The herald., 1896-07-24
THE DEMOCRATIC VICE.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE

ArtHur SeWdll, the maine Sn1pDullu-
er, nominated for the vice presidency on
the Democratic ticket" says the Kan
sas City Star, was probably less known
in national politics prior to the Chicago
convention than any other man ever ac-
corded that office by the Democratic
party. Who is Sewall,l and what has
he done? was asked yesterday by nine
out OF every ten persons who read the
story Of his nomination.
Mr.. Sewall has three nephews In
Kansas City-F. M. Sewall. 1924 Jeffer-
son street, president of the Sewall &
Hughes Paint and Glass company; d.
ID. Cutler. 1900 Jefferson street. of the
Cutler & Nelson Paint and Glass COM
pany, and Frank Cutler. travelling sales
man for the latter firm. The Cutters
mother is sister of the vice presidential
nominee. Mr.. Sewall has frequently
visited In Kansas City, and was here
about a year ago, while on his way to
San Francisco. He is a stockholder in
the Metropolitan Street Railway COM
pany
Frank Sewall, in speaking about his
| uncle last night. said: There is really
very little to besaid about him. He is
a successful, self made business man, a
lifelong Democrat. and not politician
in the ordinary sense of the word. He
has never held office and never sought
political preferment.'
AN IMPOSING LOOKING MAN
Mr.. Sewall is a man of splendid ply
sique and has commanding presence.
He Is more than six feet in height,
weighs about 200 pounds. and is strong
and wei proportioned. He is 55 years
old and shows little trace of his age,
save in the gray hairs scattered through
the heavy growth of dark hair which
he keeps carefully trimmed like spruce
man of business. His mustache is also
heavy and carefully scissored. His kind
ly and strongly nodded face, bright
ened by twinkling brown eyes. is known
by every man from Aroostook to Port
land He is one of the most popular men
in Maine. Every morning, as regularly
as he eats his breakfast, Mr.. Sewall
takes a razor and mows his cheeks
until they are perfectly smooth He says
he doesn't feel right unless he does. He
is scrupuhously neat in his dress. The
accompanying picture was taken three
years ago in San Francisco.
HANDSOME HOME IN MAINE
His home at Bath is said to be the
handsomest in all the state of Maine,
and stands about three blocks from his
big shipyards on the river. Near by Is
the old SewaH homestead, where his
maiden sister, Miss Alice Sewall, lives.
He has two sons, Harold NJ. SewaL,
aged So, who is a lawyer and politician,
is engaged with his father in shipbuild-
ing, Both are married. The Sewalls
have been shipbuilders for generations
and have sailed their own vessels more
than seventy years. Their private Sig
nal is a white IS on a blue ground. The
firm is now Arthur Sewal q Co., ana
in recent years it has built several I'M
,nense iron merchantmen, one or them
being the largest iron merchant vessel
ever foated.
Mr.. Sewall Is generous, open hearted,
and a lover of young people. he exerts
himself to increase the pleasure OF those
around him and Is never happier than
when everybody is having gooo tlIne.
Each year he gives big clam oake
on the river, to Whlcn peopie coiiS ioA
miles around.
EARNED HIS GREAT WEALTH.
Mr. Sewall is not a college bred man,
having received his education in the
public schools of Bath. He has travelled
extensively in Europe. He is mllllon-
aire and has earned his fortune by care
full and persistent work. he was once
president of the Maine Central railway
of which he is now a director, is presl-
dent of the Bath National bank, a direc-
tor in the First National bank OF Boston
and owns stock in several western rail-
ways. He has twice been delegate
to the national Democratic convention.
He can give a business Ildn taih' oot
is not a speech maker.
For many years Mr.. Sewall has been
member of the Swedenborgian church.
His brother, the Rev. Frank Sewall, is
a prominent Swedenborgian minister al
washington, D. C. He enjoys the good
things of life. He is a great smoker,
and. when at home, is never so aimable
and congenial as when he is putting an
old-fashioned clay pipe, filled with frag-
rant tobacco. He eschews it in public
however, for Key West cigars. The old
adage, early to bed, and early to rise,
etc. is reversed by the Maine ship
builder. Two o'clock a. m, often finds
him awake, and o'clock a. m. frequently
finds him asleep.
Harold the oldest son, is an active
politician. He has departed from the
political faith of his fathers, and is n
energetic, disputative and eloquent Re-
publican of the most pronounced type.
He was a delegate to the st. Louis con-
vention, where he champoined the cause
of Thomas B. Reed. He was consul gen.
eral to Samoa during Cleveland's admin
istration, being at that time Democrat.
Growing dissatisfied with the admins
tration's policy in the Samoan troubles,
he resigned, but went to Samoa again
as an appointee of President Harrison.
The Democratic father and the Republi-
can son seldom discuss politics.
"Cavendish" Sails for England
"Cavendish," the grand old man of the
whist world. sailed Saturday afternoon on