The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-12-24
"A 1NGERSOLLS sPEfNIEg
sgsssf ~ HUI
NOMINATING BLAINE AT THE GIN
ClNNATI CONVENTION IN 1876.
a Broshsrss s9liditptie3 and. Ansieey!--4ss2
Failure Feared-The Famous Speech
Hastily Scrubbed at Night After =
Long Procrastin alton.
LCor. Cleveland Leader

[Cor Cleveland Leaderi
Up to 1876 Ingersol hal been simply
L. Sxzrsasaaably SUCCESSFUL lawyer Of Peoria, Ills.
q e { life was one ofthe Republican delegates to
the Cincinnati convention of 1876 and q
strong Blaine He arrived in Cinci1-
natl with several other Illinois delegates
several days before the cenyentfoIr assslIla
bled. The city full of people, and they
having high old TINA The Blaine
men had meetings every day, and did
= everything in Their pc Yer's dooonlP% their
- - can lidataA Is was finally decided Etozhar1
the nominating speech made by soma
Illinois man, and the Illinois delegation
settled upon Ingarsol.
There was present in the-ca tg BnlI5s IA ycE~e
IT'D brother, who died few years later, and
at whose grave the great atheist delivered
his world renowned Grafton He imme'
lately told his brother Of his selection, and
nat he had promised to deliver the spaech
The brother who somewhat nervous,
tried to persuade him not to try it,
"You not famous enough" he p5r-
guaded. "You are getting along ana MAXI
ing fair reputation, but this is too big q
thing for you. fear you will make dead
failure of it,
Bus-Bob had promised and would not
hack out. [--t-EtJ - = !
zssEsI. il You determined to- de-ztiss4
eyoamust do your best. must make q
succoss. To do this you must get at it JIM
7 tnodAtely Don't wait minute. Ga1inso
bRatsroom anaioek the door, and Begin the
- speech"
"Oh, tomorrow will do" urged Bob, "and,
besides, have promised to go with the boys
'' AMI srryI3Il3s yap.s HY95sslsf
DELAY4N GEFEING FE4DF.. %@ ~
The next day passed, and, although his
brother spose,- about the 4speech several.
tis8os, Fsobsrt did not toteh5i6 Aud SO the.
time passed till the night before the conven-
ton. The brother, MEANWHILE had got
nm lhearty, fraHtet 4 Robert came in late that
s4t!%hight and ihans~er to Ills 'bfc ther's soIici-
tation, said: -e Is 90
%oh, bosiqF$s. let's got p good nights
sleep" F"7'''~- '@ ~
And so they retired. IDgersoll says he
M neY4Fslept SO ssoundiye in his life as he nla
5@I that night. Finally Ee woke up suddenly,
and fsis PoFfeal 70 refreshed. He got up
hastily and looked at his watch! 1t was s
o'clock a. m. He went to the adjoining
Oil nbt to- disturb bis brother! Hs tdrned tue
ligst down, and, closing his eyes imagined
the great conHsa ZION hall ana his
gan to think of Blaine Finally he
1G Gs t. 9aT7 his speech oTar 70 shint
paper and wrote it out carefully as he had
s., "a, said it., De laid il way ia the drawer to
the bureau and went back quietly TO bed.
1t was noa-pas5 6=oeloek' in the morning
.raaz1a He very was fast asleep again. aud dfd
-atg ot-wake up till past s. when his brother
- Him "a 81 - ~ .
'42oh get up getaupl It's $3.50, ana the
convention assemblies at 1880. 1 thought
you going to get up early eld get your
speech ready 1t viii bs dead failure, ana
we shall all be disgraced Blaine will not
A ii 5ba nominated IU is too bad, too bad. =
-@F.'f Bob slowly walked up aud rubbing his
eyes, urged that it would be best first to get
their breakfast But the brother insisted
that he should not leave the room until he
got down to business the spesch. By
this time Bob had donned his pantaloonS
and remarked:
.ad5 rWell yon be the anaienoe and sit over
~~-' there. and will see what can do"
~ A WORD. FOR WORD EEHEARsAtL IT,,
He then started in and delivered the fa-
NOUS speech, word for word, as it was givon
that day in the convention, beginning:
Massachusetts is proud of Benia II.
Bristow;so anil etc .EF}
He went on easily and rapidly until he
asses reached tho following: '-
This is a grand year-a year filed with
tha recelactions of the raw olation; filed with
proud and tender memories of the past;
= with the sacred 1egends of liberty; year in
y which thesQps of freedom viii drink from
- tao founsafns enthusiasm; M aar44in
which the people call for who has
preserved in congress what our soldiers won
upon the feld" - sssN= s''-s '-+ ''1'
Bat the real climax of tho speech was the
following: ya IN 4
gEazsl Ah / ar,ned warrior, ike ID Ilumed
zfightA James 9. Blaine marched down the
halls of the Anne rican3 congress and threw
his shining lance full and fair against the
1891 brszan foreheads of the, defamer3 OF his
rftss country uad the ma GgaRatfof his Honor. =
1t is, perhaps needless to say that the
brother completely captured. When
Bob had finished he rushed TO khn, and
putting both around him. embraced
him in tho most enthusiastic way.
.gr sssgIs is simply sublma = he cried; 'bat wlsa
did you prepare itf ....-.s -.
"O5, Iscratched it off last night when you
..,. .syere asleep. Go to thazdra Wet there and
you viii fnl the manuscript. While
dsasi f9ease read il over anl see il / de.
liver 5Iis eofrestly9 y H Hills
This great point with Iagersdll nay Friend
mad is ba * av salt
~ Il scssedl lie nsver getirattst Sonic pftthe
greatest orators in this country have trepl-
bei before so great an occasion as tnE.
Bob ngers6h never said any thing that gave
INN 50 lnuch. reputetieR as that hit. about