 Though O’Brien claimed that his organisation had no political objective, he became intrinsically aware that to further their cause the three split factions of the IPP needed to be re-united.He strongly believed that only agitational politics combined with constitutional pressures, rather than physical force, were the best means of achieving its goals.It was O’Brien's and Davitt's hope that reunion could be forced on the party from the outside, by organising the country and transforming the Irish representation in Parliament through the election of ""good men"".