He wasn’t joking but its just internal politics. When Eoin O’Broin was seeking an internal SF position Peadar had a visit from a Belfast SF man telling him not to vote for Eoin.
That said, its just politics. Ive no doubt FF or FG would have people canvassing for others in any internal vote…slightly different albeit. Only one visitor telling him how to vote.
Not quite when Bobby Storey was knocking on the door ensuring members put away the guns or they be taken care off but that was different times.
Were people supposed to vote for this SF lad who they’ve never seen in their lives and have no idea what his story is apart from looking some what sinister on his campaign posters