Show FIDDLING GOVERNOR DEAD Tacoma Wash March 16Charles E Laughton The Fiddling Govprnor and exlieutenant governor of Washington and Nevada died at 840 tonight of heart failure caused by kidney trouble and dropsy Mr Laughton was horn In Bangor Me whore his father still lives and was 49 years old In 1882 he was elected lieutenant lieuten-ant governor of Nevada serving four years and in 1889 was elected to the same office in this state for three years He was acting governor for six months during 1S30 |