FREE STATE ELECTIONS

Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 1127, 15 June 1927, Page 5

FREE STATE ELECTIONS

VICTORY FOR CONSTITUTION BUT NOT FOR PEACE. R.y Telegraph—Pre'ss Assn—Copyright (Ausfc. and N.Z. Cable). London, June 14. Tlve Dublin eorospnindent 01. the Times states that atihougli returns are incomplete, it in clear that, the Free State elections ha-vo resulted ill a victory for the supporters of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Polling was unexpectedly heavy in nearly every 1 <■(,» istituencv, ’l'he Const itntionalistis won despite the Republicans' admittedly superior organisation and large campaigning funds, which Mr Do Valera recently obtained in America. Mr Cosgram* declared before the election that, be would not remain in office unless lie- won at leant •:() seats. This is how most doubtful, but the declaration has not prevented, nn allia.nee with some smaller Constitutional groups. 'Phis seems I in' most ■ probable result of an election which ipaffimis the determinalion of the majority of the people in the Free Stale to support the Constitutionals. WITH 27 MODE TO COME. The latest progress figures in the Dail Eireann general .election place the parties as follows: — Treaty Parties. Oovernment 2,0 Labour 22 Farmers S National League 7 Anti-Treaty Parties De Valera it os S-S Sinn Fein 4 Independents TO The results of 2.7 elector! at os have yet to come to hand. BEFORE THE ELECTION. The strength of parties in the Dail Eireann prior to the election was given as follows: Oovernment ’. .. <l2 Anti-Treaty 47 Fa loners 17 Labour 17 Independents 14 Tot a 1 172,