The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-19
NELSON DlSGLEY,

grip. He was unconscious during most
of the day, and death came quietly
without consciousness being regained.
There were present at the time Mrs.
Dingley, Miss Edith D ngley, Messrs.
E. n. and A. II. DinGley, sons of the
deceased, Mr.. James @. Hooe, an intl.
mate friend of the family, Dr. Deale,
one Of the physicians who has been at,
tending him throu ghout his illness, and
the two nurses. To within few hours
before his death the family firmly be.
lieved, as they have throughout his ill.
ness, that Mr.. Diugley would recover.
and it was only when 1t became appar.
ent that he was dying that they gath.
cred at his bedside.
In speaking of Mr.. Diugley's death,
Senator Haze said
In the present condition of public affairs
Governor Dingley'5 death is a very great ma.
tional loss. In all questions relating to finance,
10 the revenues of the country and to the ad
iustment of great fiscal questions, Mr.. Ding
ley was above all others in authority. IL il
difficult to say who can take his place. He
had the confidence Of his associates in the
house, the confidence of the senate, the conf
denCe of the president and the confidence OF
the entire country. Maine will especially la
ment him. Early and late he had devoted
himself to the interests of the state and with
out distinction OF parry and her people be.
lieyed in his fidelity, patriotism and wisdom.
The funeral will be conducted at the
house of representatives on Monday
next. The body will be taken to the
house about 10 o'clock and there lie in
state until noon, when services will be
conducted in the presence OF the house
and senate. About 4.2O III the after
noon the funeral party will leave over
the Pennsylvania railroad for Lewiston,
Me-, arriving there about 2 o'clock
tuesday afternoon. Further services
will be held at the family residence in
Lewiston ON Wednesday. The inter.
meut will be in that city. The services
in the house of representatives probably
will be conducted by Rev. S. M. New
man, pastor of the First Congregational
church, which MIR. DIngley was accus.
toned TO attend while residing IN
Washington.
Nelson Dingley, Jr., was born In Durham
Androscoggin county, Die Feb To- 1882, son Of
Nelson and Jane tLamberD Dmgley.
At IL he taught winter school In the town
of China, II miles from home and he continued
to teach winters while fitting for college. En-.
tering Watervlle college (nOw Colby univer'
sity) IN 1851 he remained there year and a
half and then became "a stu2Unt at Dartmouth
college, from which institution he graduated
IN 1900, Mr. Dingley studied law in ls55.5d
with Morrill, 81 FcS5endun of Auburn, and in
the latter year he WIS admitted to the bar.
Instead OF entering upon the practice Of law
he decided to become journalist. In Sept.
tember, 1856, he purchased the Lewiston
journal, of which he had been practically the
editor while studying law and to which in 1851
lac added daily edition.
a, - L.. IL
resentatiye from Auburn to the state legisla-
ture, was reelected in 1852, and chosen
speaker of the house at the session of 1865.
In 1863 he removed to Lewiston, where "A few
months after he was elected to the Legislature
and with the opening OF the legislative session
of 1864 was unanimously reelected speaker
He was elected to the house twice subse-
quently, but declined the speakership.
In 1873, Mr.. Dingley was elected governor of
Maine by about 1000 majority. In 1874 he
was reelected by over lOOO, declining third
nomination in 1875 He was one of the dele.
gates.at-large from Maine to the Republican
national convention IN ls76 and served on the
committee ON resolutions and was one of the
subcommittee OF i've who drafted the plat.
form.
In 1881 Mr.. Dingley was nominated by the
Republicans OF the Second congressional dis
trict OF Maine to M the vacancy in congress
caused by the resignation OF William +. Frye
He was re elected nine times.
President Mckinley rendered the position OF
secretary of the treasury TO MIR, Dngley but
he declined the offer, preferring to remain
In his position as chairman OF the ways and
means committee and floor leader OF the Re-
publican majority OF the house,
Mr.. Dingley was Congregationalist in rell-
zion. He was married June II. 1851 to MISS
balome McKenny OF Auburn, Me. They have
bad six children, i've OF whom survive