Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-18
OF GREAT
PRELATE LIES
IN State
RAMp0LLA, PICKED BY MANY TO
Be POPE some DAY, NOW SLEEPS
AS HUMBLE CLAY IN VERY ROOM
WHERE He OFT WELCOMED The
FAMOUS TO HIS PALACE.
He LIVED The THREE
SCORE AND TEN" YEARS

Rome, Italy, Dec. 1S.-Lying in
state, in the very room where he once
received the great of this world, is the
body of Cardinal Rampolia, once re-
garded as the successor of Leo XIII.
and until his death yesterday looked
upon as a possible successor to Pope
Plus X.
All that is left of the famous diplo-
mat and churchman, Of the great sec
retary of state under the great Pope
Leo, now is resting under black
cloth with silver fringes. Nearby
stands a column with terra Gotta
group representing st. Peters boat
tossed by the waves.
The drawing room of the Rampolia
palace-where the body is lying in
state-is draped in red and decorated
with oil paintings. On one side is a
small altar on which myriads of wax
tapers burn.
Once more Rampolla's name is on
every ones lips and there is many an
expression Of sorrow at the departure
of another great prelate who figured
for so many years in the ecclesiastical
and social life of Immortal Rome.
The funeral services will be held in
st. Peters Cathedral and there is
every reason to believe that thousands
of the faithful, besides numerous pre-
lates. will there pay last tribute to
the famous cardinal.
Sorrow in Santa Fe.
The news of the death of Cardinal
caused sorrow in Santa Fe
for the famous prelate was ';nown and
much admired by several Santa Feans.
"He was called the 'cardinalone', or
great cardinal even in Rome, said
one of these friends, ''and never was
a title conferred more worthily. A
man of handsome appearance, of a
noble family and possessing great
wealth, Is was regarded as formid-
able candidate for the papaoy should
Pope Plus X die, although some
though that at the age of three score
and ten, Rampolla might web shirk
lHb lCdt VI poh.lh'
The cardinals death was discussed
in ecclesiastical circles in this city to-
day, but beyond expressions of sor-
row, no statements were made for
publication.
His Brilliant Career.
Cardinal Rampolla, Count Mariana
del Tindaro, was born August H. 1S43,
at Polizzi, in the Sicilian diocese of
Cefalu. Having completed his studies
in the Capranica College at Rome, and
having taken holy orders, he studied
diplomacy in the College of Ecclesias.
teal Mobiles.
In 1875 he was appointed councillor
to the papal nunciate at Madrid.
Two years later he was recalled to
Rome and appointed secretary of the
for eastern affairs, and
for extraordinary ecclesiastical af-
airs. He was consecrated titular
of Heraclea in 1885, he re-
urned to Madrid as nuncio, but was
shortly afterward created cardinal and
appointed to the 'papal secretaryship
If state.
New to the sacred college and free
rom traditional preconceptions, he
vas admirably fitted to carry out the
,apal policy under Leo XIII. Rightly
n wrongly, he was held personally re-
possible for the 'rapprochment' with
france and Russia, and the opposition
O the powers of the Triple Alliance;
nd this attitude had it's effect on his
areer when Leo XIII died. Rampolla
vas undoubtedly the favorite among
he "papabili," but the veto of Austria
vas interposed, and the vote of the
Sacred College fell to Cardinal Sarto,
Who on the 4th of August, 1908, be-
anne Pope as Plus X.
Cardinal Rampolla at once resign.
d his office as secretary of state,
eing succeeded by Cardinal Merry del
Tal, and ceased to play any conspicu- :
us part in the curia though he con-
inued to be looked upon as man
tho might one day become pope.