Evening star., 1933-01-27
LATE VOTE SMELLS
De VALERA VICTORY
Fianna Fail Has Clear Major.
ity Of 4, With SO Seats
Still Undecided.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tho Associated Press.
DUBLIN. Irish Free State. January
27-Preident Eamon de Valera's pros
poets for forming his first independent
government appeared bright again to-
day as additional returns from Tues
days election showed the F1anna Fail
to have a clear majority over all other
parties.
with 80 seats still undecided, the
Fianna Fail had g., Cumann Ma
Ngaedhael Eek President Cosgrave's
party, IS: Independents, 7; Labor. q;
Center Party, 8. and Independent
Labor, /.
Although recording gains, there was
still feeling In some quarters that
final returns will show De Valera is
unable to carry on without aid Of the
small Labor party, which supported him
during the past year.
Shrewd Judges have been completely
mystifled by the Labor party success.
Defamation of the party was conf
IDENTIFY prophesied before Tuesdays vot-
ing in many quarters. Yet it has re-
turned seven, equal to its representa-
tion in the last Dali.
Expected Clear Majority.
When De Valera dissolved the Dali
January 3 he was confident Of winning
clear majority for the first time in
the 10-year history Of the Free State
and release from the dependence on
labor's vote, as he has had for the
past year.
The party Of William r. Cosgrave
who held the presidency continuously
until his defeat last March by De Va
lera, has gained no seats In any dis
tricts and has sustained losses in seven.
These are National University, Dublin
South, Leix-Ohaly. LongfordWest
Meat, Monaghan, Dublin County and
Kilkenny.
The Fianna Fail has lost one seat in
Kilkenny and has gained seats in Ma
tional University. Dublin South, Dublin
County and North Cork. The new
throw its support to Cosgrave. has won
three seats. Labor has gained one new
seat
The Fianna Fail polled heavily in
the areas hardest hit by the economic
war with Great Britain and it was evil
dent thousands regarded the contest as
a reply to the challenge by Britain. De
Valera, In his fight for complete inde-
pendence Of Ireland, declared the Brit
ish officials were confident he would be
overthrown and that they could deal
again with Cosgrave.
Ministers Reelected.
In q declaration on the elections,
Finance Minister MacEntee declared
the Fianna Fail was fighting the cause
Of united. independent Ireland" He
said the government, in calling the
election, was going back for an un-
challengeable mandate to assert and
maintain the political and economic
rights Of the nation.
De Valera's final success would be
regarded as mandate for complete
abolition of the oath to the crown,
abolition or a reduction of the num-
bers and powers Of the Seanad Eireann
Cthe Senate) further withholding of
land annuities claimed by Great Bri-
tain, eventual abolition OF the gov
ernor generalship appointed by the
King, and continuation of the tariff
war.
All Of De Valera's cabinet ministers
have been returned to the Dali. De
Valera doubled his own vote, but Co.'S
grave was reelected by a greatly re-
duced vote. William Norton, leader
OF Labor party, and Frank McDermott,
leader Of the Center party, are two
other organization chiefs who retain
their seats.
A third woman was assured of a
seat in the new Dali today. She is
Miss Margaret Pearse of the Fianna
Fail, elected in Dublin County. She
is sister Of Padraig Pearse. who was
executed in the 1916 rebellion.
Other women assured seats are Mrs.
H. Concannon Of the Fianna Fail, and
Mrs. w. A. Redmond, Cosgrave sup
porter and widow of the famous Water
ford leader.