Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-09
WHO WILL BE THE NEW POPE.
Rampolla and Vannutelli Seem
Lead Other Candidates.

Lead Other Candidates.
Rome. July 9.--An kinds of specula-
.tions are already in circulation as to
the probable successor to the throne OF
ST. Peter. Opinions are much divided
owing to the many interests which VIII
made by the sacred college. The first
question the cardinals will have to solve
will be whether the conclave shall be
held in Rome or outside of Italy. 1t is
believed that the supporters OF the idea
of abandoning Rome will be even fewer
than in the conclave held after the
death of Plus IX., when thirty-two
out of thirty-seven cardinals voted in
favor of Rome. The second question
will be whether the next pope must be
an Italian or foreigner. 1t is generally
believed that he Will be an Italian
because in view of the struggle between
the church and the state since the
fall of the temporal power and the
constitution of united Italy all the
clergy, as we'll as the clergicai party,
and even foreigners, think that an
Italian pope can protect better than a
and political interests of the church.
The candidates chiefly spoken of are
Cardinal Rampolla and Cardinal Sera-
fino yannutelli. They are both repre-
sentatipes of the conservative policy,
but are bitter antagonists of each oth-
er. Cardinal Rampolla is a very warm
Francophile while Cardinal Vannu-
tell is averse to the policy inaugurated
by the present pontifical secretary of
state of assuming the power to which
he has adhered for fifteen years. The
most probable liberal candidates are
Cardinal Bishop Agliardi and Cardinal
Priest Satolli, whose breadth of view
and love of modern ideas have been
strengthened during his stay in Amer
lea. The most probable religious cam
didates are Cardinal Priest GotQ, who
would carefully avoid mixing up In
politIcs. and Cardinal Priest Angelo di
Pietro. who also has the desirable pre-
requisite of old age, being IS years old.
All these candidates live in Rome, but
In strong party, which might include a
good many foreign cardinals. advocates
the election Of cardinal who is not a
member of the curia, such as Cardinal
Sato. patriarch of Venice; Cardinal
Ferrari. archbishop of Milan, both In
!transigent, or Cardinal Capecelatro.
archbishop of Capua, who is perhaps
the most learned member of the sacred
college and has conciliatory ideas.
1t is believed that the first ballot viii
be merely a test in which nobody Will
be elected, but it will be used to see
which way the wind blows. 1t is con-
sidered certain that If Cardinal Ram
polla sees the impossibility of succeed
ing to the pontifical throne he will
throw all his strength in favor of an
outsider, with a view to preserving his
candidacy for the next conclave. I'm
der these circumstances 1t is supposed
that Cardinal Oreglia, dean of the sac
red college, will be chosen, as he is 70
years old and lately had serious at
tack of pneumonia.
All these plans, especially those
drawn up by the cardinals of the curia,
may be disturbed by the attitude OF
the cardinals coming from outside
Rome principally foreigners Things
might be pushed to such point as to
induce a portion of the Italians from
the provinces to ally with the foreign
cardinals, In which case alone there
might be possibility of foreign pope