Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-14
WILL NOT BE A BISHOP
A Priest for Rector of the Catholic Uni.
versity.
A Denial of the Rulaor That the New
York Province Is to BE
Divided.

NEW YORK, October 14.-According to
Bishop Farley, who was seen at the resi-
dence of Archbishop Corrtgan today, 1t can
be officially stated that the successor to
Bishop Keane as rector of the Catholic
University at Washington will be priest
and not a bishop. Bishop Farley was posi-
tive in his announcement, and additional
weight Is lent to it from the fact that he is
one Of the directors Of the university.
The announcement, too, will set awry
some of the calculations as to Bishop
Keane's successor made by the Catholic
public, both lay and clerical. Among many
1t was apparently foregone conclusion
that Bishop Keane would have successor
in Bishop Spaulding Of Peoria. They based
their calculations on the fact that Bishop
Spaulding and Miss Mary Gwendolin Cald-
we'll, the most prominent patron Of the
university, are very close friends, and that
her first gift of $3Oo,OOO to the university
was made with the tacit understanding
that Bishop Spaulding should be the rector
Bishop Farley stated today that the ru-
NOR that the New York province would be
afternoon was without foundation. No
such innovation, he said, was contempla ted.
The meeting is simply, according to Bishop
Farley, the regular annual meeting of the
bishops. and only routine business will be
considered.
Bishop Farley said that at the meeting
of the directors of the Catholic University.
to be held in Washington on October 23,
the names of three priests would be Sc
lected and sent to Rome to be acted upon
there He would express no opinion as to
who the successor to Bishop Keane
would be.
An Interesting Story.
The rumor referred to in the above dis
patch was printed In several New York pa
pers this morning and was to the effect
| that the New York province was to be
| divided, and that a new archdiocese would
be created. with Bishop Keane as its head.
| The Sun of this morning says:
In connection with the assembling CT the
| bishops today there was q story to the ef-
| feet that there would be, a conference con-
| corning proposition to create a new arch
| diocese out of a part Of the present one.
1t was said that Bishop Keane. the deposed
| rector of the Catholic University in Wash
| ington, would be selected as the new arch
bishop, and that his charge would include
| the dioceses Of Buffalo, Rochester Syra-
| cuse, and the new one of E1mira. when 1t Is
CT Gated. This would leave the New York
province with the dioceses of New York
Albany, Ogdenburg, Newark and Trenton
The death of the late Bishop Ryan OF
| Buffalo was quoted as one Of The things
| which might promote the scheme. and i,
was said that in return for parting with q
| portion of his archdiocese. Archbishop Cor
| rigan might be elevated to a.cardnalate q,
| the November consstery In Rome.
| Cardinal Satoili and Archbishop Marti
| nelli the new apostolic delegate, were sale
| to favor this arrangemenE as tt woulG
| serve to conciliate the two factions Of the
| church. . -
This story could not be verified las
night, and was said to be mere gossip"
| Archbishop Ireland Here.
Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul is ir
Washington, and Is staying at the Ebbitt
To Star reporter today he said that hi
had nothing further to add to his recen
letter upon the political situation, nor die
he care to discuss the question Of BishoI
| Keane's successor. The Archbishop sait
| that he had come east to pay his respect.
to Archbishop Martinelll, and that h,
would leave for New York shortly to say
! farewell to Cardinal Satolii. returning t
Washington next week for the meeting O
the trustees of the Catholic University
With reference to the rumor Of the parti
tion Of the New York province he woult
say nothing further than that he did no
believe there was a word of truth in 1t.