Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-24

The long pontifcate OF Leo XIII has
beenl $50 fertile IN umous as 10 who
would probably be the next pope that
all surveys OF the sacred college with
the object OF selecting the cardinals who
may De possible candidates FOR ST..
Peters chair have fallen into discredit
The advanced age and delicate health Of
the present pontiff at the time OF his
election as the successor of Plus TX.
made Il likely that the concIaye would
be called together again soon. 30 that
plans for the future were formed al-
most as soon as the new pope was en-
thr0ned But OF the individuals who
met 90 elect him IN ISIS only three are
alive. and more than q full college OF
those ne himself created cardinals have
died The disappointed ambitions and
lnttigues that came TO n1ught have be-
come grim Joke Pope Leo lives on
ANA Consistories are called Instead Of
the expected conclaVe. Nevertheless the
pope is we'll advanced in his ninety-hrst
year. and is 80 frail that ha seems To
be Kept alive almost by miracle The
question Of selecting his successor must
come mp IN a few years at most, and
may have 90 be decided al any mo-
ment
a careful sitting OF the college OF car
dlnals made by the Rome corr sp0ndent
OF the Independence Beige with a view
TO discovering which uf the present car
dnals are likely 20 be considered in the
coming election, is therefore. Of inter
est The Belgian newspaper it may be
well 90 state. Is antl-clcrical In It's pol
icy but inasmuch as the Catholic party
plays a conspicuous part In the politics
Of Belgium il finds IL necessary TO be
well Informed as To- what goes on az
Rome u is opposed to the later reac-
tionary policy OF the pope, for which II
holds Cardinal ROmpolla responsible.
dating the change from the death Of
his predecessor. Cardinal Jacobini and
that OF the popes brother, Cardinal
peccl
In spite OF the strong differences OF
opinion on many points among the car
dlnals most OF them are agreed that
change Is necessary and that pope
must be elected who viii busy himself
less with politics and more with the
spiritual affairs Of the church. or the
three surviving cardinals created by
Pope Plus TX. none can be considered.
Cardinal Ledochowski is not an Italian;
Cardinal ParOcchi, a brilliant man. and
for many years the candidate most FREE
quently named for the succession. has
been all things 10 all men and is now
looked upon as weathercock.
Cardinal Oreglia di santo Stefano for
many years had good chances. but he Is
too old and u.s. moreover, dlsliked by the
men about Leo XIII. He Is dean OF the
sacred college, however and camerlen-
60. which puts into his hands the ma
chlnery o. the conclaye, and he is sure
10 have great influence even II he can
not be elected himself OF the Italians
made cardinals by Leo XIII, some are
excluded because Of their age and in !
some because OF their insig- |
nlhcance, some because they would be |
objected TO by powers that they have |
some, finally. because they do |
not care for the office Seven Italian |
however, are weighed by !
The Independence.
The brothers SerafinO and Vincen2o |
Vannutelli have made up their minds |
that the tribe crown must 20 TO their /
family. and their numerous relatives |
have already partitioned among them |
selves the offices al the pope's disposal. |
Their chances have been diminished |
however by dlsreputable transactions |
ln the part Of several Of these same |
relatives which have created public |
scandal In Rome I'm the last few years. |
Cardinal Respighi the new vicar Of /
Rome. has hardly had time to make /
himself known his office Is such that /
with the cardinals and other !