Show BE REMITTED RE chicago 6 up to midnight not over out ot the men eald to be on strike had cast their votes in the different packing centers throughout the country according to the received by tho union officials in chicago in chicago where men are on strike the total vote cast will not exceed unless a greater majority of the strikers decide to ballot on the proposition it was said tonight that in all probability the entire vote would be thrown out and the proposition would be resubmitted to the strikers after being extensively advertised unofficial reports of the results ot the balloting in chicago ot the proposed abandonment of the strike indicates that the men will defeat the proposed abandonment of the strike the result of the balloting by the first three unions are progressing tonight la said to have been 1240 tor remaining on strike and but tor returning to work chicago sept 6 whether the stock yards strike is to be called off or continued indefinitely will not be known until tomorrow morning when the result 0 the referendum vote on the proposition begun today by the unions involved in the difficulty will be made public by president donnelly of the butchers union the greatest secrecy is being maintained by the officers of the different unions as to the outcome ot the vote which is being taken by secret ballot no official statement regarding the probable result of the balloting could be obtained today and the reports of those who made a canvass of the situation conflicted it was claimed by several striking butcher workmen that their union had voted to reject the proposition by the allied trades these persons asserted that the butchers would not agree to an unconditional surrender as exacted by the packers and which it lg said was agreed to by the allied travest conference board to offset these reports many of the butchers declared that their organization organisation had voted to return to work on the terms offered by the employers contrary to expectations a number of unions interested in the struggle have so far refused to vote at all on the proposition but it is the general belief that the organizations will finally take the desired vate what the reasons are tor refusing to accede to th instructions of the allied trades conference Is not yet known one of the organizations which has refused to consider the question is the live stock handlers according to president donnelly the of these unions will have no effect on the final result as it will be tho total vote which will decide the proposition A meeting of all tho strikers has called for tomorrow morning at when president donnelly will announce the result ot the vote |