Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-25

BUFFALO, Sept. 2i.-Thc greatest
surprise connected with the meeting
OF the German-Amcrlcan Clerical
union In this city came out tonight.
IL was the leaking out " the fact that
Herr Cahensley's personal representa-.
tive had boon prcfent Ia the city
throughout tho whole weeks dellbera-
tons, and was only prevented at the
last moment from making this opening
address Of the congress, having been
shown by some members VI the COM
mittee ON arrangements the intolorablc
petition Ia which the clerical union
and tho congress would he placed by
him, In the event Of such a connection
between them being publicly cstah.
lished.
Paul Mare Won Gat,en Ia the full
namo Of the envoy, and the CAhonsley
plan 30 far rs known publicly, has been
TO secure what would amount 10 a
decentralization hierarchy Ia Amer
lea, independent Of the ptcsent Catholic
bishops, whose authority would thus
DO relegatcd 20 the affairs Of the non.
German speaking Catholic population.
Failing In this, vacancies occurring Ia
the hierarchy Of the United States
were 10 be- filled 10 the greatest extent
possible by Germans.
Father COrnmaa Of Reading, Penn,
QUE OF the chief officials Of the pricster
Ncrcin, was disagreeahly surprised this
evening when he was asked concerning
the presence Of Baumgaften In Buffalo,
and Ia which he had participated In
tho meeting Of tho clerical union. Up
10 that moment no priest had broathcd
In public the fact that u visitor TO the
congress was present from across tho
water, though the clergy had been
bosieged repeatedly for the names OF
all Important personages present.
Father Cornman said Apgrily;
''llc has not opened his head at the
meeting, not even In the secret session
OF the prester ycrein. lilo IN not u
priest"
DE-. Hoelfcher Of Buffalo admitted
that lac had met Bhumgarten, and
that the latter had attended the ban
uuet OF tho clergy this afternoon, but
declared that Baumgarton was given n
seat ut the side Of tho table, aud did
not sit with Archbishop KatLsr and
the bishops.
TO the representative Of tho As.
ISOLATED Press, Baumgar,rn answered
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Romu on the 18th OF last month; that
he did not come for the purpose OF At.
tending the congress. Reports pub
lishcd In the papers In this country
about n month ago, accusing him 81
cooperation with Cahensley In his
plans for the United States was false;
that he only met Cahonsloy once,
while the latter was In Rome; that he
was not In sympaihy with him or his
Ideas, and denied absolutely that he
was In league with him.
Tho Associated Press representative
has secured u copy u tho speech he
was 10 hayo made as the opening ad.
dress. II was evidently written undor
the Impression that he was to address "a
largo number OF the higher clergy.
rhu speech beglns:
"Most reverend archbishops aud
bishops, highly respected presidents
aud distinguished audience" II goes
on to toll that llorr Liebig, chief Of the
the German Catholics ia the Rsichstag,
| has twice crossed tho ocean with
brUthcrly greeting 10 the German
| Catholics OF America, and he Baum
gartonj modos,ly requests tho audience
TO lend friendly ear 10 the pupil OF
| tho Master. The speech warmly uulO.
4lgoH Mindthofst and concludes.
"NOu German Catholics Of tho
| United States are celebrating what