The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-25
TWO DIVISIONS IN
 SACRED COLLEGE
If RampoIIa Fails He Will Sup
 port Cardinal Gott
RAMPOLLA HAS OPPOSITION
Several Prominent Candidates Com petina Will Cause Much Difficulty In Making a Selection of
 the Next Pope.

Rome, July 2-The nearer the con- clave approaches the more two distinct tendencies are known in the sacred col lege, especially among the cardinals of the Curia, that is to say, those living in Rome, but in which the cardinals from the provinces. as well as the foreign car dinals, cannot help participating
 These two tendencies spring from the personality of Cardinal Rampolla, as the great struggle continues to be in his favor or against him. If Ranpolla finds that in the first ballot he has a considerable number of votes he will try again. If he has few votes and one of his opponents has many he will renounce his chance and he and all of his friends will support Cardinal Gotti, with whom he has now come to some such agreement and att tempt to elect Gotti to the supreme office with Rampolla as an ally. This would mean the maintenance of Pope Leo's pol icy on the exact lines and entrusted to the same men. But Gotti inspires great distrust, because, as he belongs to the religious orders, he would render the situation of the papacy extremely diffl- cult at the present moment considering the conditions prevailing in France, Spain and the Philippines.
 Petro Has a Chance.
 It seems, therefore almost sure that If at the first ballot 1t Is probable that Gotti cannot be successful this section of the sacred college will decide on Cardinal Di Petro, one of Rampolla's most faithful fol- lowers. Rampolla being Sicillian can count on the two Sicillian cardinals. One of them, however, Cardinal Celesia, arch 1Ia 4a o1r anuf 90) that his relations strongly oppose his going to Rome to attend the conclave.
 For political reasons all Spanish cardi- nals are favorable to Rampolla, besides a dozen Italians, thus making a total of 25. But to be elected pope it is necessary to get altogether over 40 votes, as of the present sixty-four cardinals not more than two or three will be absent from the con- claye.
 Many Oppose RampoIIa.
 The anti-Rampolla tendency has more prominent candidates, such as Cardinals Oreglia, Serafino Vannutaln, Satolli and Agliardi, which will cause a difficulty in arriving at any agreement on any one of them. It Is already forshadowed that should the success of their opponents be probable this group will center all their votes on Cardinal Capecelatro, archbishop of Capula.
 A cardinal who seemed to have con- siderable chance was Cardinal Sarto, the patriarch of Venice. but now he is scarcely thought of, because he does not know French and is not likely to learn it at 70 years of age.
 It is understood that the Prussian min ister accredited to the vatican has re- ceived instructions to favor the election of Cardinal Serafino Vanuttelli, or Car dinal Agliardi. Cardinal Kopp, bishop of Bresiau. who arrived here yesterday, has been accredited to the same effect.
 Cardinal CeIestla's Opinion. Cardinal Celestia, in an interview on the spirit which should inspire the con- clave in the election of a new pope, said: Now more than ever we need an ener- getic pontiff, but at the same time he must be prudent With extreme meas ures one cannot rule. With a middle course there Is always something to gain. I have experienced this in my fifty-three years rule in my bishopric. I have never juggled with my conscience. or the duties of my office, but I have maintained most friendly personal relations and also cor dial official relations with all the lay men and authorities with whom I came in contact This Is the secret of success. This was the glory of Pope Leo. With the help of God 1t will be that of his successor"