The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
.SARIO RfIGNS
AS POPE Plus X.
PATRIARCH OF VENICE ELECTED
PoNTlFF OF THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH.
HIS ELECTION WAS UNANIMOUS
MEMBERS OF THE SACRED COL
LEGE ARE WELL SATISFIED
AT RESULT.
!, OVERCOME Win tMo1IoN
CARDINAL sARTo FAINTs SEW
ERAL TIMES WHEN ELECTION
SEEMS SURE.

Rome. Aug. 6.-The conclave after
being IN session for four days, yester-
day elected Giuseppe Sario, patriarch
of Venice, as pope to succeed Leo
Kill, and he now reigns at the Vatican
and over the Catholic world as Plus x.
Last night all tome was Illuminated
in his homer.
His election and the assumption OF
his holy oIhce were marked by strlk-
ing demonstra zion and impressive GER
emonies at the Vatican. To-day the,
new pope, clad in his full pontitical
robes and with all the dalistic cere-
mony, will receive the members Of the
diplomatic corps, the cardinals and
the bishops, who will then offer their
official homage, this Notwithstanding
the fact that twice yesterday the car
dinals and many high officials Of the
Vatican went through similar cele-
mony
The date upon which the coronation
of Plus X will occur has not yet been
decided, but the impression prevails
that it will occur Aug. 9.
Election Was Unanimous.
The election of the patriarch of
Venice was unanimous. After Mon
days ballots it was a foregone con-
clusion that he was the only candi-
date sufficiently acceptable to all to Sc
cure the necessary twc-thirds. which
the laws of the church require.
All the members Of the sacred col
lege declare that they are very we'll
satisfied with the election Of Cardinal
Sarto. but the anti-Rampolla party
consider it as their special victory.
When the first ballot was taken it
showed that the sacred college was di-
vided into two groups, the stronger
one for Rampolla and another. not
quite so strong, for Serafno Vannu-
telli' The other votes were scattered,
but included four for Sarto. On the
subsequent ballots, while the two
principal parties were losing ground,
Sarto gradually gained drawing
Strength From Both Sides
as well as from the neutrals until the
ballot on Monday afternoon, when his
vote had increased to 81, within 6 Of
the necessary two-thirds.
When the result of this ballot was
announced in the conclave Cardinal
Sarto was SO overcome with emotion
and so touched by the unlooked-for
confidence reposed in him that he
could no longer control his feelings,
and to the surprise of all he broke
down declaring that such responsi-
bility and honor were not for him,
and that he must refuse il offered.
Teas rolled down his cheeks and he
refuse the di~-,itv. He was SO palpa-
bly, sincere th@t cons tcl.-'atiOl reigncd
in the conclave and .le Cardinals
spent the Whole evening and far into
the night in convincing him that his
election was the will Of Providence,
and that he must accept. Several
times he almost tainted and had to be
revived by the use of salts He seemed
E.appy but Broken Down
even after all the. other candidates had
retired, and on lis Anel ballot he
looked statue re ,ation. AS the
vote approached So e cardinals. as
OF one accord s."ro' nlea the new
pontiff, and, accordi-.g to traditions,
demanded to know if he would accept
the pontificate Cardinal Sartos lips
trembed SO that he could hardly az
tlc;ilate but after visible effort he
said:
IF this cup cannot pass from me, -
there he paused, but the cardinals.
around him insisted that it was neces
sary for him to answer Yes" or nc.
Thereupon he replied firmly: Il ac-
cept"
Cardinal Gibbons, speaking to rep
reseltatiEe of the ISOLATED Press,
said that the election of Cardinal Sar-
to had produced the best impression in
the entire sacred college. being man
of much piety, tact and culture, and
that he was best fitted to be the head
of the church at the present time.