Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-14

i4tWlttOn ON wednesday, nTtfTuppis int
intermcnt viii be held In that city.
In speaking Of Mir. Dinglcy's death
tonight. Senator Hale said I'm the
present condition Of public affairs. Mr..
Dinricy's death IL a treat national loss.
ON all questions relating to finance. TO
the revenues OF the country and 20 nd
lustnent Of great nsch questions. Mr..
Iinrloy was. above. all others In au-
thnrity. " " difficult to -iy who can
take his place. He had the confidence
uf his associates In the House the con-
ildencc ~ the Senate. the confidence "
the President and the confidence OF the
entire country"
DiNoLEY's BIOGRAPHY.
Nelson Dlngley Jr.. Governor of
Maine, is'i.'5. and member OF Con-
gross from the Second congressional
district OF Maine Fincc 1881. was born
In Durham Me-. In his grandfather
lambcrtr farni house on the banks OF
the Androscroggin river. February 80,
is1s. son OF Nelson and Jane u.amberD
Dinghy. The year following his birth
his parents moved TO Parkham. Pisca-
taquia county. whore they lived on "a
farm FOR short time. ana then took
charge Of the village tavern. with
which n store was connected. In 1888
the family removed 30 Unity. waldo
county and thence. In 1854. to Auburn.
Androacroggin county.
AZ II h. taught n winter school In
the town ~ china. fourteen miles from
homeland he continued to teach winters
while hitting for college. In 1850, at
the age ~ ~. he cntercd Wntcrvlllc
(Ato) academy. 81 which the WE'LL
cipal, and there completed his prepare
ton for college. Entering Wnturvillc
college. now Colby university. In 1851.
he remained there a year and hair
and then bccnnc a student nj Dart
mouth college from which Institution
h. was graduated In 1855. with high
rank az scholar, dchator and writer.
After leaving collcge. Mr. Dlnglcy
studied law In iSis-5g with Merrill and
FcrHcudrn. IN Auburn. 10 which city
his parents had removed while he was
In college and In the latter year he
was admitted 70 the bar. Instead OF
entering upon the practice Of law, he
decided 10 bccon,c "a journalist. for
which profession he always manifested
decided taste. In september. 1886,
he purchased the Lewiston Journal. of
which he had been practically the cdi-
tor while studying law aud to whlah
In issi. he added o daily edition. The
paper rapidly Increased Ia circulation
under hia management
HIS FIRST VOTE.
Its first vote was cast In 1854 for
Hon. Arson y. Morrill,, the anti
slavery and Temperance candidate Tor
governor. poilticai combination from
which rose the Republican party OF
Aiaiuc during the following winter. lie
threw himself into the Fremont CAM
paign In 1850 with all the ardor OF youth
and ability u are.
In 1881. NJ the age Of 20. he was cleo
ted Representative from Auburn TO
the state legislature In which body he
NJ once took high rank. was reelected
In 1863 and chosen speaker of IN"
house nj the rcHsiun Of 1868 In 1853
he removed 10 Lewiston. where few
months after he was elected TO the
legislature and with the ofeiiing OF the
legislative session Of 1864 WAS unuui-
ninuHiy reelected speaker. Al the
state election 81 1854 he was elected to
the house n fourth time, and with the
session OF 1896 was again rendered the
rorltion Of speaker. which he declined.
prcferfinE 10 take his place ON the
iioor. He was also a representative