The Irish standard., 1911-01-14
ANALYSIS OF THE
ELECTION RESULTS
The Hopes of the Opponents of the
Irish Party Dismally
Shattered.
Where Faction Candidates Did Win
Unionist Votes Were Largely
Responsible
The Veto of the Lords Sentenced
and the Pathway Cleared for
Home Rule.

In a post-election address at Bal
laghadereen, John Dillon reviewed the
incidents Of the elections and called
attention 10 the predictions that had
not materialized. He said in part:
Lord Lansdowne, speaking at Glas.
gov on the eve of the first pollings,
said: WAS Ireland unanimous?
What about the Loyalists in Ulster
We're they unanimous? What about
the Loyalists of the rest of Ireland?
What about the Nationalists them
selves-Were they unanimous? A
wedge was being driven into the Ma
tionalist party" He used this to con-
vince the people of Scotland that the
Irish party was about to break up,
and that it was only necessary to
hold out little longer against the
demand for Irish Home Rule, in or
der to see the Irish forces shattered,
and the demand for Home Rule die
out. The wedge has failed to split
the National party and all the money
which has been devoted to driving it
home has been deplorably wasted.
Let me analyze the actual results
Of the Irish elections In the light Of
these prophecies. All the prophets
agreed that three divisions of Mayo
were safe for Mr.. O'Brien, and that
Mr.. Dillon would get a bad shake In
East Mayo. Well, what has been the
result? Mr.. O'Brien did not dare to
nominate candidate In North, South
and East Mayo. And having put him.
self in nomination for West Mayo,
here is the result: For William Dor.
is, 3,931; for William OBrien, 1882.
Majority, 2,849.
The Utter Rout Of Faction.
So much for Mr.. O'Brien and his
rarty in Mayo. They have been swept
clean of the county. North Galway
and Galway City are safe. Mr.. Healy
has not won Louth by 400, but has
been beaten by nearly 500. Turn now
:c Munster. That province was to be
swept nearly clean by the All-for-Ire-
landers. Two divisions Of Limerick,
probably Limerick City, West Water
ford, and division of Tipperary, and
two divisions of Kerry, and, of course,
Cork solid for O'Brien. Outside
County Cork Mr.. O'Brlen's candidates
have been simply showed under. The
figures in East Limerick and West
/ Waterford are particularly interest.
ing and instructive. In January last
all four candidates 4eclared them.
selves in favor of the united party.
We supported Mr.. O'Shee and Mr.
Lundon because they had been select.
ed by the conventions.
Mr.. O'Shee won by 444. Mr.. Lundon
won by 159. After year of active
organization by the All-for-Ireland
League, MI O'Shee and Mr.. Lundon
were faced at this election by candi.
dates who accepted Mr.. O'Brien's
leadership, and what was the result ?
In West Waterford Mr.. O'Shee was
elected by majority of 1,675. In East
Limerick Mr.. Lundon was elected by
majority of 1884, and this extraor
dinary result took place in Limerick
in spite of about fifteen scurrilous
manifestoes from Lord Dunraven
abusing the Irish party and calling
upon the people Of Limerick to sup
port the All-for-Ireland candidates.
Unionist Votes Aided Faction candi
dates.
In West Waterford the candidate
who is nephew of Timothy Healy
and who had the valuable assistance
Of his uncle and of all the landlords
of West Waterford, polled only 72i
votes, of which number at least 35(
must have been Unionists. And Mr.
O'Brien, the leader of the new part,
Of faction, is in the extraordinary po
sition that the only seat for which he
has been able to get elected, he hold,
by the votes of 1900 Cork Tories, IL
spite of Nationalist majority re
corded against him. Never has dis
aster so overwhelming overtaken {