like to move that the nominations be closed
and the Secretary cast a ballot, a unani-
mous ballot.
THE CHAIRMAN: All in favor of the
motion that the nominations be closed say
Aye. Opposed, No. The Ayes seem to have
it. The Ayes have it. The Honorable J.
Millard Tawes is elected by acclamation as
Honorary President.
(Applause.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Now, the first order
of business, which may not be quite so
simple. I would like to review once again
the procedure which we plan to follow in
the hope that we can gain simplicity of
operation. The Chair will ask that those
nominators who seek to place a name in
nomination for permanent presiding officer
stand and we shall then record their names
alphabetically and, after these are re-
corded, we shall then call upon them
alphabetically.
We will ask the nominator to come to the
desk and use the microphone at the desk,
so he will be able to make his nomination
in a prominent place in the room and there
will be two seconds and the two seconds
will speak from their desks. I think that
should be fairly clear.
At this time, the Chair would like to
ask those who will place names in nomina-
tion for permanent presiding officer to
stand and I will ask the Secretary to
record the names.
DELEGATE O'CONOR: Mr. Chairman,
is it proper to ask a parliamentary ques-
tion?
THE CHAIRMAN: Yes.
DELEGATE O'CONOR: I am not pre-
pared to make a speech. I merely want to.
make sure that the gentleman I hope to
vote for is nominated.
THE CHAIRMAN: I think I know who
you are for and I think he is going to be
nominated.
DELEGATE O'CONOR: I did not wish
to take anything for granted.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Powers and
Delegate Sybert. Are there any other
nominators?-This is a new word for me,
nominators. I have to roll it around my
tongue a little.
The Chair now has in hand the names of
Delegates Buzzell, O'Conor, Powers, and
Sybert. Are there any other nominators?
All right, that will close that. |
Since the first nominator alphabetically
is Delegate Buzzell, the Chair feels re-
strained at this time to turn the Chair
over to Speaker Mandel, Alternate Tem-
porary Chairman. I happen to know who
he is going to nominate.
ALTERNATE TEMPORARY CHAIR-
MAN: I cannot understand where you
learned that. Delegate Buzzell, will you
please approach the rostrum. As each
nominee and nominator, steps up, will you
please give your name and the county or
city you represent, so the Secretary can
record it.
DELEGATE BUZZELL: Delegate Buz-
zell, Baltimore County.
ALTERNATE TEMPORARY CHAIR-
MAN : You may proceed.
DELEGATE BUZZELL: Mr. President,
fellow delegates of this Maryland Consti-
tutional Convention: I should like to place
in nomination for President of this Con-
vention the name of the Honorable William
S. James, Delegate from Harford County,
as one eminently qualified to serve in this
capacity. William S. James will bring to
this extremely important position the com-
bined abilities of an able lawyer with a
broad knowledge and understanding of basic
human rights and an experienced legisla-
tor with five years of service as presiding
officer of our Maryland Senate.
He is a life-long resident of Harford
County. After attending the University of
Delaware, he received his degree in law
from the University of Maryland Law
School in 1937, where he was a top scholar
throughout his attendance. After admis-
sion to the bar in October of the same
year, he entered general practice in his
native Harford County. His wide experi- .
ence in this 30 years as a practicing at-
torney has brought him into direct contact
with all levels of our judicial system. His
membership and professional organizations
include the American, Maryland State and
Harford County Bar Associations, Ameri-
can Trial Lawyers Association, National
Institute of Municipal Law Officers and the
American Judicatory Society.
Delegate James was elected to the House
of Delegates of the General Assembly from
Harford County in 1947, and continued to
serve in that capacity until 1954. In 1955,
he was elected as State Senator from Har-
ford County and was elected President of
the Senate in 1963, and again in 1967. The
experience gained in this office would be '
extremely valuable to the President of this |
