The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-24

French opposition to Cardinal Gottf
seems to have been overcome. This is
partly due to the fact that there is a
growing feeling among the italian pre-
lates that, considering the rapid de-
cline of the influence of Roman Cathol-
icism in France, that country is no
longer entitled to it's former power in
papal affairs. Cardinal Serafno Van
nutelli unq~uestionably is the strongest
rival of Gotti.
Have Strong F%oIlowings.
Opinions differ as to which candidacy
is in the ascent at the present moment
Vannuettelli will have at the outset
Austrian as well as strong Italian sup
port. AS between these two. Cardi-
nal Gotti'S reputation is more bound up
in traditions, while Cardinal Vannutel-
II has a broader knowledge of the
world and practical affairs and is less
intlexible against the demands TO mod
ern progress. The cardinal who is a
leader in liberal views is Agliardi, and
he will probably has che willing sup
port of Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore.
He is even in favor of the r~econcilia-
ton of the hurc and the Italian gov
eminent, but his liberality is so pro-
'nounced it will probably render his
elevation to the papal chair impossible.
Nevertheless. as representing the pro-
gressive section of the church, she will
have soSle supporters in the conclave.
However, the most probable candi-
dates email more or less those whose
am have been mentioned since the
pope first became i'll. To Cardinal Gotti
the objection is made that as he be-
longs to a religious order his election
might, in view of recent events, b. con-
sidered a challenge to France. Against
the chances of Cardinal Rampolla, the
papal secretary OF state, it is urged
thai Austria will try to exercise her
right to veto, as France would in the
case of Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli,
the grand penitentiary, who is consid-
cred to be the candidate of the triple
alliance.
Cardinal Svampa, archbishop of
Bologna, has been dropped, because
since his last stroke of paralysis, he
with some difficulty.
Object to Motor Car.
Cardinal Ferrari, archbishop OF
Milan, is not favored for the aprar-
emily trivial reason that he uses a mo-
tor car, which is not considered digni-
fed in a prince of the church. Car
dinal Aglardi, bishop of Albano, is re-
garded as too democratic. Therefore,
unless Cardinal Gotti, who has always
been the most favored candidate, sue
in overcoming the objection to
1T is likely that some one now un-
mentioned will be elected to, succeed
Pope Leo.
The cardinals themselves, naturally,
the greatest reserve, though
they all more or less repeat as though
IN h nature of a password that the
next pope must be one combining the
plety OF Plus TX. with the intelligence
of Leo XIII"
"A large force of servants is busy pre-
pairing rooms on the ground floor of
the vatican for the use Of the car
dinals and their %ervants at the APP
proach1ng conclave. One hundred and
eighty rooms will be necessary for their
accommodation.
In clearing out the accumulations
from these rooms the servants found
an immense rich carpet which was Civ
en- to the pope six years ago by the
mother Of Spain. 1t will go to
he holy fathers nephews, as the giver
1T was a personal gift.
Australian Cardinal to Sail.
Sydney, N. S. w, July 20.-Cardinal
Moran will sail from here on Monday
or Rome in order to be present at the
Prospective conclave for the election of
! new pope.