liever, confetti couldn't be beat.

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This is not the time for speeches and after the

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strain of the past eight hours or more, I don't propose to

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make one.

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I can only say that I sincerely appreciate the I

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statements made by Delegate Dorsey whom I have known personally