The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-06-28
THE PLUNED KNIGHT.
Col. IngersolI' Famous Speech Which : rst
Gave Blaine tie Title
How the Speech Was Prepared and Row
Its Effect Was Grni.en.

Colonel Robert 6. Ingcvsull iirst gave
Blaine the title Of "plumcd Knight i'll
presenting his name to the Cincinnati
convention of 1876 The speech has y
! history which is almost as Interesting as
! the speech itself. The colonel was not
rs well and widely known thea as Row,
and few Of the delegates suspected that
they would hear ANYTHING ont Of the
usual order of hum drum convention
harangues when the candidates were pre-
scented. Many Of the western delegates
and visitors, who We're all for Blaine that
| year, knew the orator, however. and
hoped and expected something GOOD. bat
probably none of them save one hoped
for as much as they got. That one was
| L. {. lngerSOli, the colonel, brother. A.
the world now we'll knows the brothers,
were wholly devoted 10 each other, auu
When 1t was settled the day before the
| speech was made that the colonel would
present biainc's nImc, Clark became
very anxious that Bob should take The
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ton by storm. The dcieIatcs--thc o.r
| p"ncnts is well as Tie FRIENDS of Blaine
The aicrHatcs, and the Cm,'1e audi nee
stood up on tjeir seats. waved their hats
aud hanIkcrciiefS, AMI chcrrcd and
chccrcd again as mcn have rarely chvcrad
before or since. mld vote have beer
taken then, !, is the opinion If nearly
every body who WAS thtre shat Elaine
woald h1se been nominated. bat it vas
got to be ii was getting late. An anti.
! Blaine citizen of Cincinnati climbed ON,
the stage and announced that it had bees
/ found inn "a>IhIe to connect the @aSPip"-
with ihe mains, ai1d there was no -as to
| supply the convention with iiLht. l.was
| therefore necessary - adjourn over. and
next morning the enthusiasm had d:ei
out and diatne VAS bCate" "n tie seventh
| ballot by ohe Hayes.
The following = tie famous speech IN
| full:
h"S'achiS' rs may o" Sdti'iIe" "itE the
loyaity"i Benz anna II. BIlSto": 50 am |:
0"t II any nil" nominated by tins con-
'ehIi'n cannot carry the stat OF Aa"S.'-
'i''e w. IL" ""t S1t'N"1" villa t!'2 10Y
Az q! tt!tt Stitt. Il III = nominee ti t.Ii~