DE VALERA’S SUCCESS

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 31, 28 January 1933, Page 3

DE VALERA’S SUCCESS

In Irish Elections HAS SECURED 50 SEATS COSGRAVE PARTY ONLY 35 By Telegraph—Copyright—Press Assn.' DUBLIN, January 27. At 3.15 a.m. the state of the Irish parties were: — De Valera 50 Cosgrave 35 Centre Party 6 Independents 5 Labour 2 Two de Valeraites apiece were elected at Cavan and Meath. Monaghan returned a de Valeraite and a Cosgraveite, and a de Valeraite was elected in Kildare. McEntee and Lemass largely increased their majorities. O’Kelly and Aiken headed the polls in the first preference vote. In Monaghan Haslett (Independent) defeated Blythe, a Cosgraveite ex-Minister. Mexford returns are completed. Osmond, Esmond and Keating (Cosgraveites) are elected. Esmond was expelled from Australia in 1921, but revisted the Commonwealth with the Irish delegation in 1927. In Wicklow Everett (Labourite) was elected. Mr. MacDermott. was elected. De Valera’s ministers, Rutledge and Ryan, were elected, the former heading the first preferences vote in North Mayo. The latter was returned for Wexford. Wall (Centre Party) was elected for Waterford, also Mrs S. Redmond, (Cosgraveite), widow of Major William Redmond (a brother of the late John Redmond the famous Irish politician), and two de Valeraites. O'Higgins. (Cosgraveite) was returned for Leixoffaly. The Due de Stacpoole, a prominent farmer in the county of Meath, was defeated. Those elected include the following:—Mr. Dorring, Minister of Education, for Carlow, the eighth Minister re-elected; Mr. Norton, the Labour leader, for Kildare; the Cosgraveite Sean McEoin. nicknamed “the blacksmith of Ballinalee", for Longford; Mr. George Hogan. .Minister of Justice, and .Mr. G. Poland, Mr. de Valera's party secretary, for Roscommon ,where Mr. McDermott, leader of the Centre Party, was not elected on the first preference. Those not elected include the Cosgraveite Mrs. O'Driscoll, who was the former member of the Dail for North Dublin and a sister of Michael Collins, a leader of the 1916 revolution. “IRISH PRESS” EXULTANT • , LONDON, January 27. The de Valerite organ “The Irish Press" in an exultant editorial says: “The Irish people have given the Fianna Fail a clear majority over all other parties. This must be a bitter achievement for Mr. Thomas and Downing Street. England is ignorant as always of public opinion in a nation struggling to be free and contemptuous of its idealism." “The Daily Mail" is convinced that the Irish people will come to regret that they have deliberately endorsed Mr de Valera's policy, which means increasing friction with Britain, though it cannot seriously harm Britain. It must be deeply prejudicial to the true interests of Ireland. FARMERS AND PROMISES LONDON, January 27. The Dublin correspondent of “The Times" says that though he is not entirely surprised that constitutionists feel disappointment and concern at the election results, the de Valeraites nearly everywhere headed the poll and increased first preferences in almost all constituencies. Only Mr Cosgrave among his own party has headed the first preferences results so far. It is suggested that the farmers are relying on Mr. de Valera's extravagant promises regarding annuities and costly bounties on cattle, wheat, eggs and butter. MR THOMAS REFUSES TO COMMENT LONDON, January 26. Mr. H. R. Morris, speaking in an Hollyhead municipality, disclosed that during a recent deputation to the Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas regarding the distress prevailing there owing to the Anglo-Irish dispute, Mr. Thomas, thumping the table declared, “I told Mr de Valera that he could have his damn republic but he would have to take the consequences.” Mr. Thomas, interviewed thfereon, refused ,to comment.