The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22
Decline to Accept the Deposed
Rector's Resignation From
the Board.
THE VACANT RECToRsHIP.
Three Names Agreed Upon at the
Meeting for Presentation to
the Pope.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct. 81. = AL
though the proceedings of the board of
directors of the Catholic University. which
began its session to-day, were hedged
about with secrecy some portion of the
business transacted has become known.
It was anticipated that the vacancies in
the board to be filed to-day would be
filled by the selection of churchmen not in
sympathy with Archbishop Ireland and
Bishop Keane. The contrary, however,
proved to be the case. The resignation of
Bishop Keane as a member of the board,
rendered at the same time he resigned the
rectorship of the university at the request
of the Pope, was declined, and this action
was of course largely due to the high
regard in which the deposed rector is
held.
Another vacancy had been caused in
the board by the death of Bishop Martin of
ST. Cloud, who during his life was strong
adherent of the party opposed to Arch
bishop Ireland, and it was supposed his
successor would hold similar views.
Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco, a
friend of Arch bishop Ireland, was elected,
and this, 1t is claimed, places strong and
influential member of the American party
in the board.
The meeting was presided over by Car
dinal Gibbons as chancellor of the uni
versity. Among the other directors
present we're: Archbishop Corrigan of
New York, Archbishop Williams of Bos-
ton, Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia,
Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul, Arch
bishop Chapelle of Santa Fe, Bishop Macs
OF Covington, Bishop Foley OF Detroit,
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Farley, auxiliary Bishop of New York
Rev. Father Thomas s. Lee, pastor of st.
Matthew's Church of this city, and Rev.
Thomas E. Waggeman, also of Washing
ton.
There were present also as ex-officio
members of the board, who were not en-
titled to vote on any question presented:
Archbishops Elder of Cincinnati, Riordan
of San Francisco, Kain of st. Louis, Gross
of Oregon and Feehan of Chicago.
Although the fact could not be ascer-
tained with positiveness, there is good
reason to believe that three names were
agreed upon before the meeting adjourned
to-day for presentation to the Pope as
successor to Bishop Keane. but those pres
ent refused absolutely to discuss the mat
ter. Among the churchmen so far named
In connection with the rectorship are the
following: Father Connata, head of the
Catholic Summer School of Philosophy at
SALISBURY, n. Y; Father Brannon of st.
Agnes Church. New York; the Very Rev.
Howitz of the Paulist congregation of
New York; Dr. Edward Z. Allen, head of
st. Mary's Seminary, Emmetsburg, Md;
Bishop Spalding of Peoria, ILL.,; Bishop
Horstman of Cleveland and Bishop
Becker of Georgia; Archbishop Chappelle
of Santa Fe and DR.. Carrigan, acting
rector of the university.
The board held special meeting at 4
O'Clock to receive the endowment fund of
$50 900 raised by the Ancient Order of
Hibernians for the establishment of
chair of Gaelic literature in the university.
The presentation was made in Mcmahon
Hall, which was decorated with the Papal
colors, yellow and white, mingled with
the red, white and blue. A com mittee of
the Ancient Order OF Hibernians occupied
seats on the platform. P. j. OConnor of
Savannah, president of the order, made the
presentation speech, and addresses on be-
half of the order were also made by M. E.
Mylhere of Philadelphia and Hon. J. G.
Weadock of Bay City, Mich.
Cardinal Gibbons accepted the donation
on behalf of the university. He said that
for many years priests and laymen of
Gaelic origin had made isolated attempts
to secure on American soil the teaching of
the language of their ancestors. Review
ing the WORK of the Hibernians, the Car
dinal paid fitting tribute to their gener-
osity. many of whom were not, he said,
over rich. but who helped to bear the ma
teral burdens of the church in all the
States and Territories. The donation re-
vealed a spirit of profound confidence,
firm conviction that the solemn invitation
of Leo XIII to contribute to the support
of the university, and the control exercised
over the entire work of the American
episcopate was ample guarantee that the
will of the donors would never be frus-
trated nor the spirit of the gift violated.
The founding of this chair was, the Car