The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-14

tive to the legislature from Lewiston
in 1872 and 1873
In 1878 NJ Dingley was nominated
as the Republican candidate for gov
ernor Of Maine by a vote of two to
che against two popular opponents, and
was elected by about 10000 majority.
IN 1874 he was reelected by over 1000
majority, declining a third nomination
in 1875 He was one OF the delegates
at large from Maine to the Republican
national convention OF 1876, and served
on the committee on resolutions and
was one Of the subcommittee Of five
who drafted the platform.
He actively participated in the presi-
Dental campaign Of 1876, and in the
state conventions of 1877-8-9. In 1880
executive committee.
SENT TO CONGRESS.
In 1881 Mr.. Dingley was nominated
by the Republicans Of the Second con-
gressional district of Maine to fill the
vacancy in congress caused by the
resignation OF Hon. William P. Frye.
He was elected by a majority of over
5,000-nearly twice as large as ever be-
fore given to any candidate in that
district. He served on the committee
on banking and currency and as a
member of the select committee on al
coholic liquor traffic, and during the
the house in committee OF the whole.
Mr. Dingley's first speech in congress
was made on April 25, 1882, on Pro
lection TO American Shipping" the
house being in committee of the whole
on the bin to create tariff commits
sion.
Under a Joint resolution introduced
in the house by Mr.. Dingley and
passed Aug. z, 1888, he was appointed
a member Of a joint committee to in
Vesugate the condition and wants of
American ship-building and siip-own-
ing interests. The report of the COM
mlttee, drawn up by Mr.. Dingley and
unanimously agreed to by the COM
mittee, was regarded as a very able
and valuable document.
The committee reported q bill to re-
move certain burdens IN American
shipping, framed by Mr. Dinghy, which
passed the house, but there was not
time to reconcile disagTeeng amend
ments between the two houses before
the Forty-seyenth congress expired.
While this bill was under considera-
ton in the house, he made a speech on
the Revival of American Shipping"
in reply to Congressman Cox, which
placed him at once in the front ranks
of congressman ana gave him a ma
tional reputation. In 1882 he was re-
elected as q congressman at large for
the B'orty-eighth congress. Mr.. Ding
ley was reelected to the Forty-ninth
congress from the Second Maine dis
trict in 1884.
At the annual meeting of the Con-
gressional Temperance society in Feb
ruary, 1887, MIR. Dingley was elected
president.
In June, 1886, Mr.. Dingley was re-
elected to the Fiftieth congress, and
again TO the Fifty-first in 1888, the
Fifty-second in 1890, the F'ifty-third in
1892, the Fifty-fourth in 1894, and the
Fifty-ffth in 1895 by large and increas-
ing majOrities. In the F'ifty-second and
Fifty-third congresses he was an active
member of the committee on appro-
priations.
IN forming his cabinet prior to en-
tering on the duties of chief executive,
March 4, 1897, President Mckinley ten
dered the position of secretary of the
treasury to Mr.. Dingley, but he de-
clined the offer, preferring to remain
in his position as the chairman of the
ways and means committee and floor
leader of the Republican party major
ity OF the house.
Under his lead the house, within six
teen days after the F'ifty-fifth con-
gress was convened in extraordinary
session on the 18th of March. 1897, by
President Mckinley, passed a bill re-
yising the tariff.
Mr.. Dingley was q ongregationalist
in religion. He was married on June
Il, 1857. to Miss SalOme McKenny Of
Auburn, Me. They have had six chill
dren-Henry NJ, Charles L. (deceased).
Edward N, Arthur H, Albert G. and
Edith Dingley.