THE PRESIDENT: The delegates nom-
inated for office of Second Vice President
of the Convention are Delegates James,
Morgan, and Mitchell. I will ask the As-
sistant Journal Clerk to call the roll and to
have the Chief Clerk and the Secretary and
Assistant Secretary act as tellers.
(Whereupon a roll call was made.)
THE PRESIDENT: The tellers report
Delegate James received 92 votes, Delegate
Mitchell 23 votes, Delegate Morgan 17
votes. Delegate James has been elected as
the Second Vice President of this Con-
vention.
(Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: I will ask Delegates
Willis and Carson to escort Delegate James
to the rostrum.
It gives me great pleasure to present
to you the Honorable William S. James,
Second Vice President of this Convention.
(Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Raise your right
hand and repeat after me.
(Delegate William S. James thereupon
took the oath of office as Second Vice Presi-
dent of the Constitutional Convention.)
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT JAMES:
Thank you, Vernon. It has been a long,
hard afternoon. I certainly want to express
my sincere thanks for the confidence you
have shown in me. I expect to be a working
member of this team. Whatever Vernon
Eney asks me to do, I am going to do.
The responsibilities of this Constitutional
Convention are fearful. We face a task of
modernizing what was done a hundred years
ago and what has been done since. We know
from reviewing the studies of the Constitu-
tional Convention Commission that there
are many proposals which have yet to gain
public acceptance. We have a dual func-
tion. First, to be progressive and at the
same time to be traditional. If I can play
a part to develop a Constitution which the
people of Maryland accept, I certainly will
be a proud man. Thank you very much.
(Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Next order of busi-
ness is consideration of resolutions per-
taining to the organization of this Conven-
tion. The Chair recognizes Delegate Herbert
R. O'Conor, Jr.
DELEGATE O'CONOR: I have a resolu-
tion— |
THE PRESIDENT: I will ask the Clerk
to read it, if I may. Would the pages
please pass out copies of the resolution.
THE SECRETARY: Introduced by Dele-
gates O'Conor, Cleveland, Armor, Adkins,
Malkus, and Winslow, resolution requesting
President of the United States to honor the
Constitutional Convention of 1967 with his
presence on September 12, 1967.
WHEREAS:
The delegates to the Maryland Constitu-
tional Convention of 1967 are sincerely
hopeful that the President of the United
States will honor this Convention by at-
tending its opening session on September
12, 1967.
This Constitutional Convention is truly
one of the epic and memorable public events
in the State of Maryland. Its deliberations
will be recorded in history as having funda-
mental significance, and they would be
vastly enhanced by the presence of the
President.
All the delegates to the Convention unite
in inviting the President of the United
States to attend and address the opening
session of the Convention on September 12,
1967; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MARY-
LAND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN-
TION OF 1967 That President Lyndon B.
Johnson is cordially invited to honor this
Convention by attending and addressing its
opening session in the City of Annapolis
on September 12, 1967; and
-BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That
the President of the Convention is re-
quested to send a copy of this Resolution
to President Lyndon B. Johnson, White
House, Washington, D.C.
THE PRESIDENT: You have heard the
resolution. Delegate O'Conor, do you wish
to make any comment?
DELEGATE O'CONOR: I believe it is
unnecessary. I might point out with the
six sponsors bipartisanship is indicated,
three Republicans and three Democrats.
THE PRESIDENT: Do you move adop-
tion of the resolution?
DELEGATE O'CONOR: I do so move.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there a second?
(Seconded.)
THE PRESIDENT: Any discussion? Are
you ready for the question? Question arises |
