IMPERIAL POLITICS

New Zealand Tablet, 27 January 1910, Page 144

IMPERIAL POLITICS

The following Irish Nationalists have so far been returned: —Dublin North, J. J. Clancy; Dublin =L ar ~/? 1 5 Harrington j Dublin (St. Patrick’s Division), W. Field; Galway, Stephen Gwynn; Kilkenny, P. O’Brien; Wexford North, Sir T. H. Esmonde; Waterford City, J. E. Redmond; Roscommon South, J. P. Hayden; Wicklow East, John Muldoon; Donegal North, P. , O’Doherty; Kildare North, J: O’Connor; Tipperary South, J. Cullinan; Sr .)y est ’ Kennedy; Donegal South, J. G. Swift Mac Neill; Birr, M. Reddy; Leitrim North, F. E. Meehan; Mayo East, John Dillon; Meath South, D. Sheehy; Louth South, J. Nolan; Sligo North, T. Scanlan; Tipperary East, T. J. Condon; Waterford East, P. J. Power; Westmeath South, Sir W. R. Nugent; West Wicklow, J. O’Connor; Liverpool (Scotland Division), T. P. O’Connor; Limerick ■ , I- J- O’Shaughnessy; Clare East, W. Redmond: Kilkenny North, M. Meagher; Clare West, Arthur Lynch; Cork South, A. Barry; Cork East, Captain Donelan; Kerry Yest, T. O Donnell Leitrim South, T. Smith Longford North J. Farrell; Mayo West, Doris; Sligo South, J. O Dowd Tipperary North, M. Hogan; Wexford South. P. 1 french; Cavan East, G. S. Young; Kildare South, D Kilbride; Newry, J. J. Mooney. Mr. William O’Brien has returned to public life again, and has been returned for Cork City, the polling being—W. O’Brien, 4535; A. Roche, 4438; M. Healy, 4229; Murphy, 3776; Fitzgerald, 2061. Dublin (College Green), J. P. Nannetti; Dublin (St. Stephen’s Green), Brady; Limerick, Alderman Joyce; Kilkenny, M. Keating; Leix, P. Meehan; Meath North, P. White; Kerry South, J. P. Boland; Roscommon North, J. J. OKelly Louth, T. M. Healy (Mr. Healy is an Independent Nationalist, and was opposed by R. Hazleton, whom he defeated by 99 votes); Belfast West, J. Devlin (Mr. Devlin’s opponent was Mr. Boyd-Carpenter, a son of an English prelate, whom he defeated by nearly 600 votes, his majority at the previous election - being only 16); Monaghan South, McKean; Longford South, Phillips; Ossory, Delany; Galway East, Roche; Limerick East, Lundon ; Mayo South, O’Donnell; Donegal West, H. A. Law Connemara, W. O’Malley; Galway North, R. Hazleton; Galway South, W. J. Duffy,; Tipperary (Mid), Hackett; Armagh South, Dr. C. O’Neill. A feature of the elections in Ireland was the defeat of Mr. T. W. Russell, Vice-President of the Agricultural Department, in South Tyrone, where he was replaced by a Unionist. Mr. T. Sloan, an Independent Orangeman and patron of anti-Catholic lecturers, has been badly beaten in Belfast South by another Unionist. Dr. Chappie, of Wellington, and formerly member for Tuapeka in the New Zealand Parliament, has been returned for Stirlingshire. - The following cable messages, which may be taken for what they are worth, appeared in the daily papers of Friday; In the course of a speech, Mr. Pease (Chief Liberal Whip) said that Mr. Asquith, in his Albert Hall speech, gave no pledge that Home Rule would be given to Ireland. What he said was that the ban which the Liberals had imposed upon themselves at the last general election had been removed, and that the Liberals were now free, if they so desired, to extend self-government to Ireland. At the same time, everyone in the Government was pledged not to give an Irish Independent Parliament, but self-government consistent with the Union. The Times’ Dublin correspondent says that Mr. Pease’s statements have created consternation among the Nationalists. The election is being fought in Ireland on the question of Home Rule. It is now. assumed that Mr. Asquith expected a majority independent of the Nationalists’ vote, and bad directed his Whip to disown his Albert Hall undertaking. The Times, commenting on Mr. Pease’s statement,' says: ‘He explains, but only when the borough elections are nearly over, that Mr. Asquith really meant nothing in particular at the Albert Hall. The county elections, wherein the Irish vote is insignificant, are beginning, and the Liberals hone to profit by the repudiation of an intention whereon they have hitherto been trading. The late Sir W. Harcourt’s expression, “a dirty trick,” ; fittingly describes this manoeuvre. What is now meant is that a Home Rule Bill will only be introduced if it serves party purposes.’ We were informed by cable on Saturday that Mr. Pease was defeated for Saffron-Walden, so that his, change of front did not save his seat. Speaking at Dublin, Mr. J. E. Redmond expressed his •confidence in Mr. Asquith’s fulfilment of his pledge. * The Nationalists will not ask for Home Rule before the veto is settled, but when the veto is gone the first friendly House of Commons elected will carry Home Rule. Irishmen do not ask for separation.’