The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-31
MR.. 9EWALL AT HOME
Like bryan. He VIII Not Carry His
own Ward. City or County

The Democrats here have virtually given
I'D all hope OF making any tnroads upon
the normal Republican majority OF <Ae
city. the home OF the vice presidential can
dldate, Sewall. Mr. SewRii is A man who
cannot be lightly carried. and whatever
change or shifting there is In the city
vote VIII be due to the issues Of the cam
pafgn and not 10 the personality Of the
home candidate.
Mr.. Sewalfs own political standing 70
such as TO gladden. the heart Of the OPP
posing political worker. His unpopularity
is not derogatory 70 him a man of bus
mess integrity IL IS mainly due 10 his aver
sion 10 social contact with his neighbors.
He has q very few close personal friends.
who are Democrats. but he has so lived
as 20 remain through all the years OF his
residence in Bath unknown TO the eieotor-
ate as such.
The Democrats canot deny that they
have no expectation OF carrying Mr.. Sc
walls own ward. his own city. his own
county. and II is only a handful OF radi-
Gals that win claim he may carry his own
state.
Mr.. Sswall's first appearance IN politics
in Bath was In 1875 That year few In
fiuential friends of his approached the 10
cal Republican managers, foremost OF
whom then. as now. was Mr.. ]. w. Wake
field. and suggested the idea Of running
Mr. Sewan as mayor. A considerable press
ure was brought TO bear but the Repuoii-
can managers. always solicitious OF the
integrity OF the party machinery. resisted
IL and they finally acauiesced in q plan to
ascent Mr.. Sswall as Republican candi-
Aata for the board OF aldermen for ward
& Of which he was then a resident 1nere
was no Democratic opposition, and Mr.. Sc
wall was elected. receiving lis votes.
he was at the time building house,
which is his present home, In ward Z. ana
IN fs7s ne succeeded, not without some diI-
acuity. In securing = denomination, on'
ba could not command the full Repuhh-
can vote. as he had done the previous year,
ana thIrty-fve votes were cast against
him. some Of these being Democratic. MF.
7. s. Eliot was his opponent, and IT was
by only a total vote OF eighty-nins that
Mr. Sewali was elected
The following year Mr.. SewsH ran again
on rhs Republican ticket, the elecuon oc-
curing on the day Rutherford B. Hays
was declared president OF the United
States. Mr.. J. s. Eliot running again as
an independent Republican, opposed him.
and this time he polled los votes 20 Alr.
Sewalps forty-eight-
Again. In 1894. Mr. Sewsli was offered
for seat in the board, and was defeated
by Frank Hagget, a ship joiner, VINO po4iee
1af votes % Nr. SewalPs seyenty-eight'
Nr- sgwall did not hold the Democratic
vota OF the ward, though he had a
citizens nomination. The vice presidential
candidate has. therefore been twice de-
faateSi in ais own ward, and he has only
been elected when the Republican man
ayers succeeded. by hard work, in holding
their voters in line for him.
Mfr. Sewan does not appear 10 have per
formed any conspicuous service in the city
government. and a measure in municipal
financing. which he was Instrumental IN
puttsnr through. proved 70 be an I'm
mense7y expensive experiment for the city
o. Bath. From the time he was an alder
man until ne came back from chicago
candidate for the vice presidency. MI. Sc
wall has been almost q recinse His IN
Stinces are Taose OF an sristocrat, rather
than a man or the people. His small social
circle has been f-owuingly * elusive, and
he not only lacked the elements OF popa-
lar4ty, but showed plainly that he esteem
ga Il no; highly.
Those who are csasSed - the COM
mon people" have not been repealed With
out showing a rebsllious spirit one hears
rh'nrs sad % Mr.. sewall that are really
+ unkind He is believed "a be selfish and
ove-bearfrv. A natural foe OF labor. and
one who now seeks popular preferfaer1t
oriy 20 CRAFTY A personal ambition watch
Is iriraicsl 70 the interests 81 the masses.
n does not follow thar this estimate of
the man Is an accurate estimate, bat =
Il legitimate . affirm and ee@>-fPe Il be-
cause Il IS determining eleznent In al tbs
rsrogrostf Ira ttous that are hetng ma1e OF
the vote OF Sir. SewalIs own city.
Very excellent Hkenessss % the candidate
are ewuaaaH ia the windows q tns pveTio1-
teal stores alouw tie main street but In
qYs'ry soon showed there was scarcely any
demand for th~Tl.
Us Il because everybody fn Bah already
knows Mr. Sawsu that there = no densnd
FOR his Tses1re@f' one dealer was asked
No. Il cant - Thai" the answer was
funoeentiv made. "oecause the peopss 90
not really know NJ, Sew~ll.~
Taa earfssate has IS yet rot found a
ats~a in rae nstle souvenir % B8lh whica
an enterpr}slng photographic Publishes.
rser e there a pS~t11re = rs picturesque
hone on Washington street X Is bard 70
s-1ae-na any man sel@rted BY enc % the
great parties for wee president whose
Aa.,~ e rot a recognized point OF interest
n hEs rattvs .cEn.