The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12
HOT POLITICS
 IN IRELAND Rival Parties Are Hard
 at Work. THE SNAKES IN IRELAND A Postman Killed a Green
 One.
Boycstcns Troubles are Censtanti, Recuxring and the Irish Ceurts Are Busy with Then Labor Party Causes
 Trouble.
BY TIMOTHY '. o,coNNoR.

are greatly pleased over the course oi events in connection with the Irish by-elections. Of late there has been a marked disposition on the part of local stalwarts to resent anything m the nature of dictation from the party caucus in the selection of candidates, and since the disaster in Cork the leaders have been careful not to press too openly the claims of their nomi- nees. Hence the fact that in North Sligo and South Kilkenny the local conventions were. persuaded to adop gentlemen approved of by Mir. Red- mond and his colleagues is hailed as blow to faction. and another proof that the Parliamentary party possesses the full confidence of the people. Th' general satisfaction Is all the greater. because in Sligo a contest which would have seriously imperiiled the official candidates chances was avert ed only at the eleventh hour.
 P. J. Flynne, q local Nationalist came forward in opposition to MT. Scanion. ''as a protest against the trickery by which . majority of the convention was selected" Evidently he commanded c large measure of support, and 1t is asserted that he would In all probability have been CACCtCo AAAs 4sSoACts hhSW S'oAs ese ~e-9 ly appealed to him to sacrifice his feelings assuring him that if he per- sisted in infringing the authority of the convention his action would cause widespread injury to the National movement and universal satisfaction to its enemies. MT. Flynne. for the sake of Ireland accordingly withdrew. although many things had taken place In connection with the vacancy which every right-minded Irishman must de- plore. For West Glare something like a dozen candidates are in the field. i'm cluding Barry OBrien and Colonel Lynch, formerly member for Galway. and 1t will be DO easy matter to re- concile conflicting claims. An attempt was made to get the priests in the division to act In concert, but after q prolonged conclave these gentlemen resolved: That the priests be perfectly free to do as they think best before and during the election.
 At Finea, Westmeath. the other day. serious trouble between rival sections seems to have been avertad only by the efforts of . large force of police. Two meetings. one under Sim Rein auspices, and the other promoted by the League, were held to celebrate thG deeds of Myles OReilly. locally known | l to have died fighting on the bridge leading into the village in 1s44. Very little. however, appears to have been l heard of Myles during the proceedings. Speakers on each side found a more congenial theme in the iniquities of their opponents. The League meeting had hardly begun outside tho market house when wagonette containing the Sin Fein leaders and followed by large crowd, crossed the bridge. ant took up a position in close proximity to the Constitutional party's plat form. This move greatly excited the Leaguers who formed by far the large gathering. There was much jostling. and a serious collision seemed immi meme, but the police succeeded in separ ating the rival demonstrators. There upon each section tried to howl tn other down.
 PrOceaaiOn of Bands.
 Band after band from Parliamenta- rian crowd. each playing a different | tune. marched backwards and for
 wards past the Sim Fein meeting. and pandemonium reigned. Patrick McKen
 na, National director. South West Meath. after denouncing in the strong
 est terms the "knot of Factionists'' in l the wagonette, announced that ne
 would lead the National army over
 the bridge. Accordingly the Leaguers formed a procession. and marched
 right through the rival gathering. Th,
 drumming. fife playing. and shouting | effectually drowned the Sim Fein ora
 tory. Feeling ran high. and the polio,
 had great difficulty in preventing
 bloodshed. A number of men wearing green caps attempted to rush the con-
 stables, but were repulsed. Ultimately l
 amid the triumphant cheers of thu other side.
 An extraordinary impasse has ap.
 parently been reached in the munici | pal affairs of Corey. It appears that | for two years strained relations have
 existed between two sections of the town commissioners, the large repo.
 sentation secured by the labor party at successive elections being keenly
 resented by the other members of the Board. Latterly these gentlemen. whC
 number five, have carried their resent
 ment so far as to decline to attend
 meeting an associate with their Laboa
 colleagues in the transaction of busi.
 ness. As the statute under which the
 commissioners act fixes the quorum al
 i've, the boycott by a majority has
 been thoroughly effective. No proper
 ly constituted meeting of the Com,
 missioners has been held since March
 with the result that the public busI.
 ness of Corey is at a standstill. It
 added that at what should have been
 the usual monthly meeting last week
 the minority decided to bring the sit.
 nation to the notice of the local gov
 ernment board, and to request tha | vice. e-commiBsioners should be appoint. l ed.
 At the last meeting of the Clogheer l Guardians the clerk mentioned tha
 it had been reported that a ghost ha
 visited the female tramp ward on sev-
 eral nights recently. It caused great
 disturbance to the inmates by tramp.
 ing loudly up the stairs and approach.
 ing some of the beds in a threatening
 attitude. The apparition took tht
 shape of a woman dreRsed in white It suddenly disappeared through q
 window 20 feet over the ground. The
 master said he had been called out of bed on two occasions over the ghost. The clerk added that since tho appear ance there has been a decrease in th l number of tramps coming to the l house.
 Snakes In Ireland
 The idea that Ireland is withou snakes has been thoroughly dissipat- ed. A few days ago as a postman nam | ed Sinnot, connected with Bagnalstow | postoffioe, was cycling at Doniga l couple of miles from the town. H,
 heard hisslng sound in the ditch ant Immediately a big reptile wriggled
 across the road. Sfnnott at once jump ed of the machine and. pursuing the snake endeavored to secure 1t alive but, failing in this he killed 1t. The snake measured twenty-seVsn inches
 In length. and its skin was green, witt
 black spots. The finder had 1t preserv-