El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-01
MUST ADHERE To
ITS TRADITIONS
New Pope, It Is Believed,
Will of Necessity
Be an Italian.

oC oil IJa1ldn.
I4au proVerb that the man entering
me conclave expecting TO be pope al
W. leaves as a cardinal, is being
ea-LgQ as the college Of cardinals
the late Plus X
" At $50 last evening. cardinal Della
no-pe, The papal chamberlain. closed
- inside door to the cOnclave hall In
s Mnleh me college Of cardinals is gath
eLeu- Outside stood the governor and
the marshal Of the conclave.
VIII Be Sealed Up.
Not until a new pope has been
CHosen by ballot will the doors be
opened or any intimatiOn Of the pro-
ceedure inside be known All the
LelephOne wires leading into the edi-
nee have been cut with the outside
world Great crowds have gathered
IN the square outside St Peters and
every eve is focused upon the chin
HeE OF the Sistlne chapel II smoke
should arise from it, ii will indicate
mat no pope has been elected The
smoke viii be from the burning bal
lois with which has been mixed a lit
tie straw.
Should a pontiff be elected, work
men VIII Immediately break in the
doors and the cardinals will repair
10 the balcony Of St. Peters and pro-
claim MIN. Shortly afterWard the
pope himself, If custom is followed,
viii appear in the gallery of St
Peters and bestow the papal blessing.
Nobody Can Guess.
There is not the slightest hint OF
who will be the new pope.
The patriarch Of Venice himself
neither sought nor expected the cleo
ton In 1903. and his successor may
quite as likely be found outside those
next pope
That he will be an Italian has been
regarded as almost a certainty, for
the state Of affairs throughout Europe
is said 10 make il more desirable than
ever that the church should not de-
part from its traditions. But there is,
from the American side, a possibility
that the tradition might still be main
tanned and at the same time an Amer
lean citizen be elevated to St Peters
throne This would be in the case Of
the election Of DiOmede FalconiO. ItaI-
ian by birth, who was for many years
missionary in America and then
papal delegate TO the United States,
and who became a naturalized Amer
lean citizen during his residence
abroad
Cardinal Falconio is. however. only
one Of several logical candidates and
only one Of many possibilities.
Following are some of the names
that have been mentioned. with brief
biographical data:
Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli. the
dean Of the sacred college, was bo-n
year earlier than. the late pope, but
at so he is still young in years in
comparison with a number Of his col
leagues In reality, however he has
aged greatly since 1903 when he was
talked OF as a successor of Pope Leo
AlI1- Today he is almost blind. stone
deaf, and in such a low state Of health
generally that he has been less seri-
ously discussed at the present time
Another Of the Eannuteui Family.
The TaBnuteui family is the only
one which has two members in the
cardlnalate- Vincent EannCtelG a
brother Of the dean. is quite as promi-
nent Under Plus Y he held the pre-
lecture Of the apostolic signature
which is THE court Of last appeal IN
an questions relating to marriage IN
der the Catholic laws He is now IS
years old In the United States ne
was greeted by thousands of Cath
ollcS IN many cities during his tour
OF that country in 1910 on this tour
he delivered an address at the couae-
Grafton Of St Patrick's cathedral in
New York
Cardinal NIartineui is even better
known in the United States, where he
previous to the service of cardinal
Falconlo at WashiL gtOn. He is G6
years old and under Plus Y he was
project OF the congregation Of rites
Cardinal Agliardi. the sub dean of
the sacred college, is the eldest among
those who have been mentioned as
posi- D-llueS- he Is now in his S3rd
year. so that consideration Of his name
could not be taken seriously without
involving the danger Of a short pom
ufcate
Opposes Liberal Views.
cardinal Gotti, who is also a year
older than was the late pope. was one (
or those prominently mentioned as 4 I
successor 10 Leo XIII, when il was
urged both for him and against him Z
tnat ne was strict conservative /
churchman, said TO be opposed to lib l
eral views as exemplified in America
He is the son Of a dock Iaborer in I
Genoa
Cardinal Gasparri has been held in I
hlsn regard for his learning He is i
the most eminent Of the church canon I
lists having lately completed the codi- /
ilcauon OF the canon law of the I
church an orderly arrangement Of the I
entire body of laws If elected il is
Cardinal Maffi, the archbishop of /
Pisa, was once a newspaper man. He /
is noted astronomer and has writ 4
ten many volumes on the subject He /
Is native Of COrJeolOna and IS I'm his i
32th year Plus Y frequently invited I
Kim to Rome to remain in an official !
capacity but The people Of Pisa begged i
him TO stay with them and he needed 1
their plea
Cardinal Ferrata. secretary OF the /
congregation of the holy office. is in i
high favor among the theologians. It /
mas been said he would be the near 1
est possible duplication Of the late /
ponttfL He is in his 66th year and !
one of the few surviving members Of i
me COLLEGE raised TO the cardinalate i
by Leo XIII.