ELECTION EGGS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 92, 23 August 1923, Page 5

ELECTION EGGS

IRISH CANDIDATES PELTED* STRONG TURBULENT ELEMENT. Press Association--Copyright Australian and N.Z. Oible Ahmic /ation. (Received $.lO a-.m.) London, August 22. While the Irish - election;?, 1 generally are proceeding qiuietly, there b a turbulent element in sonic constituencies', where eggs, which, but for the dock strike, woufld liAive been on tlio English markets, word used with devastating effects. In County Wex&w’d, ;a Hying squad of youths follow the Government, Farmer, and Labor candidates, pelting them with eggs atnd stones. Mr Murphy, head of* the Farmers’ organisation, had an ordeal at Ha msgrange, where eggsi covered him from, head to foot.

Among the Republican, speakers, tho women arc tho most angry. Miss Mary MacSwemey told a Cork audience that all they had to do to ruin English trade was to stand together and defy England.' Such talk is not. convincing even tho extremists.

Mr Cosgrave (Premier), replying to an interrupter at Oastlecomor, said: “We executed only when every appeal to reason flailed-'' Make no mistake, I will -do it again if necessary. I never took strong action unless the circumstances demanded it.”