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respect for it without losing their own point of view. The

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have talked, but also have listened, and debated intensely,

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both in committee and on the floor of the Convention. All

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of this has not only resulted in the establishment of warm

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friendships, but in a clearer understanding on the part of

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all of them of the problems, the desires, the interests of

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the people in different areas of the State. This is a

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tremendously cohesive force for the benefit of the whole

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State. It too is a part of the Annapolis Achievement.

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Last July this Convention honored me by selecting

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me as its President. I have, since then, endeavored to

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perform the duties of that high office to the very best of

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my ability. Any success that I have been able to achieve

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has been due in no small part to the greatest degree of

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cooperation from each and every delegate that the president

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of any assembly ever had. It is the sincerest compliment

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that could be paid to me and it is the one I cherish most.

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From the bottom of my heart, I thank you, each and every

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one.

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(The Delegates to the Constitutional Convention,

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the Officers, the Staff, the Press, and the Visitors arose