The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-25
FARLEY TO Be A CARDINAL ?
NEW RUMORS THAT THE ARCH
BISHOP WILL he ELEVATED.
1t Is Argued That New Works Prominence
Among the ArchdiOceses Entities
Him to the HOnOr--Areland Also
Suggested as q Possible Candidate

IL Is ArKUe0 That new nOTho prominence
Among the ArchdiOceses Entities
Him to the HOnOr-Areland Also
Suggested as . Possible Candidate.
Private dispatches from Rome yesterday
said that the third week in December had
been chosen for the next Consistory, at which
II is said three new Cardinals will be created
With the dispatches came renewed re-
port that Archbishop Farley has been
chosen as one of the three and that before
Christmas the red hat will be on its way
to New York.
Several prominent visiting prelates said
yesterday that the prediction of the Arch
bishops elevation had been made by off,
Gals in position to know week after the
coronation Of Plus x, and that Archbishop
Farley would be one of the first Cardinals
made by the new Pontiff.
Events and conditions point inevitably
to this result" said one Of the Bishops
to a reporter for The SUN. an the first
place the archdiocese of New York is the
largest in the world, except that of Venice
larger in representation and wealth than
even Rome. This is one consideration
to which the democratic Pope whom we
now have at the head Of the Church will
give much weight"
When asked concerning the statement
that Archbishop Farley's acquaintance
with Pope Plus X would count for him.
the Bishop replied -That. Of course,
carries with II certain advantage, because
to know the Archbishop is to realize his
strength and worth, but that fact alone
would carry little influence
THE main facts that point to this ale
walton are these: America deserves az
OF the leaders in Catholic representation
and Catholic works among the countries
of the world. 1t Is only just that We should
have more than one vote In the Sacred
College.
"1he promise said to have been given
by Pope Leo, that, during the life of Cardinal
Gibbons. no other prelate should be
elevated to the Cardinalate in America,
Ia not in any sense binding upon Pius X.
He is, as he has shown in q most significant
manner, well dis, osed toward orr country
He sees great future for the Church in
America and there is no doubt in the minds
Of the majority OF the hierarchy in this
country and officials in Rome that his first
Cardinal will be an American.
"On the other hand, there are personal
reasons why Pope Plus would probably
prefer the honor to come TO New York 5
Metropolitan. Archbisi o. Farley has beer
practically the founder, and for many wears
the head, of the work of the St. Vincent
dc Paul society, which is the pride OF Pope
Pius's life.
What Archbishop Farley has done in
founding and spreading this work for the
POOR in New York has leen duplicated in
Venice bv the Pontiff when he was Cardinal
So rto. II lis Il fellow interest with them,
and in the ewes of the now Pope no work is
greater than that which helps to educate
ard provide for the d stitute and humble. :
One of the Monsignori from another
province than New York said that Will"
Archbishop Ireland he's for a long time been
favorablv mentioned for the red hat, his
chance for this elevation is not now SO
greet as before the death Of Pope Leo.
"One Of the prelates recently returned
from Rome told me, several days rgo,
he added. that number of the Cardinals.
among whom was Cardinal Eannutclli,
had said that if Pope Plus sends the rcd h2t
to New York one will also go to st. FauI,
and that this will 30 done in order to prcvcrt
any friction or i'll feeling in this country,