The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-17
THE rAFAty.
The Leading Candidates for the Pnpacy-
Ihei,. Careers and ChAra GttTs.
CAMILLA III ptErHo.

age lie Wac n1fn ~ holHs On Tue beHsH
81 January. 1906. and was created , yar.
His titles III the church are BubsDean
Of the Sacred College and Bishop Of Al
bauo, He Ia of agreeable exterior. oeur-
teoua and almost familiar. though Hun,e-
what ponpous In manner. His resi-
,lence Ia distinguished at once by luxury
and elegance. The Cardinal was nun.
clio nj Naples. whore he sadly dissipated
his patfimony. II was. for that reason
that Autoueli recalled him and made
him Cardinal. His mania ID The pufs
chase and sale Of villas. His pecuniafy
resources have never deem at any time
very fiourishing. but this has not pre-
vented him from always supporting his
poor relations.
LOUIS nt11o (nARrABnrr),
This distinguished cleric is tlfty-two
wears If age, having been born Oh the
twenty sixth OF March. 1890. He was
created Cardinal on the twenty second
or June. lHag. lie ID Bishop OF 9abina
aud Grand Pententiary. His eminenee
is one Of the most likely candidates for
the tiara and iH a great protege Of the
Pope. lIa holiness male him n Gar
0 dinal suddenly and secretly rs q reward
for tho firnness which he displayed In
the Council as president OF the com mis-
sion Of the dogma, TO whose lahots were
due the celebrated definition Of infalli.
bilty. lie was consequently ulassed
among the saints. and Plus IL said to
him. II ain going ID make q Cardinal
who will astonish every one.' Cardinal
milo is n man Of very imposing appear.
ance. His head Ia finely shaped aud
his features are noble and regular. To
nae a vulgar phrase. he looks every inch
"a legate. His life Ia marked by dignity
and authority. He lives In the head
convent Of the Harnahites, where lac ou-
,cuples four small rooms.
ANTONIO MARIA pANEutAago.
Mgr. ranebianco was borne at Ter
ranova on the fourteenth Of August.
apos. and Ia seventy years OF age. He
belonged to one Of the cunventual or
slera, and was created Cardinal on the
twenty seventh OF September. 1861, He
holds at tho papal court the office Of
penitentlary. He 10 regarded AZ one Of
the most likely candidates for the tiara.
He 10 looked upoh. by many az another
EettuH ". He Ia the very beau ideal Of
a cardinal monk. Reserved, difficult
to penetrate, speaking little, although
al, orator Or reputation, harsh to every
one. harnhef to himself, rigid In reli-
gio,ia discipline. entirely absorbed by
The Church. and grossly Ignorant OF
everything else. he liz a more jealous
"saint" than even Plus TX himself.
and too much disposed to esaggerate
the doctrines of the Church. o The Oar
dinalH would only give him their votes
III tho event OF d protest against the
doingn OF the outside world becoming
necessary. and then Panehianco would
Id elected Pope by accident. just aH he
ID humorously said TO have beepo'reated
Cardinal for having maintained that
the aoul Of the Uomte dc Cavour must
certainly be In hell. When he wac first
spoken OF In connection with the tiara.
people remembered the prophecy of ut.
Malachy. saying that the successor Of
rius *, diapoHsessed OF hia States, VIII
Id tho representative OF the light OF
heaven. proceeding from deduction to
deduction, IL was argued that the light
or heaven Ia Uhtiat represented on earth
by the hpet (the oonsecrated waferl,
which IL "white bread in Italian
ranehianco, 1t Ia not known who
originated this ingenious Interpretation
Of the prophecy, Scandal mongera say
Il was Cardinal Panebianoo himself.
who, notwithstanding his butterflies.
has not, 1t seemH. escaped from eome
that OF avariee. To Wait the Cardinal
ono must 20 TO the italian Ministry Of
War at La plotta. lila eminenee lives
es,nder the same roof Ia the Convent OF
the Apostles, where he Ia the terror Of
every one. His tall figure and harsh
look. hia pinched noae and thin lips.
and cold, searching eye, explain the
feeling that ho creates In his entour
age. either voluntarily or without
intending It. It Ia Impossible on
beholding him not to think Of SeStuH.
JOACHIM rECct.
Thin prelate was born at Carpenetto.
In the diocese Of Arragut. on March 3.
1910. and Ia es years OF age. He was
created cardinal on December 10. 1863.
He IL archbishop OF Perouse and cham
likely candidate for the papacy although
a moderate moderate. = although
a papal chamberlain, and a chamber
lain, although an enemy of Antonelli.
lie was to have been created cardinal at
the request Of u Protestant, King Leo,
pald /. of Belgium, to whom he had
been sent ns nuncto by Gregory XVI:
but on the death OF the latter, Plus TX.
yielding to the vindtctiveness OF Anton
ell. allowed seven years 70 elapse before
he gRve him the hat. or high intellect,
OF n well-tried and energetic nature. his
cMinence has made not only an excel.
lent Bishop. but has realized the type Of
a perfect Cardinal. As an admthietra-
tor he managed to clear Benevento of
smuggling and brigandage. as we'll as
of the underhand intrigues of the party
OF the nobility. Az u man Of intelli.
Eence he does not regard with such q
pessimist eye as his colleagues the re-
ciproeal sensations of the Church and
society. He has evidently found solu.
ton in his own mind for existing and
eventual difficulties. His position rs
camerlingue lehamherlainl Ia certainly
not favorable to his chances OF election
to tho papal throne. but he has occupied
1t so short Il time that he has not had
time to create any jealousies or enmi-
ties. His eminence is tall and thin His
features have an aristocratic stamp. and
characterized by great fineness. He
has u resemblance at once to Voltaire
and Richeiieu. The voice strikes one
disagreeably at first. 1t Is SO nasal in its
tones, but one soon gets accustomed to
this popularity, owing to Its fulness and
resonance. Although simple in his
manners his eminence Ia OF all the car