The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-09-01
RDME BELIEVES END
IS NEAR FOR Plus
Already There ls Speculation as
to Who viii Be His
Successor.

ROME, August i7..-That the end Is
not far away for PopV Plus X. Is becom-
ing q matter Of conviction in All quar-.
tiers. Asa consequence the possibility
Of the imminent conclave IL IA the
thoughts Of all persons connected with
the vatican, though there is not the
slightest sign as yet of eanyassing or
intrigue among the cardinals for the
chair OF st. Peter. Nevertheless prog
zostieations as to the possible succes
sor to the present poutifr are being
made.
The Sacred college now has only for
lynne members twenty.eight Italians
and twenty one foreigners. The Italian
majority is strong in Number, bat it is
stronger still in influence. Nearly all
tof the Italian cardinals reside IN Rome
and direct all the affairs of the Papacy.
As heads of congregations they have
4 the power exercised elsewhere by eabi-
net ministers Their views are carried
out by Italian subordinates All the
4 papal nuncios are Italian, depending
4 ff5En an Italian cardinal secretary of
Inc VI lut NhllCdH VI
ficials are italian, from the high cham
berlain of the apostolic palace to the
lowest mental employed about the
premises. All these people, with their
Influence, which is strong, have nothing
to gain aud everything to lose from
IA foreign successor to Plus X
Rampolia in Favor.
4 Foreign Cardinals being thus out of
the contest, the choice of the next
Pope will ba confined to one of the
twenty-eight Italian members of the
Sacred college, the best Catholic senti
ment in Rome at the present time
seems to be unanimous in its express.
sion in favor of Cardinal Rampolla as
, successor to Pins X. Cardinal Ram,
, polla came near being successful can
didate IN 1893 when the present pope
was chosen. 1t may be assumed that
, the card nails VINO voted for him at
| the last cuncave will again support
: him, whila il Is well known that many
of his former adversaries are now his
, supporters. Plus y. himself is report
ed TO have said that he felt that his
successor should be Leo X, thus clear
ly designat NJ Rampolla, whose policy
would have htan a continuation of that
of Leo Kill
The ele ton of Rampola at the last
conclave was prevented only BY Aus
tria s veto There will be no mention
of veto et the next conclave for one
: of the first acts of Pope Plus x. was
the PRONUNCIATION of a constitution
abolishing the veto power of Austria,
. Spain and Frpnce in the papal elections
+ l. l.. 4 1.
pain of accommodation from receiv-
ing even in the form of simple de-
d sire any demand for their good offices
in presenting a veto or making it
known in the conclave regardless of
whatever manner it may have come to
their knowledge.
Cardinal Rampolla is without excep-
ton at the present time the most no
table figure of the Sacred college. He
is a Sieilian by birth and it was. just
sixty-eight years ago yesterday that he
first saw the light of day. He was edu.
Gated at the College Capranica and the
academy of the Noble Ecclesiastics in
Rome, and in 1875 became attached to
the nunciature Mt Madrid.
Of Patrician Ancestry.
In 1877 he became secretary of the
I ,ong OF orlentai RITES. IN
eoe ne was ereate1 tltuiar arehDishot
OF 81. hSTaeles ana sent TO SPAN as
l. iluheio. re was cFeated a Procialm .'s
> e s Warren ~, loot, aHlhg titi'
: rom IRON the ohilrcn OF 81. oeciila, ard
q of state. Since the death of his former
very retired life life, restricting 1i his aetivi
It ties almost exclusively to his duties a!