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energies and abilities. His leadership has been of the

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finest kind — leadership by example. By his patience and

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perseverance, he has brought us to this memorable day in

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Maryland's history.

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The stiffness and formality that characterized

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this Convention in its early days has given way to an air

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of easy informality, of comraderie, and cooperation. The

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genius of this body has been its ability, not only to make

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the right decision when the chips were down, but also to

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accept these decisions, without bitterness, once they had

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been made. This spirit has permeated the document which we

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have produced and will, I believe, flow out to the people

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of Maryland and have a great deal to do with their

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acceptance of this Constitution.

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Those who would defeat this fine document on

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May 14 would dwell primarily on its probable cost. This,

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to me, is a faulty argument. It could well be that the

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proper execution of the reorganization of the Executive

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Branch, as called for, would result in considerable savings

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for the taxpayers. The revamping of our court system,

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especially at the District Court level, may in the long run