New-York tribune., 1922-06-17
Armed Republican Raid
ers Seize Ballots i'm
Dublin; East Mayo and
Sligo Polls Attacked
Women Are Active;
DailSpcakerWinner
DE Valera Forces to Fight
Constitution and Oath;
Farley Held on Ulster
By Arthur s. Draper

Froui Ths Trbsues Esfopeor Ba-e1a
Copyright. 1929, Sew York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, June i6.-IThc voters o.
South ireland wen, 20 the polls to-day
% choose n Free State parliament as
provided for by The treaty with Eng
land. Tho balloting was light but the
election Of a majority Of pro-trea,y
candidates is believed certain. Com
plcie definite results will not be known
before Monday night because Of the
difficult and slow procedure Of count
ing votes under tho proportional voting
scheme in use.
The only disturbance OF any eonse.
qucnec occurred at the National Uni
versity in Dublin when. after the count,
had been completed. but before a
formal declaration Of the poll had been
made. a body Of armed men marched
into the Senate Offices where nc count
ers were as work and seized tho ballot
papers. boxes and Official list Of can
didatc- elected. The raiders. who
made OF with their loot IN two
automobiles. were led by IN officer Of
tic republican army. who entered the
room with his revolver In his hand
Asked Why he was taking the paper.
the leader replied; we have d reason
for everything We do
Treaty Men Win orr
In Dublin il is believed that the
80 60
republicans wanted 20 find ont how
fully their agreement with the Free
Statcrs for the selection OF a fixed
panel was being carried out The cleo
ton officials mad kept a copy II the
regults. This showcD the election 81
Professor John MacNc.ll. Speaker of
the Dali Eireann, pro-trcaty; Profes-
sor Michael Mayes. Minister of Educa-
'ion in the Dali Cabinet. pro-treatyi
Professor stocklcy. anti.ircaiy. and
Professor .1agcanis, pTo-trcaty indc-
pendent. Dr.. Ada English. anti-treoty
mer Der. was detected. as WAS also Pro-
fcssor Conwa,, pso-treaty. The first
preference expressed on the ballots
showed 1887 for pro-treaty candidates
and G70 for anti-tIeaty.
The panel candidates were reported
doing wei! IN Sligo. Wcxford. Meath,
Louth and Longford. The Lsborites
claim n number of seats. and 10 is eX-
poctei that the Independents alto
gether may get as many as twenty.
There was q strong Unionist poll in
Duhlir city and county
Many Women Vote
4 feature or the voting everywhere
was the large number OF women who
c. ~ ballots. Orc old woman voter In
Dublin County. who was illifera'e, said
she wanted % give second preference
20 "the man with tho queer name
whose beard cot cut OF Her refer
cnce was % DARRELL Ficc. an 'nde-
pendent pro-treniy candidate. whosr
uvuriant heard was recently the OBJ
icct Of tho attention ~ n group n re-
publican extremist. IL is believed that
his beard adventure may bring about
his election.
The republican forces arc planning
@ make ftif fight on tho proposed
Free State constitut on, details of
which were made pgbli, last night
They are particularly opposed - the
provision for an oath % allegiance 20
tho constitution and loyalty % tho
King. but they wili also attack the
provisions FOR British representation
in the ministry ard the installation
~ q governor general. They also OBJ
ioct 10 me clause rcscrying - mo
Kings nrivv council n veto over the
decisions 0f the irish Supreme Court.
IT,. stand made by Deakin IN
1900 in connection with a similar pro-
vision 'n the Avsfralian constitution.
De Valera Dcfcrs Comment
Tamon Dc Valera. republican leader,
who returned 10 Dublin tonight from
Connaught. has cancelled weekend
trip % Glasgow IN order 20 have time
% study the constitution draft He
declined % comment on y.
The London press generally Is en-
thusiast over the treaty draft. The
only criticism of 10 comes from sources
which consider that n does not offer
suffciont safeguards 20 Great Britain
on military matters. Opinion IN Ire
land ranges over o wide field, from the
ITuionist Irish Times which calls -
"a magnificent charter Of liberty 20
tho Sim Fcin papers which regard 1t
as denying the chief aspirations Of the
THE Freeman's Journal
takes midway. cautious position. en-
nhasizing me fact that this Is only a
draft that D. subject 20 modification
from both sides. but IN general IL ex-
presses a favorable opinion, believing
that ali would be smooth sailing II
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