The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-07
LEADERS OF IRISH ACTIONS STRONGLY OPPOSED FOR SEATS
Seats in Dail Will Be Bitterly Contested in Twenty Group Constituencies, Reports
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Dublin, June 6.-Nominations for the forthcoming Irish elections indi- cate contests in 20 group constitu- eneies. With the exception of Eamon Devalera, Austin Stack and Finlan Lynch. every leader for or against the treaty will have to fight for a seat In the Dail Eireann
 Tn Mir Devalera's constituency of Clare, four independent candidates withdrew in the national interest. In six of the uncontested constituencies 30 of the present members of the Dali have been renamed.
 Polling will take place June l6. Announcement of results Is not ex- pected before June f9.
 In 2s constituencies, where 12S members are to be elected, 20 have been returned unopposed as follows: In Mayo, north and west, 4; Lime rick City and East Limerick, A. South Mayo and South Roscommon, {, and Limerick west and Derry. 8. The Sim Fein's panel, divided into eight i! for the treaty and 12 against the treaty, was not contested
 Even the constituencies where contests will take place there Is in no case any attempt by newcomers to capture all the seats, nor except in few individual instances. Is there any invitation to the electors to vote on the direct issue of the treaty or no treaty.
 If all the newcomers succeed the composition of the new Dali would be very similar in character and per sonnel to the existing house. In Gale way, for example, there are only eight candidates for seven seats. Similarly in Meath and Louth there are only six candidates for five seats.
 Proportional system
 Under the proportional system it Is not necessary for a candidate to poll majority. If he gets q quota which in fIve-member constituency would be one-sixth of the votes boiled. he wins.
 Under the circumstances the cleo ton will not afford any certain pro- nouncement of the offices opinion of the treaty. The nearest approach to such an issued would be in Dublin. which between city and county has IS seats, for which there are 29 can- didates. three of them labor and the didates seven advocate the treaty. There is little general public in- terest in any of the contests. as the DeValera Collins argument bars public meetings and canvassing for panel candidates.
 The Cork area gave zest to the nominations, with contests in every division, even Michael Collins, having to fight for his seat It is generally believed that owing to recent devel- opments including the DeValera- : Collins pact, the existing Corp rep resentation will be considerably changed.
 DnIy Nomination The greatest surprise of the day was the last minute nomination of Frank Daily, chairman of the harbor commi ssioners and avowed upholder of the Free State. His entry and that of Councillor Day of the trans port workers, are bound to have an effect on the otherwise assured re- election of Mary MacSwiney and Lord Mayor O'Callaghan.
 Darrell Figgis, a noteworthy can didate for Dublin county. was chair man of the committee which drafted the Free State constitution. He is member of the standing committee ef the Sim Fein. Sir John O'Con- nell, bank director. is the only can didate representing big business