Irish Elections

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7065, 26 January 1933, Page 7

Irish Elections

FEW DISORDERS

United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, Jan. 24.

There was a steady stream of Free State voters all day Jong. There were very few disorders, though the Lord An ay or, Air. Byrne, who is a small man, was the hero in a bout of fisticuffs at Dublin when an aggressive de Valeraito struck him while touring the polling booths. Air. Byrne retaliated and knocked his assailant down.

Air. de Valera spent the polling day at his constituency of Clare. Air. Cosgrave returned to Dublin from Cork, escorted by members of the Free State Army in an armoured car.

There was some intimidation of Cosgravcites in the country districts, also a considerable number of impersonations of voters, while there were occasional attempts to put Cosgraveitc motor cars out of action by spreading nails on the roads, but, generally, the day of heavy polling concluded with unexpected peacefulness.