The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-08-06
THE PRINCETON UNION: THURSDAY AUGUST 6 1908.

two groups, the stronger one for Ram
polla and another not quite so strong
for Serafino Vannutelli. The other
votes were scattered, but included
four for Sarto.
On the subsequent ballots, while
the two principal parties we're losing
ground, Sarto gradually gained, draw
Ing strength from both sides, as we'll
as from the neutrals, until the ballot
on Monday afternoon, when his vote
had increased to thirty-seven, within
six of the necessary two-thirds.
Cardinal sarto Overcome.
When the result of this ballot was
announced in the conclave, Cardinal
Sarto was so overcome with emotion
and so touched by the unlocked for
confidence reposed in him that he
could no longer control his feelings,
and to the surprise of all he broke
down, declaring that such RESPONSE
bility and honor we're not for him and
that he must refuse if offered. Tears
rolled down his cheeks and he seemed
firm in his determination to refuse the
dignity. He was SO palpably sincere
that CONSERVATION reigned in the con-
clave and the cardinals spent the
whole evening and far into the night
in convincing him that his election
was the will of Providence, and that
he must accept.
Several times he almost tainted and
had to be revived by the use of salts.
He seemed happy, but broken down,
even after all the other candidates had
retired, and on the final ballot he look
ed a statue Of resignation. Cardinal
Case:ta, as scrutineer, was reading
out the vote When forty-two votes
had been recorded for the patriarch
of Venice, the scrutineer arose, lifted
his red zucchetto, saying:
"Habemus Pontificem."
But from many sides cardinals cried
out, "Continue." AS the vote ap-
preached fifty, however, the cardinals,
as of one accord surrounded the new
pontiff and. according to tradition, de-
manded to know if he would accept the
pontifcate.
Cardinal Sarto's lips trembled so
that he could hardly articulate, but
after a visible effort he said:
eff this cup cannot pass from me-
there he paused but the cardinals
around him insisted that it was neces-
sary for him to answer Eyes" or mo"
Thereupon he replied firmly: 81
accept"
Cardinal Gibbons, speaking to rep
resentative of the Associated Press,
said that the election of Cardinal
Sarto had produced the best impress
sion in the entire sacred college, be-
ing man of much piety, tact and cul-
ture, and that he was best fitted to be
The Head of the Church
at the present time. Cardinal Glib
bons hopes that the coronation of
Plus X will take place soon in order
that the foreign cardinals may be able
to assist. Others think that the
coronation may be postponed for three
months to more propitious time.
There is much speculation regard
ing the political attitude of the new
pope, inasmuch as he has not partici-
pated in the general affairs Of the
church during his career The gen.
eral opinion, however, is that he will
make no change in the relations be-
tween the vatican and the quirinal,
except perhaps to render them more
courteous, inasmuch as he enjoys the
personal acquaintance with the king
and members of the royal family
Queen Margherita considers him al
most friend.
To AmeIiorate Relations With France.
One of his first steps certainly will
be to ameliorate the relations of the
vatican and France and try to prevent
similar struggle against the congre-
cations in Spain.
He is not credited with being par
ticularly favorable to Austria, as he
still remembers how much his father
land suffered under the domination CT
that country.
Plus x admires the progress of
Catholicism in America and considers
the United States a most fertile field
for religion.
The cardinals mentioned as likely
to be appointed secretary of state are
Ferrata. project Of the congregation
of bishops; Cavagnis and Vinsenzc
Vannutelli, bishop of Palestine.
The new pope is one of eight chill
dren. two sons and six daughters One
of his sisters is dressmaker, another
is married to sacristen and peddler,
third married wine shop keeper
and the others are unmarried The new
pope is the seventh who has come
from the region of Venice, among
whom was Benedict XII, who also came
from Treviso, and who, by a strange
coincidence, was elected pope exact
ly 500 years ago Tuesday.