The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
Sim Fein Gets
Decisive Set Back
At South Armagh
Nationalist Candidate, p. j. Donnelly,
Beats McCartan by Over
Thousand Majority.
ULsTER's FIRST EXPRESSION
ON PROGRAM OF NEW PARTY
A. o. II. Strong Force in the District
Its Secretary, J. II. Nugent, N.
p, Active in the Fight.

p, Active In the Fight.
The election of member of Parlia-
ment for South Armagh to take the
place of the late DR.. O'Neill, was held
on Friday, Feb. 1, and resulted in a
win by 1,017 majority for Counsellor
P. ]. Donnelly of Newry, the candi-
date of the Irish Parliamentary
Party, against DR.. McCartan, the Sim
Fem candidate, now: in New York.
The result shows that the Sim Fein
policy has not yet been taken serious
ly among the Catholics and National
lists of Ulster. The A. o. H. is strong in
South Armagh, and John D. Nugent,
M. P, and National Secretary of the
Order, took an active interest in the
campaign. Mr. Nugent cabled to
relative in New York Saturday Don
nelly, Nationalist, elected in South
Armagh, by LOTT majority. "-Nugent.
The campaign was opened Sunday,
Jan. 20, when, in torrents of rain,
supporters of the respective policies
held each a series OF meetings.
"IreIand For the Irish."
The first S. F. meeting took place
at Cloughogue, where the chairman
was M. O'Boyle, Fathom. Mr.. Sheri-
dan, Newry, said they claimed to be
loyalists in their devotion to Ireland
and, declared that Armagh was now
called upon to do it's part in a strug-
gle which had been nobly started by
Connaught, Munster and Leinster.
DR.. Dillon, Dublin, was about ad
dressing the meeting, when he was
asked who the candidate, etc., was,
and in reply he described DR.. Near
tan as "the man known all over the
world the first Ambassador of Ireland
to America, and who has faced every
sort of danger in order to bring the
condition of Ireland before the nations
of the world" They opposed the Irish
Party, continued DR.. Dillon, because
that body was trying to prevent the
Irish case being heard by the peoples
of Europe. He CDR. Dillon) was a
discovered that at the beginning of
the war they were prepared to give
away the whole cause of Ireland. Gre
land for the Irish,' was the Sim Fein
Motto. J. O'Bryne, Belfast, and
M Mahon also spoke.
Messrs. Grinnell and Sears were
speakers at a meeting at Finnigan's
Cross, and at Crossmaglen there was
"a rally" in which most of the speak
ers mentioned participated.
At Newtownhamiltos there were
several meetings, the Sim Fein speak
ers being DR.. M'Kee, Banbridge; Mr..
Sean M'Ilroy, and Mr. W. Cole. Mr..
J. P. O'Kane, J. p, Belfast
j. P. O'Kane, ]. P. Belfast, delivered
speech, asking the electors to stand by
the Irish Party. The oratory on both
sides was sustained for some time, Mr..
j. P. Bransfield, U. l. L., organizer,
speaking in opposition to DR.. M'Nab,
Belfast.
Challenge to Ulster.
Mr.. j. D. Nugent, NJ P, at Tullyval-
len, said he was glad that Sim Fein
had now challenged Ulster. The an
swer would be given to those who
would wreck the settlement of the
Irish question. Mr. j. P. Farrell, NJ
p, and Mr.. Peter Marble delivered
addresses. .....
An Irish Party meeting at Carrick-
cuppen was addressed by Messrs
Hugh Martin, P. Gallagher and ].
Hughes; Mr. p M'Conville presided
at similar gathering at Crossmaigen,
at which Mr.. Chas. Lavery, Castle
blaney, stating that the Sim Feiners
were out to destroy the good effects of
measures secured by the Party efforts,
and Mr.. NJ. c. Mcguire, B. L., assert
ing that Mr.. De Valera's Mansion
House speech was confession that
Sim Feinism was dead in America
and that the reception of Messrs
O'COnnor and Hazleton was the surest
index of 1rish-American feeling. Mr.
De Valera's attack on President Will
son was, added Mr.. Mcguire, a gospel
of despair
Meetings on the Party's behalf were
held at Gladly Chapel and at Ballymac-
nab, Mr.. Peter Galloghy presiding at
the former and Mr.. Jos. MElroy, R.
D. c., at the latter, the chief speakers
at both being Messrs. ]. P. O'Connor,
Limerick, and NJ Donnelly, U. D. c.,
Armagh.
A Question Of Force.
Mr.. P. Donnelly said if the Sim
Feiners attempted to use force in the
election, as had been done-so he was
informed-in other contests, they
would most assuredly be met by their
own weapons. The invasion of Ul-
ster by Sim Fein was intended to
destroy the good feeling growing up
in the province among all classes.
Mr.. E. NJ. Hoy, B. L., at Lislea,
said the election would be the most
momentous in the latter-day history
of Ireland. The first visit of Sim
Fein to Ulster would also be the last.
At Mullabawn, Mr.. Grinnell argued
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