The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-16
President Mitchell Gets Returns
From Fifty Voting Points on
Proposition of Reduction.
STRIKE PROBABLY AVOIDED.
Nearly Two Hundred Thousand
Coal Diggers Drop Their Picks
and Shovels to Cast
Their Votes.

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| dred and ninety thousand coal miners OIL
Indiana. Illinois, Ohio. Western and Cen
| tral Pennsylvania, Michigan. Iowa. East
| ern Kentucky. West Virginia and Mary
land dropped their picks to-day at noon
to cast their ballots Oh the proposition to
| accept or refuse the offer OF the mine
owners for two years scale a n reduc-
| ton of 5ls per cent from the present scale
! of wages.
The voting was done by ballot. the polls
being open from l o'clock to o'clock
| this afternoon.
The secretaries will forward the result
TO the national headquarters and they will
be counted Thursday. The national telers
to count votes here will be Nat Charlton
of Streator. Ill; William Fitzgerald of
Dunmore. Pa. and James Pritchard of
Hemlock, o.
Reports have been received here from
about fifty points. In practically all of
them, including towns in Indiana, Ohio.
West Virginia. Western Pennsylvania and
Illinois, the sentiment as voted is heavily
in favor of accepting the scale offered
President Mitchell and Secretary Wilson
remained at national headquarters to-
night. Both were confident that the miners
had voted in favor of the scale.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Carbondale. ILL.,. March 15.-Reports from prac-
tically the entire field. except the counties of
Hamilton and johnson. Indicate that the rank
and file OF the men against strike. The
locals at Carterville, Herrin. Marion, Harris
burg Duquoin. Murphysboro. Johnston City and
Eauaiity cast nearly unanimous vote for the
1flden the vote was nearly equal. while II is
believed that in at least two towns the men
viile vEhsd to strike viz HaidayOorO and Willis
A summary of the vote will show that on the
question Of The acceptance OF tne new sca.e ~
per cent OF the men voted to accept the oper-
ators' ultimatum.
Ma Marion l;, M: March 15.-The votes of the
majority.
g. BEFsesf Es For M La5d;ga MaFsh 1ssEssgl. Of local No
I'll Local No. 76S voted i37 for 8 reduction and
~ against the reduction.
Moweaqua. Ill. March 15-rns miners local
large majority.
ssndoysl. m, March .15.-In the vote taken
for and 19o against striking Three were
Marissa. H.. March 15.--In the vote to-
day d 2sS favored aecsntance of reduction. while
,nfnsls Carlyle NJ March lsaThs majority of the
''~-o 'NNNN '44 Ae'Oi VI d AlIlhe-
Trenton, Ill, March 15.-Trenton Local voted
ZSl Tor the reduction and 20 against. Breese
Local No 81 voted 10 for reduction. Al against.
Breese Local No. $50 voted 1877 for the reduc-
tion. 81 against. New Baden Local voted for
the reduction 20 against Germantown Local
voted - for the reduction. 60 against The
Trenton miners voted to sustain President John
Mitchelps views in the matter.
Percy. ILL.,. March 15-Percy Local voted to
accept the reduction by a vote OF 1Oo to 50
against.
Centralia. Ill. March 15-Of 700 votes polIed.
493 were in favor Of accepting the reduction.
Harrisburg. ILL.,. March I5.-The vote by va
rious miners unions in and near this city to-
day was as follows Ledford. 1874 for strike 81
against: Clifton. "a for strike. 80 against; Sa-
line. ~ for strike. against: Harrisburg 90
for strike 81 against: New IL for strike 20
against: total. 419 for strike. los against
Pinckneyville. H.. March I5-The local min
ers decided to accept the cut by majority of
eishty-two.
Coshocton, O.. March 15.-Local members Of
the United Mine Workers voted to-dey, and the
poll was almost unanimously against a strike
and in favor of continued work.
Boonville. Ind. March 15-The report is cur
stance. voted in favor of rejecting the oper-
stors' compromise. The miners at the T. II. |
Scale coal mine. moved in favor OF the accept
ance of the proOosed reduction.
Sullivan. Ind. March l5-The preponderance