The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-13
THE SUN. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER Is. 1903.

tieth century. In the interval that had
elapsed since the death Of LEO XIII,
nothing definite had been heard concern
ing the veto" by means of which for
centuries France, Spain and Austria had
been permitted to exclude from the
Papacy any one Cardinal whose election
the vetoing power might deem detri-
mental to its interests. There is no
doubt that in lS48 Austria sent a veto
against the election Of Cardinal MAsTAI-
FERRETTN, which. however, arrived too
late to be effective. 1t has been reported
but denied that in 1878 similar abor-
tive effort was made by Austria to shut
out Cardinal PECCI from the Papal throne.
Since the occupation of Rome by the
Italian monarchy, SO profound change
had taken place in the position of the
Papacy and in the attitude of the priv
LEGGED Powers, that the exercise of veto
had come TO be regarded as an anachro-
nism and an impertinence. Especially
would the interposition of a veto appear
tyrannous interference with the liberty
of the Conclave in the case of Austria,
allied az she now is with o Protestant
Power, Germany, and with an anti-Papal
Power, Italy. Nevertheless, it was from
Austria that the unexpected veto fell.
Before the fourth scrutiny took place
on Sunday evening, an Austrian Cardinal
arose, and announced that the Hapsburg
Emperor forbade the election Of Cardinal
RAMPoLLA. The Tablets informant says
that the message provoked severe an
imadversion on the part Of many men,
bers Of the Conclave; that Cardinals
OREGLIA and FERRATA solemnly pro-
tested against recognition of the veto;
and that Cardinal RAMpoLLA himself
declared that, while for him nothing
more welcome could have happened, he
was grieved that such wound had been
inflicted on the liberty Of the Catholic
Church. That the words of the Gamer
lengo and Of the ex-Secretary of State
met with the approval Of their colleagues
is evident from the outcome of the fourth
scrutiny. RAMPoLLA received 80 votes,
or one more than he had hitherto OBJ
tanned, and SARTo "a, the rest being di-
vided between GoTTI, OREGLIA, DI PIE
TRIO and CAPEcELATRo.
The increased vote given to RAMPoLIA
was regarded as formal Reputation OF
the veto, and the deduction was drawn
that the privilege has probably been ex-
ercised for the last time. Cardinal RAM
POIL.A now renewed his entreaties that
his supporters should transfer their votes
to Cardinal SARTo, and he was undoubt-
eddy aided by their tacit recognition of
the fact that his own election would
estrange the strongest of the Catholic
Powers. and thus might seriously preju-
dice the interests Of the Vatican. Never
theless, Mt the fifth scrutiny, which took
place on Monday morning, although the
Patriarch of Venice now led with q
votes, Cardinal RAMpoLLA retained "a,
the rest being scattered. On Monday
evening seven other supporters of RAM
PoLLA transferred their votes to Cardinal
SARTo, who gained also one Of the scat
tered votes, the result being that SARTo
had IS, RAMPoLIA, 10. while 10 votes were
divided between GoTTI, OREGLIA and
CAPECELATRO.
1t appears that on Tuesday morning
the Fathers assembled half an hour ear
lier than usual in the Sistine Chapel, and
that the outcome Of the seventh scrutiny
was the election of Cardinal SARTo by
so votes ton ballots still bearing the name
OF Cardinal RAMPoLLA, and being cast
in favor of Cardinal GoTTI. According
to the Tablets informant, the agitation
of the Pontiff-elect was extreme when
the result of the last ballotting was pub
lished. His voice trembled, as in reply
to the question put by Cardinal OREGLIA,
he uttered the conventional word Sac
cepto.
Yet, when he afterward appeared at
the inside window of the loggia, looking
down into the central nave of st. Peters,
it was in strong, clear, barytone voice
that Plus X. gave his first Apostolic
blessing to the kneeling multitude.