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to the legislature from Lewiston in is7s

10 the legislature from Lewiston In 1872
and iS73.
In is5s MIR. Dingley was nominated ms
Republican candidate for governor OF
Maine by n vote 81 2 20 against Two
popular opponents. aud was elected by
about 10000 majority.
IN 1874 he was reelected by over 1900
majority. declining third nomination
In 1876.
lie was one OF the deiegates-at-iargc
from Maine to the Republican national
convention Of 1916. and served on cont
mittcc on resolutions. and was one 81
the subcommittee OF i've who drafted
the platform lie actively participated
IA tho Presidential campaign IN iA,5
ana IN the state conventions In lNis-lo-
~. In iNs1-SO he was chairman OF the
Republican executive committee.
FIVE THOUSAND MAJORITY.
In 1851 Mr. Dlngicy was nominated by
the Republicans OF the seconu Congrca-
slonnl district Of Maine to fli the VA
cancy In Congress caused by the rcslg-
nation ~ Hon. William y. Frye. He
was elected by a majority or over 5000
nearly twlr" ~ large ne ever before
given 10 any candidate In that district
lie served on the committee on bank
inu ana currency. and ma a member N
the select committee IN alcoholic liquor
traffic, and during the session he pre-
sided several times over the House In
committee uf the whole. Mr..
Dingley's iirst speech In Congress was
made April %. 1872. on Protection 60
American Shipping the House being
IN committee or the whole ga the bill
TO create o. tarin commission.
Under u Joint resolution introduced In
the House by Mr.. Dlngley aud passed
August Z. 1853. he VIVA appointed "a
member ~ a Joint committee 90 invca.
tigntc the condition and wants Of
American Hhip.building ard rhip-own-
Ing interests The report ~ the CONE
mittcc was regarded ~ "A very able and
valuable document.
The committee reported bill 20 re-
move certain burdens ON American
shipping. framed by Mr.. DinElcy. which
passed the House, but there was not
time 10 reconcile disagrecinr amend
mcntH between the two houses before
the Forty-sevcnth Congress expired.
While this hill was under conaidcrn-
ton In the House he made speech
on the Revival ~ American Shipping -
In reply 10 Congressman COX. which
placed him az once IN the front ranks
of cnnHrcramcn ana gave him n nation
al reputation.
In 1889 ho was reelected NJ Com
Frcnsman.nt-inrTr Tor the Forty-eighth
conErcEs. Al the opening ~ Congress
IN December. 1853. Speaker Carlisle APP
pointed him Mt tho head Of the Rcpub-
ilcnn minority on both the banking and
currency committee and the select com
mlttcc on American Hhip.huilding and
ship owning interests, Mr.. Dlngicy at
once rcintroduced his shipping bill.
which was passed by the House and
sent a. the senate. The latter body
amended II by adding provision FOR
the ENCOURAGEMENT of American postal
steamship lines, but subsequently the
difference wnH adjusted In conference
and the bill was approved by the Pres
iient on June q. 1854
on February :. 1854. Mr.. DinRicy re-
ported from the shipping committee his
bill 90 constitute bureau 81 nnyign-
ton In tho treasury department. and
later In the month u was passed In the
House under n suspension Of the rules.
Subsequently the Senate concurrci and
the bureau was organized.
Mr.. Dinglcy was reelected 60 the
Forty-ninth Congress from the Second
Maine district IN isi
Al the annual meeting OF the Con-