South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-29
Sim FEINERS
GET BIG VOTE
AMONG IRISH
John Dillon Suffers Defeat
at Hands of De Valera in
Sweeping 0. K. Given Old
Radical Group.
Associated Press Service

Associated Press Service:
LONDON Dec. %. - The
broad features of the election re-
suits announced tonight are the
sweeping triumphs of the LLOYD
George coalition, the complete
route of the ASquithians, the
pacifStS and woman candidates,
and perhaps most significant of
all, the victory of the Sim Fem
ers all along the line.
That the coalition government
would be victorious had been a fore
gone conclusion despite the rumb-
lings of rumor between the polling
and the counting Of the votes that
labor would make an unexpected
showing. But that David Lloyd
George would command completely
an overwhelming majority in the
new house in the proportion Of al
most five TO one had never been
contemplated, even by me most san
guine coalitionists. And since coali-
ton as il now operates is distinct
ly more conservative than liberal i'm
its composition and tendencies, this
result Of the first election under the
extended franchise and with the
participation of millions of women
voters, is most suggestive.
Sim Fein Triumphs.
Premier Lloyd George, with only
four results yet to be announced
has 591 seats for his coalition out o.
a membership of 7O7. The Sim
Feiners have elected 20 members
and labor approximately IS.
OF IA women candidates only one
will be entitled to sit in the house
of commons. namely Sim Feiner
Countess Markievichzi who was
elected for St Patrick's division OF
Dublin city. But as the Sim Fem
ers refuse 70 sit at Westminster, the
house of commons viii. as hitherto
be composed entirely of males
All the other women candidates
including many Of the foremost il
the women's n ovements. were re
iected by their constituencies. Chris
label Pankhurst came the nearest Of
these to being elected, being defeat
ed only by a narrow majority 10y a
labOrite
The Sim Feiners not only swept
Ireland, but gained their seats with
enormous majorities. leaving the
nationalist representation in the new
parliament a bare seven members
John Dillon. the nationalist leader.
was defeated by +. de Valera. Sim
Feiner for East Mayor, by a ma
ioritv of over 1000. Joseph Devlin,
however. defeated de Valera for the
West Belfast seat De Valera also
was a candidate i'm the south Down
constituency
A prominent feature IF the polling
revealed by the count is the COM
parative smaUness of the po..s COM
pared with the registered number
of electors. No figures are available
vet as 10 what extent the army and
navy have voted 1t should also be
noted that the defeat Of the As
uuithians. especially the former
ministers. in most cases can be at
tributed in part 10 the split votes in
three cCrnered constituencies.
Various Majorites.
Not only has no coalition minister
been defeated. but most Of them
were reelected by extraordinary ma
jorities. For instance, Premier
Lloyd Georges majority is about
1900. Winston Churchilrs $4,000,
and Andrew Bonar Laws 1900.
Maiorities we'll over 1000 were
quite common among the coalition
lists. ON the other hand the pacifsts
were almost in every case ignO-
miniously defeated by heavy votes
The rejected candidates in this
group included Philip Snowden.
James Ramsay Macdonald. William
c. Anderson (labor memeber for
Atterclife division OF Shefield). Ar
thur Henderson. the labor leader.
Robert !. Cultivate Qiberal for
Hanley}. Frederick W Jowet-
Oabor member for West Bradford
George L.ansbUry (former socialist