The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-06
AUSTRIA VETOED RAMPOLLA.
ROSTHElTY OPENLY DECLARED
IN THE CONCLATE.
LeOs Secretary OF state Replied with n
Protest Against Such interference
in the Choice OF n Pope. Coronation


in the Choice OF u Pope. Coronation
Of Plus Y. viii Occur on Sunday.
Special cable Despatch TO TIE SUN.
ROME, Aug. Sit has been decided that
the coronation of Pope Plus X. shall take
place at st. Peters next Sunday.
This decision is claimed in certain quar-
tiers to be victory for the foreign Cardi-
nails over the Italian members Of the Sacred
College, who raised the objection that it
would be very undesirable to have the ami
versaries of the coronation fall in August,
when the weather is very warm and Rome
is in its most unhealthy condition, and when
most Of them are absent from the city.
The foreign Cardinals are represented
as urging that if the ceremony was de-
ferred most Of them would be unable to
participate in it, 1t is also said that it
was submitted to the Pope that delay
would involve the postponement of many
important matters, whereupon he yielded.
1t ia further stated that the coronation
will take place in st. Peters instead of
the Sistine Chapel, where Pope Leo was
crowned. The general public will not be
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be issued. "
Report says that the new Pontiff dislikes
the idea of confinement in the Vatican,
the gardens of which, though pretty, are
too small to form ones horizon. Another
story is to the effect that he refuses to he
carried in a sedan chair. He said to the
attendants who brought such chair TO
convey him to the Sistine Chapel this morn
ing: Il need exercise | will never will
ingly enter that box"
Prime Minister Zanardelli has sent
circular letter to the projects throughout
the kingdom instructing them that mas
much as no official notification of the cleo
ton of Pope has been made to the Govern
ment, no State officials can attend ecclesi
astlcal festivities celebrating the cleo
ton
The method by which Cardinal Sarto
came to be elected on the seventh ballot
was explained fully by the Cardinals
to-day The supporters of Cardinal
Rampolla voted solidly for the former
Papal Secretary of State on the early
ballots, eventually mastering AS many
as thirty votes. Rampolla's opponents
divided their votes between Vannutelli
and Gotti, the Austrian and German Cardi-
nails supporting Gotti.
On Sunday Cardinals vincenzo yannutelli
Satoli and Agliardi consulted the German
party and pointed out TO them that the
division Of the opponents of Rampolla
probably would result in his election. Car
dinal kopp replied that he would not insist
upon the selection of Gotti, but he would
only support a religious non-political can
didate, Satolli then suggested the name OF
Sarto and he was accepted Immediately
by the Germans, who hold him in high
esteem He speaks German fiuently
On the next ballot Sarto received twenty
votes. Then the French Cardinals trans
ferred their votes TO Sarto, whose total on
the next ballot, with other accessions, was
thirty-seven. That evening Sarto begged
his intimate friends among the Cardinals
to desist from supporting him, but they
pointed out that it was his duty to accept
any responsibility that Heaven might
impose The next morning he received
fifty-fve out of sixty-one votes.
Vannuteli is said to have received very
few votes and was never a serious candi-
date One of the Austrian Cardinals stated
in the Conclave that il RampOlla were
elected, the Emperor of Austria would use
his ancient privilege of vetoing the choice.
Rampolla thereupon arose and protested
with calmness against any lay power med
ding with Pontifical election. He added
that so far as he was concerned he would
be glad to escape the responsibility and
dignity of the weighty Office. Members
Of the Conclave subsequently commented
severely upon Austria's attitude
On the occasion of the assassination OF
King Humbert, the new Pope, then Patriarch
of Venice, issued an encyolical to the clergy
and people of Venice, using the words: Il
am filed with horror at the execrable crime
committed on the person of our august
King" This recognition Of the sovereignty
of Humbert becomes of great significance
at the present moment.
The reason that Sarto was not elected
on Monday evenings ballot was because
it was feared that he would not accept.
and accession voting was not resorted to.
The interval before the final ballot was
devoted to persuading him to take up the
burden
A large piigrima ge will start Immediately
from Venice. Tho Pope will go to 81.
Peters on Sunday to visit the tomb OF
the Apostles.
IT was ascertained definitely. to-day
that Mgr Merry del Val has not been Gre
ated Cardinal.
There are rumors that the Pope suffers
from a weak heart, but no authority IL
quoted in support Of such a statement,
In the presence Of the Cardinals, Pope
Plus received the members of the aris-
tocracy with great state to-day.
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