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Show cast their ballots. The voters, officers, of-ficers, cadets and soldiers represent every slate In the union and ruot of them could vote If they cared to spend the money to go home and the war department gave the necessary . leaves of absence. Major General Thomas II. Barry, superintendent of the academy, Is a New Yorker, but he no longer has a formal residence the'e and so cannot oto. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick W. S.bley. the commandant. Is eligible elig-ible to vote In Texa3, but they do not need his vote down there. Captain Isaac Newell and Capta;n Charles P. ' Sumtnerell of the tactical department also hail from states where their absence ab-sence will not cut any figure ai election elec-tion lime. Newell Is n Georgian and Sumeiell comes from Florida. Among the enlisted men in the regular reg-ular detachment on duty at West Point, the Republicans lose at least twice as many votes as the Democrats owing to the fart that half of the enlisted en-listed regulars are colored troopers of the Tenth cavalry. I . 1 ' NOT MANY WEST POINTERS j WILL VOTE THIS TIME West Tolnt. N. Y- Nov. 7niec. Hon day will not be a holiday at et point and loss t'lon a dozen of the S 1 mi voteis at the Military academy will i |
