The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-07-13
ARTHUR sEwALHs CAREER.
The Vice Presidential Candidate Leading
Maine Shin Builder.

Arthur Sewall, the Democratic nominee for
vice president, was born mt Bath Me-, Nov. %,
1873. The estate which he was born and
whore he now resides has been in possession pf
the Sewall family since l76O, His grandfather
fought in the war of the revolution.
by occupation, Mr. Scwall was originally a
shipbuildcr, and he is now largely interested
in shipping, railways and banking. For nine
years he was president of the Maine Central
railway, from which position he retired two
years ago. He is now president of bank at
Bath, is Interested in the Bath Iron works and
"A member of other commercial ent 'rnri-'-.
Steadily for over seventy years has the Sow
all private signal, white -" on a blue ground,
huttered from the main spar of some Of the
stnunchcst, finest, swiftest vessels In the Amcr-
can merchant marine, carrying the stars and
stripes into every foreign port.
From the days of the first chubby little Di-
ana, built in 1923, to the great steel Dirigp,
launched in ls94, this house has been in the
van with designs for merchant vcssrlS. Be
ginning under William d. Sewal in 1923 the
hous" has been continuous, and today IT owns
the largest sailing merchantmen atoat under
our flag
William D. Srwall was succeeded by his 4ons
under the name of Il. 81 A. Scwall which firm
has since become Arthur Scwall ~ Co., with
Arthur Srwall, the Democratic nominee for
vice president, at its head, and his nephew,
Samuel ;. Srwull, and one of his sons William
The first Of the Srwall family came to Amer.
lea in 1884 and Dummies Scwall the grand
father Of the first shipbuildcr, went to Bath
from New York, which was also in the district
Of Maine in l76? when he purchased the tract
Of land on which to this day stands the Scwall
yard and the houses of the Sewall family. In
the 5cvcnty-onc years that the Scwal4 have
been building ships, they have owned ninety
five vessels.
Arthur Sewall grew up among the scenes Of
the 4hipyard and ScaShOrc, acquiring faml-
iartty with the business life which has served
him well, not only in that particular branch,
but in many other lines of mercantile life.
| There Is hardly a corporation in Sagadahocli
county in which he - not Interested. He Is
prominent in railroad circles "a well ns in poll
tics, being still director in many railroads,
! besides having been president of the Maine
Central.
The vice presidential nominee, nearly twice
as old as the head of the ticket is much oldor
| than he looks. He is "A splendid example of ply
] steal manhood. His hnr and mustacho are
| slightly tinged with gray, but the wrinkles of
/ age have scarcely made their appearance on his
face.
Mr.. Sewall was married in 1859 TO Miss Emma
/ D. Crool1cr, of Bath. He has two children liv-
| ing, both Of them sons, Harold NJ. and William
/ D. Scwall. Harold was the first consul general
of the United States 10 Samoa. In 1855 he was
nominated by Consul Russell, at Liverpool, as
! til March 1851 when he resigned to accept the
. Samoan COusulShip.
The affairs in Samoa at that time were very
complicated. Germany wanted to exercise n
| protectOrate over the islands, which would have
resulted i'll her anueXing the best of thcm. Eng
| land and the United States wanted a nutivc
government Samoa for the Samoans," with
! King MalitOcn ruler. The Germans how
ever, had encouraged king TameSrSc, and
the United States consul Mt that time at Apia
was recalled rs unfit to deal with such n com
pication.
Harold Sewall soon attracted attention by
his official course. He was finally summoned
! TO Washington by Secretary BayaTd and fire.
quently appeared before the scnate committca
on foreign relations He testified freely and
fully before that committee that Secretary
Bayard requested his resignation on the ground
that his openly expressed views on Samoan af
fairs did not agree with those of the state de-
partment. His resignation was rendered and
accepted This disguSted young Sewall, and he
has since been prominent in the Republican
party of his state.