The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-03
MGR. EEANE NAY COME WEST
INDICATIONS THAT HE WILL BE.
MADE ARCHBISHOP or OREGON.
An Able and Active Lender-F0rmer
Rector OF tse Catholic University
Considered as Probable Heir To
the Mantle of Archbishop Gross.

Talk in Catholic circles Indicates the pos
ssl,is appointment 10 tns arc8Disaopric OF
the northwestern portion Of the Pacific
coast OF Mgr. JosIn j. keane. one Of the
most able, progressive and influential men
la the church. Bishop kedne's formal
pos. Fl iais event would oe the same
tsat Of Archbishop Gross, whom ne would
succeed, nams1y. the archbisaopr2c q Orc
goH.
Bishop Keane IL now stationed In Rome
~ immediate representative 10 the papa
SEE ii the American hierarchy, bat i mas
been understood ever gfnce mis- resnos al
from the presidency Of the Catholic nrli-
yersity al Washington that he would be
assigned 10 the first vacancy in the lssf OF
aTchDlsisops in this country. The death
OF Archbishop Gross has created this va
caney
The coming Of Bishop Eesne so this see-
ton would undoubtedly bs Of great I'M
porsanee 10 the Catholic community. for he
is repnted TO be man Of great organizing
and administrative power. and one who
would do much TO extend the scope and
strength OF Catholic organization. He is
Also regarded as a man or marked liberal
fly and modernness Of view. and commands
respect aud exsrts practical influence
among non-catholics. lie i particularly
eloquent and forcffni in Catholic pfopa-
gand8.
tinctign IN this country when appointed 70
the rsctorship OF the Catholic university at
Washington. lie vas selected Tor me
difficult position because of Dis unusual
ability as an organizer and promoter
Through a number Of years ne managed
TIE affairs Of the institution IN such man
Der as 10 place them upon sound foot
ihg financially. popuiarsy and eauca'iona1iy.
He was removed from the rcetorsn.P
year or ta0 ago for reasons ~Dlch flic
church authorities have seen a. 10 Keep 10
themselves.
The open excuse for the removal was
that Bishop Ke3ue had been appointed 10
the facforship because OF his aggressive
ness and that. the work ~ organization
having been accomplished. IL was desirable
to turn the Institution over 10 the hanhs
OF mere conservative managers. IL Is gsii-
orally supposed. however, that the real
reason Of ths removal was Bishop keane's
Hherility Of thought and a consequent rrlc-
flsn with numerous other influential MEM
bers or the clergy.
As a speaker bishop Keane Ia both bril-
liant. eloquent and persuasive he "
recognized master Of the history and prin-
cipias OF the church. and his conduct or
the general American propaganda made IN
1894 was one % the mos; Suceessfui WITHIN
several decades The bishops power lies
especially with thinking people. In this
respect he peculiarly its the American re-
Iigioiss people. and Il therefore out OF place,
II not buried In his advisory post at Rome
Following a custom esta hl!sled In TIE
East in connection with the relations Of
the United States with Cuba. Il is p-o-
pgfsei to request the pope TO name Arch
bishop Keane not only AZ archbishop OF
Oregon. hut also az apostolic delegate q,
tho Philippines Archbishop Chapeiie. or
New Orleans, has for some time served as
apostolic delegate 10 Cuba.