The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
VOTEEOR NEW POPE SATURDAY
AL WHO WILL ENTER THE
rONCLAVE NOW IN ROME.
r.rd,uaI Gibbons Gets Cordial Greeting
His Choice Believed to BE vannutelln
New Pope Not likely 20 Ron,san q
Prisoner I'm tho vatican as IBID Leo XIII.
spseiaI coors Despatch TO rHa SUN,

spseiaI caos Despatch 10 rHH SUN,
V,on The sun Correspondent At Rome
ROME. July 27.--All the Cardinals who
,,ill participate In the Conclave, sixty
,,o In number, are now in Rome. They
,ve visited the Vatican and selected their
quarters, which will consist Of four rooms
zach. These are now being prepared by
large force Of workmen. who labor day
and night, and it is expected that the prepa-
ra,iops will be completed on Thursday
NIGHT The Cardinals will enter their
.caled quarters on Friday evening, and the
nnening ceremonies will be held on Satur-
dsv morning, when the first ballot for
new Pope will he taken.
Fifty-seven Cardinals attended to-day's
congregation Cardinal Gibbons. Arch
bishop Of Baltimore. received greeting
that was remarkable for It's cordially.
especially from the German and Spanish
members Of the college. He has receiveda
constant stream Of visiting prelates at his
quarter, since his arrival yesterday, His
influence, az representing larger number
NJ communicates than any dozen OF the
other Cardinals is unquestionably greater
that that Of any foreign Cardinal. He is
regarded also as the representative Of all
Anelo-Saxon Catholics since the death Of
Cardinal Vaughan. Archbishop OF West
minister.
Cardinal Gibbons has, OF course. not
niven the slightest indication OF his pref
srence for Papal selection, but he is almost
universally credited with the intention to
support Cardinal Vannutelli. The only
sentiment to which he gives public ex-
preston il the hope that the new Pope
will maintain Leo's policy on social ques
tons
No new name has been publicly discussed
in connection with the election. On the
the number Of candidates.
It. is again reported that Cardinal Ram
polla does not seek his own election, regard
Ing II as impracticable, but he will WELD
m absolute veto against any opponent.
This view seems justified by the attitude
Of his friends. who are most loyal
Cardinal Gotti's candidacy has been
attacked by cruel story that near rela-
tive is serving a sentence for crime, and
that therefore it would be inappropriate
10 raise him TO the Papal chair. This. how
ever. is only one OF many soandalous stories
that are circulated in Rome.
The impression grows that whoever 10
elected will moderate Leo's attitude toward
Italy. It is not expected that there will
be any formal compromise, because the
present situation imposes no serious diff
culties on either the Church or State. but
II Is not believed that the new Pope. If he
is at all liberal. as Ia Cardinal Vsnnutell,
will initiate Leo in remaining . prisoner
IN the Vatican. ........ ,r...,
Even Cardinal Oreglia Ill Santo Stefano,
while driving in the Vatican gardens yes
terday, was heard to exclalm: If were
Pope could not endure this restraint. :"
This gave rise to widespread report that
Cardinal Oreglia, If elected. would not re-
main in the Vatican.
Opinions as to the length of the Con-
clave are very conflicting. II it becomes
necessary 10 find compromise candidate
II may easily be prolonged. The weather
will he a strong Fastening influence. What
would be a matter of weeks In the winter
may be reduced to days in August. 1t
is believed that the coronation of the new
Pope will be postponed until November
instead of taking place ten days after his
election. as was the case twenty-five years
ago,
Tho remaining four days before the doors
are sealed upon the Conclave will be filed
with many such conferences or cauouses
az were described in Cardinal Manning 3
diary in 1873. Two points, however, seem
clear There is scarcely doubt that the
new Pope will be an Italian, and that his
views will be at least as liberal as those Of
Leo, with the probability that he will be
less inplacable on some questions OF tenn
poral power