The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-13

June z, 1885, made Cardinal June IL
1893. The new Pontiff decided upon
the name Plus X.
Rome, By Cable.-The %concleve, al
ter being in session for four days,
Tuesday elected Giuseppe Sarto. pa
triarch Of Venice, as Pope to succeed
Leo XIII and he now reigns at the
Vatican and over the Catholic world as
Plus X.
His election and the assumption OF
his holy office were marked by a strik-
Ing demonstration and impressive cere-
monies at the Vatican which only
ended Tuesday evening.
The date upon which the coronation
Of Plus X will occur has not yet been
officially decided. but the impression
prevails that it will occur August 9.
| Although the election was over At II
O'Clock and was announced to the
wTold As minutes later by the appear
ance Of the new Pope at the window Of
st. Peters the conclave was not FORM
ally dissolved until $50 in the after
noon. The cardinals then returned to
their various apartments in Rome,
with the exception of Cardinals Ram
polla and OreglIa, VINO temporarily re-
tain their official suites in the Vatican
and Cardinal Herrera Espinosa who Is
too Ill to be removed for several days.
It vas to the sick cardinal that the
new Pope paid his first visit after be-
ing proclaimed Pontif.
With the exception Of the Spanish
cardinal, Herrera. all the others are
now in fairly good health.
The election Of the patriarch of We
nice vas unanimous. After Mondays
ballots 1t was a foregone conclusion
that he was the only candidate sufi-
GENTLY acceptable to all to secure the
necessary two-thirds, which the laws
Of the Church require. Ole Of the car
Ginals said to the representative Of
the Associated Press that he believed
Plus < would follow the broad line Of
Leo's policy, alshough not likely to
eccentuate it. This voices the general
feeling here. which is one Of satisfac-
ton. The Pontiff is a man Of simple
origin and although not a very promi-
nent candidate, he had been frequently
mentioned as one Of the many cardi-
nails who might be taken up as a CON-
promise. In several respects he re-
sembles his venerable predecessor, no.
tally in his reputation for culture and
piety. Having been associated with
no factions this Fact alone won him
much favor from foreign cardinals who
were without an especial candidate.
Plus X was %humorously described as a
country mouse who could not pos
sibly find his way about Rome"
Venetians who know the new Pope
we'll say that he will soon be as much
beloved as Pontiff as he was before as
the beloved patriarch Of the poor Of the
Adriatic. In appearance. Plus X Is
q very handsome man. He has a fine.
erect figure, DESPITE his 68 years. his
face greatly resembling that of the
late Philips Brooks, the eminent Bos-
ton divine.
When he pronounced his first bene-
diction at st. Peters his voice rang out
with splendid tone. In every way he
showed beyond a doubt that he has
dignity and personality in keeping
with the best traditions associated
With the famous Pontiffs who for CEN
turtles have ruled the Vatican.
New Pope Proclaimed.
Rome, BY Cable.-The election OF
Plus x, once it was consummated, was
proclaimed in a loud voice by the car
dinal scrutinizers to the Sacred Col
lege. Mgr. Merry del Val. secretary OF
the conclavc, and Prince Chigl, a
shall OF the conclave. were notified
through a bell by Cardinal Oreglia.
They entered the Sistine chapel amid
visible excitement, the eager faces OF
the conclavists and pre!ates being
seer crowding about the door.
It is impossible to describe the con:
fusion in the chapel. The friends and
supporters Of the new Pope gathered
around him, complimenting and con-
graduating him. crying Viva" an
ever clapping their hands without
ceremony. They appeared to be unable
10 contain their Joy. Those few mo-
ments Of oblivion gave Sarto's oppon-
ents time to o their balance and
conceal their chagrin, although the
majority even among them declared
themselves to be satisfied with the re-
suit, and only a few sour faces were
seen.
Among the conclavists and prelates
the expression Of opinion was much
freer, and two so lost control OF thcir
tempers that they had to be separ'
atcd by the scandalized on-lookers.
There was great irritation on one
,;do and a correspondingly great eX-