The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-31
NHO WILL Be MXIPOE?
The Sacred College Drifting Into
Cliques as the Time For the
Conclave Approaches.
IL Hardly Thought, However,
That lie Can Command Sufficient
strength 20 Elect-Thc Opposition
May Present OregIia, vannuteIIi,
satoIa or Agliardi.

Rome, July 25.--The nearer the con-
clave approaches the more two dis
tinct tendencies are shown In the sa-
cred college, especially among the
cardinals Of the curia, that is 10 say
those living in Rome, but in which
the cardinals from the provinces. as
well as the foreign cardinals can not
help participating. These two ten
denotes spring from the personality
Of Cardinal Ranpolla, as the great
struggle continues TO be in his favor
or against him. If Rampolla finds
that, in the first ballot he has con
siderable number of votes, he VIII try
again. IL he has few votes, and one of
his opponents has many, he viii re-
nounce his chance and he and all bis
friends will support, first Cardinal
Gotti, with whom he now has come TO
some such agreement, and attempt to
raise Gotti TO the supreme Office with
Rampolla as an ally. This would
mean the maintenance of Pope Leo's
policy on exactly the same lines and
intrusted TO the same men.
Gotti Inspires Distrust.
But Gotti inspires great distrust, be-
cause ashe belongs TO the religious or
ders he would render the situation Of
the papacy extremely difficult at the
present moment. consideringthe condi-
tons prevailing in France, Spain and
the Philippines. IL seems therefore
almost sure that if. at the first bal
lot, it is not probable that Gotti can
be successful, this section Of the sa-
cred college will decide on Cardinal
III Petro, one of Rampolla's most
faithful adherents. Rampolla, being a
Sicilian. can count on the two Sell
ians. One Of them. however. Cardinal
Celesia. bishop Of Palermo, is SO old,
almost 90) that his relations strong
~ oppose his going TO Rome. For po-
litical reasons all Spanish cardinals
are favorable To Rampoila besides
dozen Itlians, thus making a total Of
%. But 10 be elected pope il is neces-
sary to get altogether over 40 votes,
as OF the present CA cardinals not
more than two or three will be abb
sent from the conclave.
The Anti-RampoIIn Clique.
The Rampolla tendency has
more prominent candidates. such as
Cardinals Oreglia. Nannutelli. Satolli
and Aglardi. which viii cause diff
Guilty in arriving at an agreement on
any one Of them. 1t is already fore
Swallowed that, should the success OF
their opponents be probable. this
group will center all their votes on
Cardinal Capccelatro, bishop Of Ca
pua
A cardinal who seemed TO have con-
siderable chance OF success was Car
dinal Sarto. the patriarch of Venice,
but now he is scarcely thought Of.
because he does not know French
and it not likely 10 learn il at 20
years Of age. II is understood that the
prussian minister accredited to the
vatican has received instructions TO
favor the election Of Cardinal Serafno
Vannutelli or Agliardi. Cardinal Kopp.
bishop Of Breslau, who arrived Thurs
day. has been approached to the same
effect.
An Energetic Pontia Needed.
Cardinal Celesia, in an interview on
the spirit which should inspire tho
conclave in the election of new pope,
said:
Now more than ever we need an
energetic pontff, but at the same
time he must be prudent. With ex-
treme measures one can not rule
With a middle course there is al
ways something 10 gain. ! have
never jugged with my conscience or
the duties Of my office, but l have
maintained most pleasant personal
relations and also cordial ofiicie. re-
lations with all the laymen and au-
thorities with whom ! came in con-
tact. This is the secret Of success.
This was the glory of Pope Leo. With
the help Of God it will be that of his
successor"
Much comment was excited at tie
vatican by drive which Cardinal
Oreglia took through the vatican gar
dens this morning.
The workers in the more quiet pre-
cincts Of the gardens We're startled
when they saw the wellknown papal
carriage approaching. surrounded by
Swiss and noble guards. Their hearts
jumped as they saw the face of the
cardinal looking out at them. The
Camerlinga did not appear to be salts
fed with what he saw. lie shook his
head. exclaiming dismally:
what decay; what neglect. could
not remain shut up in this melan-
choly place. | should die within .
year"