The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-12
HE'S A RICH OLD nan.
Arthur Sewall. the Shipbuilder,
Balances the Ticket
He HOPES TO CARRY MAINE


CAtcsgc, yz,y tl-Aeco-csng 20 his ~.
assertion. Arth1r Sexa1 had no idea whss
As Es<z as hore 81 Bath. Ne. rhAs rs
name wea15 even pc presented 20 the
national corTerEt0a FOR tAe seccad place
OF re national f1ezet- 1t WAS wholly
r1exSecr-G" he sad Y had 70 thought
CO szsca q thlnz when ! cane 20 this coz
v-attSn. that usy sane would D. pre-
scented Cor any oEze. However. I I1ss
confess that TIE sensation Of being tire
Vice pr@zsas1stx1 nsrnlnee On the national
fsckee u TIE Der1oe-zrsc parry - tscitec-
y pleasant" Daring the s<.ernoor b.
received hundre1s - te1exrsns frozn al
pa~es 81 the COUNTY, expressing ne coz
graf1zstsonx o. friends.
In conversation xIsh q representative
e- The Associated Press. Mr.. Sewan said
hs beisewe5 that the tscket would De .
great deal stronger Throughout tbs Eas.
than tns Western f-zea3s q silver realize
at present -As % my own STATE" be
continued. s.tae cause % free stlver Is
growing rapidly. Tewo years ago ! coria
eoanx on my fingers fa- Democrats n
Maine whc favored ire free and unsIr1ifed
coinage Of silver. New the vast majority
% them are Of shat belief and their nGrn-
bers are Increasing every day. / aaticf-
pate lively campaign this autumn in
Maine. ard I feel assured the result viii
bs czttersng indeed. Il IL not impossible
fer the Democrats 20 carry TIE sEa.a
They did * In $50, and see 70 reason
wAy they could not do T. thss fail I hare
great confcsnes IN The success o. tina
ticket throughout the country. heartily
belssve IN the principles OF the platform.
and VIII do everything II my power for
the success ard victory OF tas Dem
oc-acy."
The vice presidential nominee Il . man
very rsariy twice as os6 as the head of
the ticket He is much older than Re
looks He IS splendid exs~apie u rhysi-
cal manhood carries himself with q SOL
d&sriy bearing. AMI Is what might be
termed a nne-lookiHg man. His hair and
rno1stache are slightly tinged with gray.
bat the wrinkles Of age have scarcely
made their appearance on his face. He
was born a. Bath. Ne. November 3. 1885
TIE estate on which lie was born. and
where he now resides. has been In Ire
possession OF the Sewsll family since iEso.
lis grandfather fought In the var Of tbs
revolution.
Bath, Me-, July u--5se4diiy fer Sver
seventy years has the Sew8a private sig
nal a white s. on a blue ground. d1Irfered
from TIE main spar OF some OF ne
staunchest. finest. swittest vessels n The
merchant marine. carrying the Stars and
Stripes into every foreign port. From the
Gays Of the FIRST chubby lirtl. Diana. built
In is23. to sne great steel DfFsgo. launched
In 1894 iris house has led the country In
design Tor msrchanr vessels Beginning
under William D. sevau In liza the
hoas. aas been continued. and today owns
the larges; sailing merchantmen aaozs IN
der cur flag. William ID. Se.an was
succeeded by his cons under The name Of
E & H f. Sewan. which firm has be-
como Arthur Sewan & Co. with Arthur
sewau. the Maine member OF the Demo
cratic committee ard Democratic nominee
for vice president OF the United Sta;es 81
its head. and his nephew. Samuel 8.
Sewar. and his son. william d. sewal.
associated with him.
The Eswalls are one OF tbs Oldest and
Of the water The FIRST American Sewau
came here IA 1884. and Dummies Sew al.
the Grandfather OF the frs; s1fpbuloer,
care 10 Bath from New York. which wa
also IN the district OF Maine. II 15e- when
he purchased the tract OF land on which
TO-DAY GRAND the sewaa yard and houses
OF the SewaL family. In the Gghty-oZs
Year, that the sewaIIs have been building
sisps they have owned ninety-iye ships
Arthur Sewan. the present head OF tbs
firm grew I'D among the scenes or tEo
ehipysrd and sesshore. acquiring farnil-
:Artsy with business hse whsch has served
his well not only IN THAI particular
branch. but on many other occasions In
commercial nfal There II hardly q cor
r,oration IN Szgatahoc county OF which he
% not a Director. He In pronineat IN rail-
road circles. as well as IN politics. having
been president Of the Maine Central rail-
road and oiher important roads. and now
beng director in many. He Is bank
president and one or the principal men OF
this city. striking fact IN connection
with Mr.. Sewalrs nomination Is tha; his
son Harold who was cons1l 10 Samoa
under Cleveland. 10 Republican. having
chanssd from Democracy as q result OF
wha; he considered the party's failure IN
administration. Young Sewau was one
OF the leaders o. the Reed delegation 81 s.
LOUIS. and is one % the leaders OF The
Young Republican movement IN Maine
He was chairman OF the Republican state
convention which met IN May TO nominate
q state ticket