The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-20

msdiateIy became unconscious and
remained until death.
About the death bed were his sis
tors, his niece, Doctors AmIei and
Marchifava, Cardinals DeIvaIi and Bis.
leti and Monsignors Bressan and Pes.
cinnI. Or. Marchifava had not lett
tho bedside Of the dying pontiff since
early In the morning and with MS
passing broke down and wept like
child with the others In the death
chamber.
ELECTION OF SUCCESSOR.
LBy Henry Wood, United Press starr
Correspondent
ROME, Aug. 2o.-The chances OF
election Of a foreign pope, possibly an
American, as successor to Pope Plus
x during the coneIave to be held with
In ten days, are greater than At any
time In tho history Of the Catholic
church.
For tho first time IN history the
sacred college Is directly open to the
Catholic world. It Is literally an In
ternatIonaI body, whereas In the past
a vast majority Of tho cardinals. have
been Italians. The creation Of card
inaIs by Pope Plus has wiped out this
bio majority. AZ now constituted,
the sacred college 10 composed OF half
italians and half foreigners. The
English speaking nations now have
seven cardinals Of their own while
three others are representing the
English speaking races. It Is eonsid-
cred certain that the European wat
may have great weight In tho elee-
tion Of q new pope. Although the
coneIaves are supposed to be re-
moved from all outside political In
fluence, the selection Of 4 pope al
ways has developed Into q political
struggle between the nations Of the
triple entente and the triple alliance
now at war.
Until the time Of Pope Plus, tho
power Of veto was several times exer-
cIsed even In the conclave by card
Inais who had come to Rome with In
struetIons from the monarch Of their
nation that the election Of some card
InaI believed to be friendly to another
power, should not be permitted. Pope
Plus was elected because Of the veto
registered by Cardinal Puzya against
Cardinal Rampolla on behalf Of EN-
peror Franz Joseph Of Austria.
II was because Of this Interference
that Pope Plus issued now orders for
tho conduct Of the eonclavo. Prevl-
Gus popes Of course have denied the
right Of France, Spain or Austria to
veto the election Of any pontiff. but
failed to mako any provision insur'n0
Its enforcement. The order Of Pope
the sentence Of accommodation up
on any cardinal or any other person
who attempts to exercise it. AZ 4
consequence 4 10 expected that the
eonelave At which the successor OF
Pope Plus will be selected, will be
free from such Interference. The
English speaking cardinals now In
the saered college are Cardinals Glib
bons, Farley and oconneIi, Of the
United States; Bourne and Gasquet,
Of England; Begin, Of Canada and
Cardinal Logue Of Ireland. In add.
tIon to these, however, there ID
Cardinal Merry Del Val, who although
Of Spanish origin, was educated In
England and Is Of pronounced Eng.
lish proeIIvitIes. Cardinal Faleonia.
although Italian by birth, 10 a natural.
lied American citizen and for years
was apostolic delegate at Washing.
ton. Cardinal MartlneIli, his predeees
sor at Washington, was always con.
suited by Pope Plus on affairs reIat
Ing to the United States.
| Tho other nations are now reported
In the sacred college as follows: italy
80 cardinals; France, 2; Austria. 6;
Hungary s; South America 2; Spain
s.; Germany, 2; Portugal, 2; Belgium
4; and Holland I. Tho international
aspect Of the sacred college 10 also
enphasIzed by the fact that many Of
the italian cardinals are men Of the
widest cosmopolitan culture and may
be regarded AZ italian In birth only
They have been In the service Of the
church In many other nations. Four
teen new cardinals vsere created by
Pope Plus at the eonsistory held this
spring and II 10 a notable fact tina,
he choose men who rose a. he rose In
the church, from a parish priest, and
without regard Of noble blood.
| Rev. Wernz Dead.
by Henry Wood, United Press Stat
Correspondent
ROME, Aug. 20.-Catholic hearts
were doubly grieved today when an
nouncement was made of the death
last night Of Right. Rev. Father Fran
cesco Saverio Wernz, head Of the
Jesuit order. AS president Of the or
der Father Wernz was frequently re
ferred to as the black pope because
OF the enormous power placed In hi!
hands by the Jesuits. He was one o
the best educated members Of thu
priesthood and many Of his ccntribu
lions to literature are accepted a.