Arizona republican., 1902-11-10
M sly Personal

Distinotivoly a man of culture is Honorable Edward Nele3a Dir@!ey Of Kalamazoo, Michigan, prc9riotcr cc the Telegraph. This is fact that i'm presses a stranger on first meeting him. MT. Dingley is an easteIler in thought and aCtion-couservativ and methodi- cal-while the aggresstveuess Of the west and his cosmopolitan experiences as editor and active politician have un- dcubtedly affected his methods. He is still "the man from Maine" He was bern. brought up and educated in Maine. His school days began in Lew iston, continued through Bates college, and were polished off with two yers in tho lw deprtment e. Columbian uaiver- sity at Washington. D. C.
 His whole appearance is one of re- finement. Of medium height and good square shoulders Mr. Dingley is not the sort of man to pass unnoticed in the crowd upon a political platform or at social gathering. His eyes arc dark and penetrating, his forehead rather high and well developed, his hair parted a little to the side and brushed back smoothly giving an added depth of forehead. The dark mCustache and pointed beard add to the distinguished air noticeable in his general makeup.
 In his office and at his desk Mir Ding ley works steadily. When interrupted by business callers he is affable and courteous, but avoids unnecessary use of words, and talks directly to the point 4 fact often noticed by such visitors is that he always has. point to talk to, and seems to grasp a pOliti- cal situation instantly o3tiining the action he considers right for himself and for everyone concerned. Because of this he is eometimes considered cvorbecring in dict9tiol O" party af- fairs, and his air of semi-conecfous knowledge Of his own education and position is often chosen by his enemies as point of attack.
 Mir. Dingley is "a chip of the old blCCk." ceUingly cut from the v-ry heart Of tho tvea. His father, the Hon orable Nei~~n Diu9ley. Jr.. nationally faTcT@ as the author Of the D'nElev tariff law. has always been the sens object of admiration and reverence. To
 Edward Nelson Dingley the family raT~e ond achievements mean a great de7l. His grandfather. the original NC'~~.1. was prominent in the business and politics O. Maine. a member f the state ~anate and highly respected His fathers career is well known. Roth were politicians. So is tho third "f the line, bat a claan-cut politician. acl,0ow- legged even by his enemies to be above the usual tricks of twentieth century vote getting.
 It was this fact more than any ether | that prevented his renCmina ton for
 the state legislature a few weeks ago. 1 after he had served two terms with distinction. When the first representa- tive district of Kalamazoo county,
 comprising Mir Dingley's home city, named it's legislative convention, Mir Dingley made nc effort to secure ward 1 delegations favorable to himself. La | ter, at his own request, his name was withdrawn. and although there was a
 majority sentiment in the convention favoring MT. Dingley a split-up placed
 another man in nomination.
 The one pet hobby of MT. Dingley is
 the protective tariff. It comes to him
 with his veneration for his father, and ! in the framing of the bill he took a