SETBACK FOR DE VALERA.

Wairarapa Age, 4 July 1936, Page 6

SETBACK FOR DE VALERA.

IN THE DUBLIN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. LONDON, July 2. The 1 ‘Daily Telegraph's” Dublin correspondent states that Mr. de Valera suffered a reverse in the Dublin municipal elections which resulted in the Cosgraveites securing 13 seats and the Fianna Fail 12, the latter losing a seat to the Cosgraveites. Independents have 8 seats and Labour 2 The Fianna Fail made desperate efforts to oust Aiderman Byrne as Lord Mayor, opposing him very strongly because he was the only public man who travelled from the Free State to attend King George's funeral. For the first time the election was fought on a political basis, the Government. in its effort to win, abolishing the commercial register and extending the manhood franchise. Nevertheless, Mr. Byrne headed the poll with 14,297 first preference votes, the highest recorded in his area. AH the Independents except. Mr. James Larkin are supporting Mr. Byrne, who is assured of his seventh year of Mayoralty. Mr. Gosgrave declared that the result proved that the Government's popularity is waning. Mr. George Gilmore, Republican, who was defeated, said it was a victory for the Union Jack.