The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08
BY eRlxToN o. ALLAiRE.

BY RRlXTON o. ALLAiRE.
Rome, Sept 4.-Less than four
months .er he had been elevated to
the cardinalate, Cardinal Della Chiesa,
archbishop of Bologna, Italy, was elect
! to the papacy, succeeding Pope
Iius x, who died on August 20.
The election of Cardinal Della
Ghiesa, who was made a cardinal on
May % last, at the last consistory,
came as a surprise as his name had
not been mentioned among the list of
prominent candidates. His candida
ture was put forward as a compromise
when the contest between the sup
porters Of Cardinal Mafi and Cardinal
Ferrata threatened to grow into a
deadlock
American Cardinal Too Late.
Cardinals Gibbons, of Baltimore and
O'Connell Of Boston, got here just
after the announcement of Cardinal
Della Chiesas election was made.
Both were pleased at the selection
Good, he is the right man to govern
the church at this time," exclaimed
Cardinal Gibbons.
The American cardinals entered the
Vatican just as the doors to Conclave
hall were being ur led.
Was Monsigneur
Cardinal Jacobus Della Chiesa, be-
fore being elevated to be prince OF
the Roman Catholic church was a
monsigneur. He was made archbishop
of Bologna in December, 1907, sue
ceeding the late Cardinal Domenico
Svampa. He was born in Genoa and
was formerly assistant to Papal Sec
rotary of State Merry Del Val.
Previously the appointment of papal
nuncio to the Madrid court had been
offered t. him but he declined. The
Vatican had gone so far as to make
out the official papers naming him the
papai nuncio. but he refused to accept
them.
Announcement was made at the
Vatican that the new pope will take
the name of Benedict XIV. 1t has been
loo years since an occupant of the
chair of ST. Peter has borne the name
of Benedict
Pope Benedict XIV is the two hun
dred and sixtieth pope. His corona
dfon, according to recent announce
ment by the Vatican, will not take
place until peace is declared in Eu
rope.
The election OF Cardinal Della
Chiena took place upon the second
Chiesa took place upon the second
ballot. Despite falling rain a crowd
of 10000 had Gathered in st. Peters
square to wal for the smoke which
proclaims the burning of ballots.
At $50 o'clock a thin colrnun O
smoke assembled through the drizzls
giving notice that another ballot hae
been taken in vain. This whetted tn.
expectancy of the crowd ar tn,
throng about the Vatican increased il
size.
Later when no more smoke arose
from the Vatican chimney excitement
ran high among the populace and the
word ran from mouth to mouth that s
sovereign pontiff had been elected.
Immediately after his election Car
dinal Della Chiesa appeared upon the
balcony of ST. Peters and bestowed
his FIST papal blessing addressed t,
all peoples of the Roman Catholi,
church
Before this, however, workmen hal
10 break down the doors OF Conclav,
hall, In the Vatican, which had beer
closed since Monday, when the con
clave was formally opened.
Deliberations In Secret.
All of the deliberations took s,plac
traditions of the church, but it wa
authentically reported that the as
sembled prelates came to the conclu
sion to support Cardinal Della Chies
when it began to look as though tn
rivalry between the supporters or Ca1
dinal Mafh and Cardinal Ferrata woul
draw out the proceedings 60 an ur
reasonable length.
A two-thirds vote was necessary I
elect.
Pope Benedict XIV is sixty years O
age, having been born in 1854. H
was ordained in 1875 and nine year
later was made secretary to Carolina
Rampolla, one OF the most powerful
figures in the recent history of tn
Roman Catholic church.
The ceremony IN the conclave upo
the election of a pope is this: Ate
a ballot his shown an election the cal
dinal deacon and two other cardinal
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