The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-16
WHY sEwALL's INFLATED BOOM
BUSTED.
Some Matters Leak Out From Wash
ington-Persons Mentioned in Dis
patches-Mr. Towse Talks.

A dispatch of a rather sensational
character in regard to the candidacy of
II. M. Sewall for the governorship was
published this morning by the Adver
tiser. 1t is personal in it's references,
which makes it interesting reading.
Following is the dispatch:
WASHINGTON, June 6.-Friends of
Harold NJ. Sewall are disappointed at
the failure of that gentleman to secure
the Hawaiian gOvernorship and are of
the opinion that he will strike for that
job four years from now and in the
meantime do good service to the Re-
publican party. Correspondence with
Honolulu indicates that he was stabbed
in the house of his friends. A promi-
nent Hawaiian official backed him at
the outset and was assured of high
official consideration in return; but to-
wards the last this official sought
through various connections at Wash
ington to get the office for himself
falling which he fell in with the Dole
movement and got a job from the new
governors friends.
This, however, was not the worst of
it. One of Mr.. Sewall's most active
supporters was a politician named
Towse, who professed to be able to coll
or the opinions of an influential paper
at Honolulu which then employed him,
and assured Mr.. Sewall of such form of
support. In the meantime he wrote
letter to Senator Warren of Wyoming,
an old personal friend, denouncing Mr..
! Sewall in bitter terms, and urging him
to prevent, If possible, Mr.. Sewalps sell
ection. The letter compared Sewall to
a man who had always opposed Senator
Warren in Wyoming politics. Warren
showed the letter about the Senate and
to the private secretary of the Presi-
dent. A copy was taken and sent to
Mr. Sewall at Honolulu. The latter's
fri cof fn p
| Towse, who admitted the offence, but
pledged himself to atone for it under a
flag of truce by earnest work for Sew
alIs candidacy. This was not accepted,
and he continued in opposition.
1T is said that the majority of the
committee of Honolulu politicians that
I designated Mr.. Sewall as their guber
material choice at the time annexation
was brought about. became lukewarm
as the canvass progressed and that MI.
Sewal was left to make his fight with
very small staff of adherents. The
only paper which had earnestly sup
ported him ceased to mention his name
or defend him from attack. 1t appeared
to the president that there was very lit
tie Hawaiian interest in his candidacy.
M Sewall, who is expected here
soon, viii attend the -Philadelphia con-
vention, and probably take the stump
for Mckinley in the New England
! States"
Ed Towse says of the published "ex-
pose of the "innards" of the Harold
NJ. Sewall gubernatorial campaign:
This post-mortem is most likely of as
small interest and Importance to the
community at large as myself PERSONAL
/ ly in politics or public life. The Sewall
boom took it's first real form in his
endorsement by the old American Union
/ party central committee, of which I
was a member At the meeting I was
/ the first one and the onl yOne to take
! the floor and oppose Mr.. Sewall. I was
! the first one and the only one to take
the floor and advocate Mr.. Dole I had
no newspaper support to offer or give.
/ When the campaign became active
followed my own inclinations without
any secrecy. 1 pride myself that I did
not ask Senator Warren to burn the
! letter. When asked about 1t (not con-
fronted with i) in a gathering here of
Mr.. Sewall's friends, I produced part
of the wording, and instead of promis-
| ing atonement,' declared myself of the
same opinion STILL l Join with all the
acquaintances of Mr.. Sewall and with
all sincere Republicans in wishing him
success in his mission to the Mainland" i"