The evening world., 1917-11-06
$1,000 VOTERS
IN ARMY AND NAVY
MAY ELECT MAYOR
Their Ballots Can't Be Counted
for Six Weeks Under Law
Are Widely Scattered,

The $4,000 men from New York City
In various branches OF Government
service may decide to-day's Mayor
atty election. IL they do. the result
may not be known until a week be-
fore Christmas. Just what part their
vote will play In the contest depends
on the plurality OF the winning can
didate.
Arrangements have been made for
every New York soldier from France
to the Philippines 20 vote. How many
will vote cannot be estimated, but II
Ia believed large percentage OF them
Will. Some quartered not far away
have already voted. Those in France,
and many In this country, voted yes
terday.
The law makes specific provisions
for casting, counting and safeguard
ing the vote, but II Is not generally
known that the specific provisions OF
the law prohibit tho counting OF this
vote until six weeks have elapsed
after Election Day
The law provides that the ballots
shall be sent from the various camps
TO the Secretary of State at Albany
Of New York City, to the Board OF
Elections. These ballots are to be
turned over to the original boards OF
inspection in each election dist rict,
the ballots OF soldiers living In each
district TO be counted in that par
| ticular district.
In Albany to-day Secretary of
State Hugo estimated that about
10000 voters OF this state are now In
the army or navy service OF the
United States, and that $1,000 OF them
are from New York city. They are
scattered in camps throughout this
country, France, Hawaii and Panama
and on warships on the seven seas
OF the world. 1t Is intended, however,
TO have the vote OF every one OF them
counted. Because OF the continually
shifting around Of units 1t Is impos-
sible TO tell how many New York
| City men are at each OF the various
camps throughout the country.
The largest number of New York
City men are at Camp Upton, l.. l.,
and the second largest at Camp
W6dsworth, Spartanburg. s, C. Other
places where Now York City men are
located are Wrlghtstown. n. j.; De-
Vens, Mass: Plattsburg and Fort
! Niagara, n, y; Hawaii. Panama,
Fort Gordon. Atlanta, Ga: Camp Nc
| Clellan, OgiGthorpe. Ga; Sam hous
ton, Tex Douglas, Ariz: Fort Ben
Harrison, Ind; Forts Wadsworth
Hamilton. Schuyler, Tnden, Totten
and Hancock, around New York City;
West Point. in France and Hawaii
Camp l|eauregard, Alexandria, La.
Coast Defense at Charleston, +. -;
Camp Green, N. c.; Camp Hancock
Ga; Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va,
Fort II. A. Russell, Wyo.; Camp Shor-
idan, Ala; miscellaneous commands
at Washington, ID. c.: naval radio
stations at Tuckerton. ~ j.. and
Cambridge. Mass, Camp Merritt, n
j.. and ON warships throughout tn,
world.
Through the work OF tho Socretar,
OF states office the voting OF soldier,
and sailors began on Oct, 81, and tn,
ballots arc arriving continually b,
mail and express at Albany. Alread,
100 boxes OF them are in the Sec re,
tary of States ottice. 1t Is expected
that the ballots from all OF the Camp,
! in this country will have arrived a
the Secetary OF States office within
tho next two weeks and that the bal
lots from France, Hawaii and Pan
anna will be here In four or fiv,
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