River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-19
LAST TRIBUTE PAID.
All Washington Does Honor to the
Dead Maine Statesman
Funeral of Nelson Dingley a Most I'm
pressiye One-Rematns Lie In
state In the Hall of
the House.

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/ Washington, Jan. IA state funer-
al, almost majestic in its impressive
ness. was given the late Representa-
tive Nelson Dingley at noon Monday
| in the house of representatives., where
| he has so long been such commanding
! figure, The president, his cabinet, dis
! tinguished mem bers of the diplomatic
corps. members of the supreme court,
| senate and house and distinguished
men in military and civil life were
ranged about his bier on the floor of
| the hall, while the galleries. to which
admission could be obtained only by
card, were occupied by the families of
| those who sat upon the floor aud prom
inent persons invited to be present.
Remains Lie In state.
The remains were taken from the
| Hotel Hamilton to the capitol in the
morning at ten o'clock and were borne
! into the hall of representatives by
/ squad of capitol police under the direc-
| ton of Sergeant-at-Arms Russell. The
casket was placed on bier in the area
in front Of the marble rostrum of the
! speaker and for an hour the public,
which would have no opportunity to
witness the official ceremonies later,
was allowed to view the remains as they
lay in state.
through the main door down past the
casket and gazed upon the calm, serene
features of the dead during that hour
Some could with difficulty be induced
by the police TO move away from the
casket.
The services were conducted by Rev.
S. NJ. Newman, of the First Congrega-
tional church of this city, assisted by
Rev. DR.. Couden, chaplain of the house.
When Rev. Newman delivered the
| benediction the entire assemblage
arose, the galleries as well as those
on the floor. The distinguished com
pany departed in the order in which
they had come, all passing down by the
casket.
Leave. for Maine.
The body lay in state in the hall of
the house until shortly before the time
for the departure of the special train
which conveyed the remains and the
party to Lewiston. 1t was then con-
yeyed to the Pennsylvania station,
whence the train departed at 4:l0 p.
IN. over the Pennsylvania road as the
section of the congressional limited.
The train consisted of four Pullmans
and baggage car. One of the cars was
occupied by the family and the others
by the remainder of the party.
Washington. Jan. 14.-Hon. Nelson
Dingley, of Maine, leader of the repub
lican side on the floor of the house of
representatives and representing the
Second congressional district of Maine
in that body. died here last night at
half past ten of heart failure resulting
from extreme weakness cue 10 pneu-
monia.
His Public Career.
Nelson Dingley, Jr.. governor of Maine,
lS74-75. and member of congress from the
Second congress sional district of Maine
since 1881. was born IN Durham. Androscog-
gin county, Me-. in a farmhouse on the
banks of the Androscoggin river. February
Is, 1882.
He began his political career in 1861, be-
Ing elected to the state legislature from
Auburn. He was reelected in 1862 and
! chosen speaker of the house at the SEES
sion OF 1868. In 1868 he removed to Lewis
ton, where a few months after he was
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opening of the legislative session of 1864
was unanimously reelected speaker. At
the state election of 1864 he was elected to
the house fourth time, and with the ses-
sion of 1865 was again rendered the posi-
ton of speaker, which he declined, pre-
ferring to take his place on the floor. He
was also a representative in the legislature
from Lewiston in 1868 and 1873.
In 1878 Mr.. Dingey was nominated as the
republican candidate for governor of Maine
by a vote of two to one against two popu-
lar opponents and was elected by about
! 10000 majority. In 1874 he was reelected
by over 11,000 majority. declining a third
nomination in 1875.
In 1881 Mr. Dingley was nominated by the
republicans of the Second congressional
dis trict of Maine to fill the vacancy in con-
gress caused by the resignation of Hon.
William p. Frye. He was elected by ma
jority of over 5000. nearly twice as large as
| ever before given to any candidate in that
district, and he has served continuously
ever since.
/ In forming his cabinet prior to entering
on the duties of chief executive March 4,
/ 1897, President Mckinley rendered the po-
sition of secretary of the treasury to Mr..
Dingley, but he declined the offer prefer
ring to remain in his position as chairman
of the ways and means committee and
floor leader of The republican majority OF
the house. Under his lead the house, with
| N 16 days after the Fifty-fifth congress
was convened in extraordinary sess sion on
the 18th of March. 1897 by President Nc
! Kinley, passed a bill revising the tariff.