Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-08
SOON 70 BE. NAMED.
New Bishop for the st. Cloud
#4 Diocese Will Soon be
Named in Rome.

F: Sundays Pioneer Press contains
the following, relative to u matter
which will interest many people Of
this city: - ~"
A we'll informed ecclesiastic con-
Dected with the Catholic church was
asked last night about the appoint-
ment Of a bishop for the vacant see
Of st. Cloud, which has Occasioned a
a vast deal OF speculative gossip
during the past two months. While
he was not able to state definitely
who the fortunate priest would he,
he was able, nevertheless, to, state
circumstances which point to the
selection of 4 well known priest of
st. Paul. x.
1.-The first step in the choosing OF
new bishop" said he. IS the vote OF
the diocesan electoral body. That
body is composed Of u certain
number OF priests OF the vacant
diocese, who assemble under the
presidency of the archbishop and
vote for three names III the following
order: First, most worthy: second,
III re worthy; third. worthy. ::
"Thar list then goes to the bishops
Of the province assembled for he
purpose under the presidency of the
archbishop. They acce It or amend
or reject the list sent up by the
priests, or make up one OF their own
That is the second step The list of
the priests and thelis ofthe bishops
are sent to Rome with accompany
ing documents. That is the third
step. The st. Cloud ma ter has
been in this third stage FIR the last
two months. Rome's answer, the
choice of the propaganda approved
bv the po ,e, is expected in a short
time,"
1t no secret that the st. Cloud
priests list was headed by the name
of Mgr. Bauer, the administrator of
the diocese during the vacancy. A
very strong memoir in his favor was
drawn up by the clergy OF st. Cloud
and was submitted to the bishops of
the province. The province. Ofcourse,
is known as t.lat of st. Paul, COM
prising Minnesota and the Dakotas.
The bishops within this province are
those of Winona, Duluth. Sioux
Falls, S. D., Fargo, N. d., st. Cloud,
the vacant see in question, and the
archbishop OF st. Paul. Since the
bishops held their meeting a silent
but very great activity has prevailed
among the clergy of st. Cloud. The
leader there is said to be Father
Richter. 1t is said that more than
one letter has been sent to Romesus
tanning Mgr. Bauer and antaEoniz-
ing the candidate who ia generally
presumed to be his rival.
What the opinion OF the bishops as
to the priests list has been, or what
changes in that list, II any, they
made, or what new list mas been
dra wn up by them. is O secret. The
general impression, however, is that
Rev. John M. Stariha. OF st. Paul, is
the archbishop's candidate, for the
reason that he is a trusted adviser
of the archbishop and his vicar gen.
eral. In the month of Septemb r
last q convention Of German societies
was held in st. Cloud. Father
Stariha was very prominent there.
Some OF the priests present thought
they saw in his minute inquiries con-
corning the financial condition OF the
diocese Il quasi assurance of future
possession and in thOughtless
breach of the dignified manners be-
fitting supposed candidate for
episcopal hOnors an argument
against him.
The result was strengthening of
the movement in ia, or of Mgr.
Bauer. AS the matter now stands
the question in clerical circles is, who
shall prevail, the known candidate
of the priests of St. Cloud. or the pre-
sumed candidate of the archbishop?