The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-22
BISHOP KEANE'S SUCCESSOR.
Three Names Selected to BE Pre-
scented to the Pope.

Three Names Selected to BE Pre-
scented to the Pope.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 21.-The arch
bishops of the Catholic church and
many of the bishops assembled at the
Catholic university at 1890 clock to-
day under circumstances of unusual
public interest. The initial meeting
was as the board of administration of
the Catholic university, in which all
the archbishops are ex- orf1cio members.
although only six of them are entitled
to vote The meeting of archbishops,
as the governing body of the church.
without connection with the university,
begins tomorrow
Early this morning the eminent &C.
clesiastics began to gather at the SEN
ate chamber of Mcmahon hall Cardinal
Gibbons, in his long habit Of black
with cardinal scull cap, cardinal scarf
and cardinal cord about his waist. was
one of the first to reach the assembly
room. The board of directors adjourn
ed at 1 o'clock after having selected
the names of three priests to submit
to the pope, from which list Leo will
select the successor to Bishop Keane
as rector. 1t was decided to fill the
vacancy on the board of directors,
caused by the death of Bishop Marty,
by the election there to Of Archbishop
Riordan,o of San Francisco. The board
refused to accept the resignation of
Bishop keane as director Of the uni
versity and he will continue to serve
in that capacity.
The names chosen by the directors
to be submitted to the pope are Father
Conaty, president Of the summer school
at Plattsburg. N. Y; Father Riordan
of st. Elizabeth church, Chicago. and
Father Mooney, vicar general of New
York. One Of these will be designated
by the pope as rector Of the university.
AT the conclusion of the meeting
Cardinal Gibbons said that the session
had been marked by the utmost good
will and kindness and that three
names selected to be sent to the pope
had been chosen unanimously and one
after another without the slightest OPP
position.
This afternoon the ceremony occurred of re-
ceiving the gift Of $4,000 from the Ancient
Order of Hibernians for a chair for Celtic
language. The assembly hall was handsome
ly hung with the papal colors. with the Amer
lean flag draped above and at both sides. The
cardinal. archbishops and bishops sat on
the platform.
The president of the order, P. ]. O'Connor,
concluded by handing to Cardinal Gibbons
check for $4,000 for the endowment of the
Irish chair
The cardinal, in responding. spoke of the
generosity of the Irish people, whesG while
not over rich and in time Of financial
distress, gave this handsome gift for the
study Of the Celtic language. They did
not hope to restore the Celtic to a spoken
tongue for the English language was the
accepted living language of this country, but
it would preserve the ancient Celtic from
extinction.
Rev. Father Conaty will, in all probability,
succeed Bishop Keane. His was the first
name selected of three to be submitted to the
pope, and his selection came with such unan-
unity and will have such strong Endorsement
in the letters conveying the action of the
university directors to the pope that no doubt
is entertained as to his selection.