Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-13
NEW P0NTIFF is POPULAR
Conservatism Blended With
Liberal Views
STRONG FROM THE OUTSET
TAKES THE TITLE OF Plus X, AND
RECOGNIZED AS REiGNiN0
HEAD OF CATHOLIC WORLD--
NOTABLE DAY FOR ROME.

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Rome, Aug. 6.rt-The conc lave aften
being In session for four days, today
elected Giuseppe Sarto, patriarch Of
Venice, as pope, to succeed Leo
XIII, and he now reiRns at the va.
ltican and over the Catholic world az
Plus X. ia Tonight. ALL Rome 70
Illuminated in his honon
His election and the assumptions
VI his holy office were marked by
striking demonstration and impress-
We ceremonies at the vatican which
only ended this evening. Tomorrow
the new pope, clad In in his ful
Ipontitical robes and with all tho
titualistic ceremony. will receive
III EN- bers Of the dipl matte corps,
the cardinals and the bishops, who
will then offer their official homage,
this notwithstanding the fact that
twice today the cardinals aud MANY
nigh officials OF the vatican ~3st
through similar ceremony.
The date upon which the corona
lion Of Plus X. will occur has n0h
Oeen decided but the Impression pre-
walls that 1t will occur August. o.,
Although the election was over at
II o'clock this morning and was
announced to the world foIty1hvo
minutes later by the appearance of
The new pope at the VIVID Nv Of St.t
Peters, the conclave was not formallyt
dissolved until $3.50 this afternoon.l
The cardinals then returned to their
safious apal tments in Rome, with
he exception or Cardinals RaInpoliat
ind Oreglia who temporarily retainl
their Official suites In the vatican and
Cardinal Hcrreroy Espinosa who Ia
loo III to be moved for several days.
It was to the sick cardinal that tho,
Dew pope paid bis visit after beinN
formally proclaimed pontiff. /, g.
| The cardinals will remain In Rome
Tor tomorrow's ceremonies and should
the coronation be fixed for next SUM-
day they are not likely to return t0
their respective homes until after,
that ceremony. With the exception,
Of the Spanish cardinal HerIeroy all
the others are now in fairly good
health. \
The election OF the patriarch Of
Venice this morning was animous.
After Mondays ballot it was q,
foIegone conclusion that he was tho
only candidate sufficiently acceptable.
to all to secure the necessary two
thirds which the laws of the church
require. One OF the cardinals said to
the representative of the Associated
press tonight that he believed Plus
x would follow the broad lines OF
Leo's poll y although not likely to
nccentuate 1t. This voices the general
feeling here which is one of satisfac.
ton.
The new pontiY is a man of simple
origin and although not very prom
inent candidate he has been FREE
Quently mentioned as one of the
many cardinals who might be taken
up as a compromise. In several re-
spects he resembles his venerable
predecessor notably in bis reputation
for culture and piety. Having been
associated with no factions this fact
alone won him much favor from for
eign cardinals who were without an
especial candidate. Plus x. was hu-
moro usly described as "a country
mouse who could not possibly find
his why about Rome"
Venetlans who know the new pope
say he will soon be as much beloved
as pontlff as he was yesterday as the
beloved patriarch OF the poor OF the
Adriatic.
In appearance Plus X. Is a very
handsome man. He has fine erect
figure despite his sixty-eight years
his face greatly resembling that OF
the late Philip Brooks the eminent
Boston divine.