The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-04

for mayor Others marked their crosses
opposite the names OF all the candidates
for some offices. and one voter placed his
in the box with nothing on IL but a smear
OF blood across 1t from top to bottom. He
was probably an anarchist who took this
method OF showing his disappreval OF the
existing order OF things, and his contempt
for the ballot method of settling questions.
as compared with the more rapidly acting
dynamite.
Capt. Taylor Seriously Hurt.
Voting In the First. Second and Third
precincts OF the Seventh ward was quiet.
yet steady There was an absence of Jor-
dan sympathizers. although once in
while a quincy bearing a placard with
vote for Jordan" would dash up to the
polling places and the Jehu yen out: 'Jor-
dan win win easy. Who wants TO bet
against him?" The fellow would be sur
rounded in a minute by number Of eager
enthusiasts. each with money in his hand.
Swish would go the whip through the air
and away would spin the Jordanite.
runaway accident took place in the
First precinct OF the ward about II o'clock
in the morning In which Capt. John Taylor
and d Philips were thrown out and the
quincy smashed into splinteTs. The team
started 10 run in front Of Pinckney's hail.
and In half a second was dashing down
driver got so excited that he forgot 10 un-
fasten the strap that holds the door shut,
ard Phillips had 20 kick Il open. The mad
aenef team had relched the foot of the Hill
ny the tine he got The door open, and out
he JumDed. followed by the captain. Phil
lips struck on his side and turned innumer-
able sldewheels coming to a halt against
the sidewalk. Taylor. veteran Of the war
ard the pessesscr of only one arm. was not
so fortunate as his younger companion.
He struck on his stumped arm and Shout
der and was also tumhled about pretty live
lv Beyond a few slight bruises about his
body. Phllips was unhurt and could get
around hut the captain suffered so severe
IL from his arm and shoulder and the gen
eral shaking up he got that he had to be
conveyed To his home soon after and
physician called. He vas resting easily AZ
last accounts, however. The driver, as
usual. was unhurt The rig belonged 20
Charley Han. and IS a total loss
Know Who TO Vote For.
IN the Fourth precinct Of the Seventh
ward voting vas slow bat steady. and by
o'clock IN the afternoon - votes had been
poIled 81 the i73 registered. George r.
NeaChsm, Republican candidate for city
treasurer. cast his ballot In the Fourth pre-
csncy u took him such a short time TO
marx his ticket that laughing comment
was excited Wen" VAS Meacham's re-
tort. - made 70 my mind long ago as 10
what fellow I was going 10 vote for for
city treasurer"
The Eighth Polls Fairly.
In che Eighth ward everything passed OF
as quietly and orderly as could be wished
FOR. with quite heavy voting early in the
day- Il seemed the prevailing opinion that
the charter would be defeated n this ward
and that the Republican ticket would carry
heavily. as IL seemed the impression that
Gilman votes were scarcer than ha4 been
expected.
Lively scene I'm the First.
In tbs Fs~Ss - the First warl last even
ing therV Was a merry tire v-hez The vote
was coua~sf. judges ard inspectors 81
feT-aE aecut the validity o. ballots and
adjoining ehe.r arguments with A pr1-
fusion ~ First ward aajectsves aud exnls-
tiVes- During the heated argument Pen
Ptorus kicked over the stove a1E r~-7se-