Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-27
Gener Il News.
POPE LEO XIII.

Rome dispatches OF the 2Oth state
that the ConcIave's second ballet was to
begin this afternoon, but the smoke
of the burning ballots, in this case,
was not observed until Gas P. NJ.
owing to the votes being
much scattered FanfuUa states
that Germany has instructed Ho-
henloe to declare that the election of an
irreconcilable Pope would oblige
that government to take repressive
steps Immediately, whereas moderate
pontiff could speedily terminate
the existing difference. The Fan
fat1a also saws that French Cardinals,
contrary to their first declarations, ulti
mately determined to unite with Span
ish, Austrian and German Cardinals in
supporting the moderate candidate.
LAEER.
The operations of the sacred conclave
eliminated by ballot taken this morn
ing, between 10 and II o'clock in the
election of Cardinal Joachem Pecci,
who assumes the title Of Pope
Leo XIII. The conclave has
been in session since Monday evening
and only two ballots daily have been
taken. Cardinal Pecci was chosen On
the third ballot. The moderates hest
tated between Cardinals Franchi and
Pecci, but the conflicting elements
became harmonized, and the result
was the5 election of the latter. The
announcement to the people was made
with considerable formalties and cere-
monies from the Vatican, and created
intense excitement, although it had
been accepted as a foregone conclusion
that an Italian cardinal would be the
choice of the conclave. -aE1w vesfE
WHAT MANNER OF MAN HE Is.
A Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Times in letter to that Journal
under date of the 18th inst, spoke as
follows OF Cardinal Pecci. to-day elected
pope: Cardinal Pecci is tall with head
high, forehead narrowing at the tenn
piles, long face and straight features.
He has large mouth, prominent chin,
cheerful, open countenance and large.
we'll shaped ears. His face reminds
one of Consular, the renowned minister
of Plus VII He has a fine. sonorous
voice, great dignity even austerity of
manners In public life, but pri-
vately is affectionate, unassuming,
sociable and witty as Camerlingo. He
has been the head Of that party, which
without formally renouncing the right
of the holy see, acknowledges the wis
dom of submitting to the decree of
providence, accepting what seems to
be irrevocably accomplished facts.
The general opinion is that for great
tact, energy, dignity, amiability, real
moral worth and sincere piety, the sa-
cred college could not find more de-
serving pope than Cardinal Pee
ci At Perugia he followed the
same policy recommended by
the late Cardinal Riarco.
Sforza. At Naples. he advised good
Catholics to fulfill their duties as citi-
Gems at the municipal and provincial
elections, even when the clerical press,
protesting to interpret much of the vat
lean. enjoined the policy of abstertion.
Cardinal Pecci spoke with great effect
against the proposal for the removal of
the conclave from Rome and other
measures advocated by the reactionary
party. He enjoys the confidence and
support of the liberals, or at least of a
reasonable majority of them in the
sacred college and plays the same part
as was sustained by Cardinal Gizgi in
the conclave of 1916. Cardinal Pecci's
private life at all periods is above re-
proach. He has considerable literary
talent and has written poetry. When
ever he has had intercourse with the
functionaries of the present Italian
government, he has been esteemed by
them all, and those with whom the
necessity of mis- duty brings him into
contact are perfectly charmed with
him.
LONG LIVE THE POPE.
The smoke of burning ballots having
been seen at 1890 P NJ, to day, the
crowd before the vatican, thinking the
ballot was taken without result, had al
most dispersed, when at Ills P. NJ Car
dinal Catteroni appeared in the grand
gallery of the vatican basitila and an
nOunced IN the customary formula
Cardinal Pecci's succession to the
papacy. The few by-standers cheered
most enthusiastically. A large crowd
soon assembled, densely thronging the
open space before the vatican and app
proaches thereto. At 4:30 the newly
elected pope surrounded by all the car
dinals, appeared in the inner gallery of
the basitila. The crowd very furious
~ shouted, Long live the pope"
The holy father at length signaled for
silence; then intoned the benedicto and
pronounced the benediction. After this
cheering was renewed and continued
until the pope withdrew.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ELECTION ARE
AS FOLLOWS:
At this mornings ballot Cardinal
Pecci received 36 votes, which were five
short Of the requisite two-thirds major
ity. When the voting was finished and
the papers were burned, Cardinal
Franchi, and those holding the same
views with him, advanced and knelt be-
fore Cardinal Pecci This example be-
ing followed by the others
Cardinal Pecci's election was
accomplished by the method known
as by Alteration" Count Legar i'm
T1odiatoIy II, form al tho wpopo thot bo