Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-06

temporarily retain their official suites
In the vatican, and Cardinal Herrera
Espinosa, who is too i'll to be moved
for several days. 1t was to the sick
cardinal that the new pope paid his
first visit after being formally pro-
claimed pontiff. The cardinals will re-
main in Rome for today's ceremonies,
and should the coronation be fixed for
next Sunday, they are not likely to re-
turn to their homes until after that
ceremony. With the exception of the
Spanish cardinal, Herrero all the
prelates are now in fairly good health.
The election of the patriarch of
Venice was unanimous. After Mon
days ballots it was a foregone con-
clusion that he was the only candidate
sufficiently acceptable to all to secure
the necessary two-thirds that the laws
OF the church require. One of the car
dinals said to representative of the
Associated Press that he believed Plus
< would follow the broad lines of Leo's
policy, although he would probably not
accentuate it, This voices the gen
eral feeling here. which is one of salts
faction
Story Of the BalIoting.
All the members of the sacred col
lege declare that they are well salts
fed with the election. but the party
opposed to Rampolla believe that it is
their special victory. When the first
ballot was taken it showed that the
sacred college was divided into two
groups, the stronger one for Rampolla
and the lesser one for Serafino Van
nutelli. The other votes were scat
tered, 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 ends and the
middle until the ballot on Monday aft
ernoon, when his vote had increased
to thirty-seven, within six of the nee
essary two-thirds. When the result
OF this ballot was announced in the
conclave, Cardinal Sarto was so over
come 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
responsibility and honor were not for
him, and that he must refuse it, if Of
| tered. Tears rolled down his cheeks
and he seemed firm in his determine
ton to refuse the dignity. He was so
palpably sincere that CONSERVATION
reigned in the conclave, and the car
dlnals spent the whole evening and
much of the night in convincing him
that his election was the will of provi-
dence and that he must accept Sew
eral 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 re-
tired, and on the final ballot he looked
statue of resignation Cardinal
Casetta, as scrutineer, was reading
out the vote. When forty-two votes
had been recorded for the patriarch of
Venice the scrutineer arose and lifted
his red zucchetto, saying: I'VE have
elected pontiff.'
But from many sides cardinals cried
out, Continue AS the vote an
preached fifty. however, the cardinals
as OF one accord, surrounded the new
pontiff and, according to tradition.
demanded to know if he would accept
the pontificate.
Cardinal Sarto's lips trembled so
that he could hardly articulate, but
after visible effort. he said:
If this cup can not pass from me"
There he paused. but the cardinals
around him insisted that it was neces-
sary for him to answer yes" or no"
Thereupon he replied firmly, yes"
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 per-
sonal acQuaintances with the king and