Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-08
Deliberate Attempt Charged to
Advance Cardinalship Thru
Presidents Sister
BISHOP o'eoRMAN's MEAN TRICK
Said to Have sroached Subject to
pope in Mrs. Robin.on's Presence
Woman Equal to tho Emergency and
Demands mo PoIitics'-Much Cos.
sip Aroused. i

Rome. April S.-That deliberate ef-
fort hassbeen made to take advantages
OF the visit to Italy OF Mrs. Douglas
Robinson. sister of President Roose-
welt in order to advertise the interests
OF an American candidate for q car
dinalship, is freely asserted by those
who are in touch with affairs here. So
bold was the attempt that Mrs. Robin
son, in the presence Of the pope, was
forced to enter a protest.
wv Ambassador White, before his de-
parture from Rome for Paris. had been
Informed of Mrs. Robinson's coming
and her desire to be received by tina
pope. AS Mgr. Kennedy, rector of the
American college, had already left here
for Philadelphia for the golden wedding
Of his parents, Mgr. Farrelly, spiritual
director Of the college, undertook the
arrangements, which were continued at
the request of the present ambassador,
Mr.. Griscom. But in the meanwhile
Mgr. O'Gorman, bishop of Sioux Falls.
having arrived, he took charge Of the
whole affair and the impression created
was that he wished to monopolize it IN
favor of Archbishop Ireland's candi-
dacy for the red hat, which he Is sup
posed to have come here to advance.
This aroused much gossip. as the
friction caused by the fact that
room in the American college was re-
fused to Archbishop Ireland shortly af-
ter Archbishop Ryan stopped there
was still fresh in peoples minds.
The Robinson audience took place,
and Bishop O'Gorman had an oppor-
tunity to emphasize once more to Pope
Plus how grateful the American peo-
pie would be to see Archbishop Ire
I land raised to the purple.
Mrs. Robinson, however, did not con-
ceal her disappointment of this bring
Ing In OF the Vexed question, saying In
French, 50 that the pope might under
stand 1T: mo politics, no politics"
Ambassador Griscom was going to
give q grand dinner in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Robinson, to which the high
est authorities in the state, from Sena-
tor Titton, minister Of foreign affairs.
and Count Gianoti, project of the royal
palace, to the diplomatic body accred-
tied to the Quirinal were to be invited.
Bishop O'Govman also had accepted an
invitation, and his presence certainly
would have caused comment in vatican
circles somewhat similar to that pro-
duced by the dinner given by Mr.. White
year before but the fire which un-
year before; but the fire which un-
rooted the apartment of Mr.. Griscom
Sin the Palasso de Drago Of course
made the suppression of the dinner UNI
avoidable.
Another dinner, however. was ar
ranged, Bishop O'Gorman being the
prime mover, with a view to intro
ducing the presidents sister to the
vatican world. 1t was given by Mr..
Maloney of Philadelphia, who was
made q marquis by the pope and is in
Rome to serve his time at the vatican
As papal chamberlain.
Nothing in Rome is supposed to be
done without an Interior motive, SO,
altlio Mr.. Maloney. was originally a
staunch supporter of Archbishop Ryan,
the presence of the bishop of Sioux
Falls gave the occasion a pro-Ireland
character which could not fail to have
dts effect The cardinals who accepted
invitations We're those who have es-
pecially distinguished themselves as
warm supporters of Mgr. Irelands ele-
walton to the purple, and two of them
cardinals, Vincenzo Vannutelli and Sa-
tolli, were present at the famous din
ner of Mr.. White.