The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
He Now Reigns Over the
Whole Catholic World.
ASSUMES TITLE
OF POPE Plus X.
Cardinals Kiss the Foot OF
New Head of Church
ELECTION WAS BY
UNANIMOUS BALLOT
Date Upon Which Coronation WIN Oc-
cur Has Not Been Definitely De-
termined, but it Will Probably
Be on August eth-A
Sketch Of the New
Pontiff.
nv Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press)
ROME. August 4.-The conclaVe, AFTER
being in session for four days, to-day
elected Giuseppe Sarto. Patriarch OF Ven
ice. as Pope to succeed Leo KILL and he
now reiens at the Vatican and over the
Catholic World as Plus x. Tonight all
Rome is Illuminated in his honor.
His election and the assumption OF his
holy office were marked by striking
demonstration and impressive ceremonies
at the Vatican, which only ended this
evening. Tomorrow the new Pope. clad
in his full pontihcial5 robes. and with all
the ritualistic ceremony, WILL receive the
members Of the diplomatic corps. the car
dinals and the bishops. who will then Of
fer their official homage, this notWith-
standing the fact that twice to-day the
cardinals and many high officials of the
Vatican went through q similar, ceremony.
The date upon which the coronation OF
Plus x. will occur has not been officially
decided, but the impression prevails that
1t will occur August 9Th. Although the
election was over at II o'clock this morn
ing and was announced to the world forty
five minutes later by the appearance OF
the new Pope at the window OF St. Peters.
tho conclave was not formally dissolved
until $50 this afternoon. The card1nals
then returned to their various apart
ments in Rome, with the exception OF
Cardinals Rampolla and Oreglia. who
temporarily retain their official suites IN.
the Vatican, and Cardinal Herrerro y
Espinosa, who is too Ill to be moved
for several days. 1t was to the sick car
dinal that the new Pope paid his hrst
visit after being formally proclaimed
Pcntin.
The cardinals will remain in Rome for
to-morrow's ceremonies and should the
coronation be fixed for next Sunday they
are not likely to return to their respective
homes until after that ceremony. with
tho exception OF the Spanish cardinal,
Herrerro. all the others are now in fairly
go ELECTION UNANIMOUS.
The election of the Patriarch of Venice
thls morning was unanimous. After Mon
days ballots 1t was a foregone conclu-
sion that he was the only candidate SUI
ficiently acceptable to all to secure the
necessary two-thirds which the laws of the
church require, One of the cardinals salo
to the representative Of the Associated
press tonight that he believed Plus \.
would follow the broad lines OF Leo's
policy, although not likely to accentuate
it, This voices the general feeling here,
which is one OF satisfaction.
The new Pontift is a man OF simple
origin, and although not a very proml-
nent candidate, he had been frequently
mentioned as one of the many cardinals
who might be taken up as a compromise,
In several respects he resembles his ven
cradle predecessor. notably In his repu-
ia ton for culture and piety. Having been
a associated with no faction, this fact alone
won him much favor from foreign cardi-
nails, who We're without an especial can
dldate. Plus x. was humorously described