Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-08-01
A Successor to Leo May
Be Chosen Today.
THE OPENING CONCLAVE
The Cardinals Have Been IEmured.
Speculation as to the Result Of
Their Ballots-It Is Agreed Though
That Rampolla Is the Strongest
Candidate.

Rome. July S1.-9 p. m.-The largest
conclave in the history of the Catholic
church is now assembled in the Sistine
chapel for the purpose of electing
successor to Leo XIII. Sixty-two car
dinals with 200 clerical and lay attend
ants are to all intents and purposes
prisoners within the vatican. One OF
the cardinals, Herrera y Espinosa,
archbishop of Valencia, was Frustrated
Immediately after entering the con-
claye and lies ill in his cell.
Tomorrow morning the cardinals will
enter upon the solemn duty of choos-
ing a new pope by ballot. The general
impression exists that within two or
three days. possibly, though not prob
ably, tomorrow. a new pope Will have
been chosen. But nc matter how long
a time may be required. the absolute
seelusion of the princes of the church
from the outer world must, according
to the church law, continue until j
choice is made.
Representations as to who Will wear
the tiara .aE L.eo'S. successor have. iittla
value, as even the cardinals. who this
evening entered their cells. seemed to
be without definite ideas as to the is
sue. Cardinals Rampolla and Serafino
Vannutelli. Dipietro, Gotti and OreSlia
continue to be the most frequently
mentioned as the likely candidates.
So seldom have the majority OF car
dinals now here met each other, and
SO widely do they differ in nationality
and personality, that no organized
movement in support of any one car
dinal has thus far been practicable. nor
in fact, seriously attempted. This does
not apply to the Italian cardinals, who
naturally are we'll acquainted with
each other. With their numerical
strength the Italian cardinals, if unit
ed. practically insure the election of d
pontiff of their own choosing. 1t is
the disunion and rivalry among the
Italian cardinals which, in fact. leaves
the question of Leo's successor so open
as to make one guess almost as good
as another.
II is assumed that the next occupant
of the holy see will be an Italian. The
foreign cardinals have shown no indi-
cation of opposition to this assumption,
but however willing to honor an Ital-
ian, it is believed that the serious diff
ferences among the Italians themselves
upon matters of political and religious
opinion must be reconciled before one
of them suitable to all sections can be
selected.
The apparent difficulty of accom-
plishing this has rendered interest In
the conclave doubly acute and is
largely responsible for the frequently
expressed opinion that some cardinal
little talked of may emerge from the
conclave as the next pope.
There is no doubt that Cardina
Rampolla, who is so well known t.
all the "a rdinaIS hepauSe of the DOSi
ton he held under the late pope, has
strong following. but whether it i:
even approximately strong enough tt
bring him within a measurable dis
tance of the papal throne will only bf
revealed when the first ballot is taker
tomorrow Cardinal Serafino Vannutell
according to the statement of cne o
those who entered the conclave toniSh
was certain to secure ten votes at th'
first ballot. He is regarded as partic
ularly friendly to Ireland, and 1t l.
understood he has the support Of Car
dinal Logue, archbishop of Armagh
and also of Cardinal Gibbons.
Considering all things, Gotti is be
lieved to be the man of the situation
1t is said he has the cordial supper
of Germany and Austria, that Italy il
favoring him and France would no
oppose him. His good qualities ar,
recognized by all the European poweri
who do not forget his work in Brazil
1t is not generally known that whel
Gotti was in Brazil he was officiall,
appointed by many European govern
ments to do his utmost to check th'
civil war which broke out at st. Paloa
against President PeImoto.