The record-union., 1896-10-22
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
At WASHINGTON, D. C..
Meeting Of Directors Yesterday Presided
Over by Cardinal Gibbons.
The Names for Rector to Succeed Bishop
Keane Sent to Pope Leo
Riordan of San Francisco
Elected Member of the Board of
Directors keane's Resig-
nation as a Member of the Board
Not Accepted.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21-Although
the proceedings of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Catholic University which
began it's sessions to-day We're hedged
about with secrecy some portion of the
business transacted has become known.
1t was anticipated that the vacancies
in the board to be filled to-day would be
filled by the selection of churchmen not
in sympathy with Archbishop Ireland
and Bishop Keane. The contrary, how
ever, proved to be the case. The resigna-
ton 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,
The 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 Marti
of st. Cloud, who, during his life, was a
strong adherent of the party opposed to
Archbishop Ireland, and it was sup
posed his successor would hold similar
views Archbishop Riordan of San
Francisco, a friend of Archbishop Ire
land, was elected, and this it is claimed,
places a strong and effectual member Of
the American party in the board
The meeting was presided over by
Cardinal Gibbons, as Chancellor of the
University. Among the other directors
present were Archbishop Corrigan of
New York, Archbishop Williams of Bos-
ton, Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia,
Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul, Arch
bishop Chappelle of Santa Fe, Bishop
Macs of Covington, Bishop Foley of De-
troit, Bishop Horstman of Cleveland,
Bishop Farley of New York, Father
Thomas Lee, pastor of st. Matthews
Church of this city, and Thomas E.
Waggman also of Washington.
There were present also as ex-officio
members of the board, who were not en-
titled to vote on any of the questions
presented Archbishops Elder Of Cincin-
natl, Katier of Milwaukee, Riordan of
San Francisco, Kahn of st. Louis, Gross
of Oregon and Feenan of Chicago.
Although the fact could not be ascer-
tanned with positiveness, there is good
| reason to believe that three names were
agreed upon before the meeting ad-
| journed to-day for presentation to
| the Pope as successor to Bishop keane,
but those present refused absolutely to
discuss the matter. Among the church
men 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. Ho-
witz of the Paulist Congregation of New
York; Dr. Edward p. Allen of ST.
Mary's, Emmettsburg, Nd; Bishop
| Spaulding of Peoria; Hortsman of
| Cleveland and Becker Of Georgia; Arch
| bishop Chappelle of Santa Fe and DR..
| Carrigan, acting Rector of the Univer-
sity
| The board held a special meeting at
| / o'clock to receive the endowment
fund Of $4,000 raised by the Ancient
| Order of Hibernians for the establish
ment Of a Chair Of Gaelic Literature in
the university. The presentation was
made in Mcmahon Hall, which was dec
| GRATED with the Papal colors, yellow
and white, mingled with the red, white
and blue. A committee of the Ancient
| Order of Hibernians occupied seats on
| the platform II. j. O'Connor of Sa-
vannah. President of the order, made
the presentation speech, and addresses
| in behalf of the order were made by
other members Of the committee.
| Cardinal Gibbons accepted the dona-
| ton on behalf of the university. He
said that for many years priests and
laymen of Gaelic origin had made iso-
| lated attempts to secure on American
! soil the teaching of the language of
| their ancestors The Cardinal paid a
| fitting tribute to the generosity of the
| order, many members Of which, he
said, were rich and had helped to bear
the burdens of the church in all the
/ States and Territories. The founding
| of this chair was, the Cardinal con-
tinued not intended as the teaching Of
| the Gaelic as a spoken tongue. AS loyal
and affectionate sons of this mighty
| commonwealth, the members of the or
der chung not only to the fundamental
ccmpacts of the nation and the stat -,
| to the common institutions and
| also to the spirit of this country. but
| likewise TO its na;ional tongue and lit
| erature.
The Cardinal devoted a considerable
| pc rtion of his remarks to the past his
| tory of the Gaelic tongue and htera-
| ture and the honored place they held
| in the esteem of all modern phIlogians,
and referred to it as being during the
last half century the object of pro-
| found research.
| The Board of Directors late gave out
the following list of names they had Sc
lected to be forwarded to Rome from
which it is expected the Holy Father
/ will select one for the rectorShip of the
Catholic University: Rev Il. j. Conaty,
d. d., OF Worcester, Mass. Very Rev.
j. A. Mooney of New York, and Rev.
Daniel Riordan of Chicago. The board
l
stitution, which says that the rector
must be priest. The late rector, Bish-
! op Keane, was elected to his position
before the constitution was approved
| or enforced. 1t was enacted that the
| rector will be elected hereafter for a
term of six years. Many names We're
presented by the Directors viva voce.
When it came to the selection by ballot
Very Rev. DIR. Garrigan, acting rector
positively withdrew his name from the
list. The resignation Of Professor Per-