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DELEGATE BOROM: Mr. President,
my favorite moniker for such action is
Speedy Gonzalez, but in a more serious
vein, now that we have had a brief respite
from handclapping — and my hands are
going to be swollen this evening; but it will
be for a good cause — I would like to bring
your attention to the presence and ask you
to welcome the three children of Delegate
Key. Their names are Leon, Leroy, and
Angela. They are seated in the rear bal-
cony, and I hope you will give them a
hearty welcome.
(Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Clagett.
DELEGATE CLAGETT: And may the
three children of Delegate Key assume and
achieve her proportions.
(Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Wheatley.
DELEGATE WHEATLEY: Mr. Chair-
man, the Committee on General Provisions
of this Convention has been noted for
many things, one of which was the first
report to the Committee of the Whole.
We would like to try for another record
by at this time announcing a final com-
mittee meeting, to be held immediately at
the conclusion of this session in the Senate
lounge, to discuss one item of unfinished
business. I would ask each member of the
committee to be there.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Gallagher.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: The cam-
eras and lights have been set up in the
legislative room, and I would ask the Com-
mittee to return after the session for a
simulated committee meeting, at which time
we will consider proposals for delegates to
this Convention.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Gill.
DELEGATE GILL: Mr. President and
fellow delegates, Saturday I wanted to ask
you to join me in congratulating one of the
delegates, but I was not allowed to use the
microphone; so today I am a little late, but
I would like you to join me in congratulat-
ing Delegate Gleason, who was appointed
as Chairman of :the Washington Metropoli-
tan Transit Authority.
(Applause.)
He was the one who would not let me
use the microphone.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Caldwell.
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DELEGATE CALDWELL: In the last
four months that I have been here I noticed
many of our delegates have gained weight.
Now that the Convention is over, I think
they should all take up jogging — except
the Baltimore City delegates. In ten min-
utes of jogging, they can travel through
five single member districts.
(Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Kosa-
kowski.
DELEGATE KOSAKOWSKI: Mr. Pres-
ident, I concur with the delegate from Bal-
timore, Delegate Caldwell, but I rise on a
point of personal privilege.
I would like to tell you personally, Mr.
President, of the wonderful job you have
done at this Convention, and I believe that
the delegates present here have given their
utmost to put a little of their heart and
wisdom and intelligence and tears into a
document which may go down into history,
but there is a little nomenclature that has
come out of this Convention, and you will
be queried in your travels upon the success
of this Convention.
I think one of the greatest mesmerizers
I have seen is Delegate Sherbow. He is a
very good friend of mine. His art and mes-
merization goes beyond my saying, and I
ask Delegate Sherbow to teach me a little
of that order. It really comes in handy.
So you know you have a Marylander
within the Constitutional Convention who
knows how to mesmerize, and you also have
a Chabot who knows how to Chabotage,
and a Scanlan who knows how to Scan-
lanize.
This nomenclature may go down in his-
tory. I do not know who will give you these
words, but I am sure there were more
than many wise men in this Convention.
May I also say we have a pretty good case
to give to the electorate.
I would also say that I would like to
thank the people that sent me here from
my district. I really deem it a tremendous
privilege and an honor to serve with such
a momentous body, and I want to thank
all of you that I know you. I have met some
wonderful people. I have gained a great
deal of knowledge. My seatmates have been
wonderfully grand people, and so has the
committee that I served on, the Committee
on Personal Rights and Preamble, and Dele-
gate Kiefer, as Chairman.
I also want to close by saying my deep
and sincere thanks to all of you for giving
me so much of your knowledge and talent.
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