Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-21
PLANS ARE ALREADY
MADE IN VATICAN To
ELECT ANOTHER POPE
New Head of Catholic Church Will
Need 42 of IS Possible
Votes
BY Associated Press

Rome, Aug. 21. - Rome mourned
deeply to-day the death of Pope Plus,
but the sorrow did not prevent the
active furtherance of preparations for
the holding of a conclave of the sacred
college of cardinals for the election
of a new head of the church. There
was much speculation as to the prob
able outcome of the election, but the
view appeared to prevail that owing to
the divided state of Europe just now
it was almost certain that an Italian
would be chosen, as the Italian car
diuals form the strongest section of
the sacred college.
AS a preliminary to the meeting of
the cardinals the papal secretary of
state. Cardinal Merry del Val, gave
up his office in accordance with Gus
tom and all the other nigh oincials of
the Vatican did likewise.
The late pope's physician, DIR. Mar
chiafava, declares in an interview that
his patient suffered much physically
and mentally through the outbreak of
war in Europe.
The will of the late pontiff, whose
executors, it is expected, will be Car
dinals Merry del Val and De Lai, was
written in modest language. 1t is said
to contain recommendation for
simple burial in the crypt of st. Peters
and an appeal for small pensions for
the dead pope's sisters and for one of
his body servants.
Break Way Occur
The greatest efforts are being made
by the cardinals here to prevent the
conclaVe's presenting a spectacle of
scrism among the foreign cardinals on
account of the conflict now waging
throughout Europe. If such a breach
should occur it is expected the foreign
cardinals would form groups as fol-
lows:
MT -o,-ov, fro,,n U-araa g.. &C.,
Spain. two each from England and
Portugal and one each from ireland,
Belgium and Canada, form a total of
nineteen.
The two Germans and six Austro-
Hungarians make up another group of
eight.
The neutral group is composed of
three Americans and one each from
Brazil and Holland, forming a total of
five.
Separately stands the bulk of the
Italian cardinals. numbering thirty
three.
The whole sacred college numbers
sixty-five cardinals. so that the next
pope needs forty-two votes to be
elected. The Italians alone or with
the five neutrals are therefore insuffi-
cient while any attempts to join either
the German or Anglo French group
would cause other splits. Thus it ap-
pears likely the tnOlCe Will Idll on an
Italian.
The Corrlere d'Italia to-day pub
fishes an interview with DIR. Marchia-
fava concerning the illness and death
of the pope.
Pope Suffered Keenly
The doctor says that during the last
week of his life the pope suffered
keenly because of the war which is
ravaging Europe. DIR. Marchiafava
endeavored to encourage his patient,
but without success. Every time he
was informed of further armed en-
counters the pontiff became sadder.
The news affected him physically
and depressed him mentally. Never
came. His malady reached him not
unexpectedly but Overwhelmingly. 1t
struck him when he was already tired
and in the most critical period of his
depression.
The pope's physical strength. DR..
Marchiafava continued, had overcome
other serious physical crises. but he
collapsed when to the illness of his
body was added his mental distress
over the horrors of the war. The doc
tor does not say the pontiff's death
was induced by his anguish, but he
does declare he probably would have
rested longer had he not been subject
to this mental suffering.
A telegram has been received here
from Cardinal Farley, archbishop of
New York. who is in Switzerland. He
says he was awe-struck by the sudden