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practical outcomes of the adoption of this
amendment.
So I thank the gentleman, but, no thank
you.
THE CHAIRMAN: Any further discus-
sion. Delegate Rybcznski.
DELEGATE RYBCZNSKI: On personal
privilege while on the Needle amendment,
Mr. Chairman, allow me to introduce to
the Committee of the whole "Chief Judge''
Phyllis Johnson who is the wife of Delegate
Johnson, who is immedately above my left
and their two children, Cynthia and Joseph,
who, I understand, are commissioners in
the court set-up at home. (Applause).
THE CHAIRMAN: Are you ready for
the question? Ring the quorum bell.
The question arises on the adoption of
Amendment 21-B to Amendment No. 21. A
vote Aye is a vote in favor of the amend-
ment to the amendment. A vote No is a
vote against. Cast your votes. Has every
delegate voted ? Does any delegate desire to
change his vote? The Clerk will record the
vote.
There being 13 votes in the affirmative
and 106 in the negative, the motion is lost,
the amendment to the amendment is re-
jected.
The question now arises on the adoption
of Amendment No. 21. Are you ready for
the question? The question arises on the
adoption of Amendment No. 21. A vote
Aye is a vote in favor of the amendment, a
vote No is a vote against. Cast your vote.
Has every delegate voted? Does any dele-
gate desire to change his vote? The Clerk
will record the vote.
There being 97 votes in the affirmative
and 19 in the negative, the motion is carried,
the amendment is adopted.
I take it Delegates Burgess and Burdette,
you do not desire to offer your amendment?
DELEGATE BURGESS: That is correct,
Chairman.
THE CHAIRMAN: Thank you. The Chair
is unaware of any further amendments to
Committee Recommendation S&E-2. Are
there any? Delegate Weidemeyer.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Mr. Presi-
dent, I have amendment AP, which AP re-
leased, and I would like to offer that.
THE CHAIRMAN: For what purpose
does Delegate Clagett rise?
DELEGATE CLAGETT: Parliamentary
inquiry, sir.
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THE CHAIRMAN: State the inquiry.
DELEGATE CLAGETT: Would it be
proper to submit as an amendment section
7 of the committee recommendation as orig-
ginally written?
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair rules that
would be out of order.
The pages will distribute the amendment
marked AP, as in able and Paul. This will
be Amendment No. 22. The Clerk will read
the amendment.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 22
to Committee Recommendation S&E 2 by
Delegate Weidemeyer: On page 3, section G,
Uniform Conduct of Elections in line 1 after
the period add this new sentence:
"Such laws shall provide for the hold-
ing of primary elections in years in
which the President and Vice President
of the United States or electors for those
offices are elected at a date prior to the
holding of national party conventions
providing sufficient time for the holding
of State party conventions."
THE CHAIRMAN: The amendment has
been submitted by Delegate Weidemeyer.
Is there a second ?
(The amendment was duly seconded.)
THE CHAIRMAN: The amendment hav-
ing been seconded, the Chair recognizes
Delegate Weidemeyer to speak to the
amendment.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Mr. Presi-
dent and members of the Convention, this
amendment does not change any of the
wording of S&E-2. It merely adds a provi-
sion providing for the time to be set by the
legislature for the holding of primary elec-
tions in presidential years.
I think in behalf of our major parties
that it is necessary that the primary be held
early enough in presidential years so that
the people, the voters, in the Democratic
primary and voters in the Republican pri-
mary, will be enabled to elect their dele-
gates to the state convention and that that
state convention may be held sufficiently
in time in advance of the national conven-
tion.
Mr. President, I pause for a moment so
that the delegates may hear what I have to
say about this amendment because I think
it is very important in the preservation of
our two-party system. As it is now, as you
know, the legislature puts a primary in
September. If they do not change the law
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