Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-27
tBy The Associated Press. /,

Belfast, May 26.-The Unionists
have done better in the elections than
they anticipated, the Sim Feiners
worse than their prophets predicted
and the Nationalists no more than
they looked for. and the Unionists
are. therefore, the only party In M
ster today not disappointed.
All. however are celebrating-tha
Unionists becAuse they have won, the
cause they have made their protest
against the partition of Ireland ana
believe the protest will have it's ef-
feet on the minds Of the people of the
world.
The Unionists expected to win 81 Of
the So seats including those for the
university. which will be decided Sat-
urday. They will probably get near
er forty seats.
Daniel Mccann. chief lieutenant
here of Joseph Deviin. Nationalist
leader, had hoped for IA seats. but
did not really believe more than
twelve Nationalists and Sim Feiners
could be returned and be proved
good prophet.
Grestnst UniniH Gains in Beifaat.
The counting of the ballots will not
be completed probably until the end
OF the week. but so far as the re-
turns so,. they show the Urionists
made their greatest gains in Belfast.
where 1t is expected they will have
Il5 or 1s seats: Joseph
Devlin is the only Nationalist or Sim
Feiner who will have seat for Bel
fast in the new parliament, tt he.ds-
cides to sit there. and even he was
beaten in his own stronghold for first
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ponent- +. H. Burns. His colleague.
Alderman Byrne, was at the bottom
Of the list, with only 3l1 votes. or
ten thousand fewer than his leader.
This was due to the Eationalists gtv-
ing all their first votes to Deviin.
The Sim Feiners did better than
Byrne, but on the first ballot they
were behind the Unionists, and, as
apparently neither the Nationalist
nor the Sim Feiners> kept their pact
to give their second votes for each
others candidates, there was iittle
hope for them in the second ballot.
Socialists Forfeit Deposit.
The Socialists here. as in other,
constituencies. lost their deposit,
which they have to forfeit II they do
mot receive certain number Of
votes.
In Antrim. things are going about
as expected. the Unionists tonight be-
ling pretty certain Of six of the seven
seats. the other going to Devltn.
Louis Walsh. Sim Feiner. who was.
allowed out of the detention camp to
take part in the election and wis
headed the poll in the county council
the poll. although there are a large
| MI hoH nf In -.
trim and the gIens of Antrim. The
Unionist. Barbour. headed the list
with some 1900. as compared with
WaSsh's less than 5000.
| Derry came out as the Unionists
predicted. They elected their three
candidates-all they had nominated
thus leaving the other two seats to
Prof John MacNeil. Sim Fein, and
his Nationalist running mate.
In county Down. where Sir James
Craig. the Ulster Premier designate,
and Eamonn DeValera. Republican
leader. were opponents and where
both will be elected, the seats will
be divided equally between the two
sides, two and two. g.
High Percentage Of Votes.
The percentage of votes polled was
very high. In West Belfast it reach
ed "a, and this figure was equalled
in many constituencies, while mo-
where was the percentage below 81.
1t is noted that in many instances
the candidates whose name was first
on the list, which was arranged al
phabetically. received the largest
number of votes For example Sir +.
Anderson. Unionist, had nearly two
thousand more than Prof. MacNiel in
Derry. where the Sim Feiner was ex-
lpected to head the poll.
The ballots were counted in sealed
rooms, with police armed with rifles
lat the doors to prevent any attempt
to destroy the ballot boxes.
The Nationalists probably will win
eight seats and the Sim Feiners four.
4 BOYS FIND SKELETON.
Zion, ILL.,, May 27.--Two boys play
ing on the beach last night found
the skeleton Of = man. apparently
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