The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-29
FUNERAL OF The POPE.
The Campaign for Leo's Sue
cessOr Wakes Warm.

GGSSUE Es csAOS " cas saa.
Rome, July 24.-Again today the
body of Leo XIII lay IN state III the
basilica of st. Peters and about 3d.
600 people passed before the catafalque
during the day.
With Impressive ceremonies the body
will be inferred tomorrow evening IN
sarcophagus at st. Peters where it
will remain until taken to its hnl rest
ing place in the church Of st. John
Lateran.
Soldiers again today preserved order
inside ST. Peters, where there was a
repetition of the scene and crowd OF
Yesterday. The gossip of the day may
be summed up by saying that Cardinal
Gotti's chances of election. seem to
have improved in comparison with
those of other cardinals who have
been mentioned as likely to succeed the
dead pontif, although there still ex-
lists a. strong feeling that some one
hitherto scarcely talked of may wear
the tiara.
Much comment was excited at the
vatican by drive which Cardinal
Oreglia took through the vatican gar
dens this morning.
The workers in the more quite pre-.
cincts of the gardens were startled
when they saw the well-known papal
carriage approaching, surrounded by
Swiss and Noble Guards. Their hearts
Jumped as they saw the face OF the
cardinal looking at them. The Gamer
lengo did not appear to be satisfied
with what he saw. He shook his
head, exclaiming dismally: What
decay; what neglect. could not re-
main shut up in this melancholy place.
/ should die within year.
The gossips Of the vatican now
wish 60. know if this means that the
cardinal would not accept the papacy,
which seems practically impossible, or
accepting, would refuse to be the
voluntary traditional vatican prisoner.
It seems that the more probable inter
pretation of his remarks would be
that, if made pope, he would institute
great changes in the gardens.
Rome. July 24.-The report general
" circulated that the body Of Pope
Leo was beginning to show signs of de-
composition caused great excitement,
but, it is now contradicted by the
doctors. Many people who had decided
TO visit the chapel Of the sacrament
in ST. Peters on the last day of the
lying in state, and thus avoiding the
crowd, hurried there today, fearing
that it would be buried tonight, while
many persons in the provinces took
the first trains.t to Rome, which result
ed in gathering at st. Peters larger
than that Of yesterday. Otherwise
the scene was practically the same.
Unless the unexpected occurs the in
terment will take place Saturday even
ing, as originally arranged.
The nearer the conclave approaches
the more two distinct tendencies are
shown in the Sacred College. es-
pecia1ly among the cardinals OF the
curia, that is to say, those living in
Rome, bus in which the cardinals
from the provinces as well as the
foreign cardinals cannot help partici-
pating. These two tendencies spring
from the personality OF Cardinal
Rampolla as the great struggle con-
tinues to be in his favor or against him.
II Rsmpolla finds that in the first
ballot he has considerable number OF
votes he will try again. If he has few
votes and one Of his opponents has
many, he will renounce his claim and
he and his friends will support,
first, Cardinal Gotti, with whom he
now has come to some such agreement,
and attempt to raise Gotti to the su-
preme Office, with Rampolla as an ally.
This would mean the maintenance OF
Pope Leo's policy on exactly the same
lines and entrusted to the same men.
But Gotti inspires great distrust be-
cause, as he belongs to the religious
orders, ne would render the situation
of the papacy extremely difficult at
the present moment, considering the
conditions prevailing in France, Spain
and the Philippines. 1t seems there
fore, almost sure that if at the first
ballot it is not probable that Gottl
can be successful, this section of the
Sacred College will decide on Cardinal
di Pietro, one Of Rampolla's most
faithful followers. Rampolla being
S;cilian can count on two Siclllan
cardinals. One of them, however,
Cardinal CeleSla, aIcHD1Suop VI e1ie!-
mo, is so old Che is almost 90) that his
relations strongly oppose his going to
Rome to attend the conclave. For
political reasons all Spanish cardinals
are favorable to Rampolla, besides a
dozen Italians, thus making total
of 25 votes. But to be elected it is
necessary to get altogether over 40
uo+es as of the present "a cardinals,
not more than two or three will be
absent from the conclave.
Il is understood that the Prussian
minister accredited to the vatican
has received instructions to favor the
election of Cardinal Serafno Vannu,
| tell or Cardinal Agliardi. Cardinal
Kopp, bishop Of Breslan, who arrived
1 here yesterday, has been approached
to the same effect.
Cardinal Celsie, in an interview on