'' Illuminatus ! '' quotes Glass as claiming that the phrase figured in an incident involving Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff during the 1968 Democratic National Convention . After Ribicoff criticized Mayor Daley for instructing the Chicago Police Department to deal harshly with anti-war demonstrators , Daley shouted something inaudible at Ribicoff , leading to widespread speculation about what Daley had said . The '' Teenset '' article , according to '' Illuminatus ! '' , introduces the novel theory that Daley shouted " Ewige Blumenkraft ! " -- presumably marking Daley as a member of the Illuminati
1968 Democratic National Convention
1968 Democratic National Convention
Ewige Blumenkraft