Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-31
Old Roman Proverb That Man Entering
Conclave Expecting to Be Pope Always
Leaves as a Cardinal Is Recalled as Col
Iege Assemblies.
REGARDED AS CERTAIN NEXT
POPE WILL Be An ITALIAN
Patriarch Of Venice Was fiot a Seeker of
High Position Wien H. nas Elected In
1903, and His Succes1o- Viii he Some
Unexpected.


verb that the man entering the conclave ex-
pectirg 70 ~ pope always leaves a. a ear
dInal. l. being recalled a. the college of
cardinals assemblies 10 rhoose a successor
to the late Plus \.
The Patriarch Of Venice himself neither
sought nor expected the election in 1903.
and his successor may quite a. likely be
found outside those who nave becn most
talked of a. the next pope. That hc will
be- an Italian has been regarded a. almost
a certainty. for the state Of affairs
throughout Europe Is said to make IL more
desirable than ever that the church should
not depart from H. traditions. But there
y, from the American side. Il possibility
that the tradition might still ~ maintained
and % the sam time an American citizen
be elevated to It. Peters t1rone. This
would be in the ease of the election of Do
mede Falconio, Italian by birth. who was
for many years.a missionary in America
and then papnl delegate 10 the United
States, and who became a naturalized
American citizen during his residence
abroad.
Cardinal falconio i, however. only one
OF several logical candidates and only one
Of many possibilities. There is little doubt
n any authorization for specializing on the
chances Of the many candidates. Follow
Inc are some Of the names that have been
mentioned. with brief biographical data:
Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli, the dean
of the Sacred college, was born a year
earlier than the late pope, but al 50 he i
still young in years III comparison with n
number Of colleagues. III reality. however.
he has aged greatly since 1908. when he
was talked Of a. "A successor Of pope Leo
Nil. Today he Is almost blind. stone deaf
and IN such a low state OF health generally
That he has been less seriously discussed
AZ the present time.
The Nannutclli family i the only one
which has two members in the cardinnlatr.
Vincent Vannutelli. a brother Of the dean.
= quite as prominent. Under Plus \ he
held the prefecture of the Apostolic sigma
ture which Is "the court of last appealr in
AL questions relating to marriage under the
Catholic laws. lie j. now 7S years old and
doubtless Ne D. well remembered in the
United States where he was greeted by
thousands OF Catholics in mani cities dur
ing his tour of that country in 1910. On
tins tour he delivered an address nj the
conservation Of st. Patrick's cathedral IN
New York.
Cardinal Martinelli j. even better known
N the United States, where ne was papaI
delegate from 1s92-l9O2. previous 10 the
service of Cardinal F~aleonio M Washing
ton. lie = 66 years old and under Plus X
nc wa project Of the congregation Of rites.
cardinal Agliardi, the sub-dcan OF the
sacred. college l. the eldest among those
who have been mentioned a. possibilities.
lie = now IN his S3rd year. % that consid-
Grafton of his name could not he taken Sc
rIously without involving the danger Of n
short pontificate.
cardinal Gotti, who l. also q wear older
than The late pope. was one III those nromi
ncntly mentioned a. a successor n L.
All, when i was urged both for and
against hun that he was a Strict conserra-
i've ch~nrchman, said to be opposed TO lib
erai views as exemplified in America. Ia
I inc son o. a dock laborer in Genoa. In
der fius \ he was project Of the conrrepa
non Tor the propagation Of the faith. n
most influential position in earlier DAYS
but less important since the strictly ms
s'cnary lands have become less numerous
cardinal Gasparri has been held IN bipl,
regard for hi learning. re 4 the mos
eminent "a the church canoniSts. havinp
lately completed the rodificafion u III,
canon law Of the church. an ORDERLY -.
r~angcment Of the entire body If laws. n
elected, It i said he would be another T.,
XIII.
Cardinal Mafi. the archbishop ~ p,sa
wa once a newspaper man. I'll - n net,
astronomer and has written MANY volume.
On the subject. He j. u native ~ cortea
Iona and = IN his 55th year. Plus \ r.
quentiy invited him to Rome 10 rema;, !,
an official capacity but the people Of p;-a
begged him to stay with them and II,
Needed their plea.
Cardinal Ferrata. secretary of H.
gregaiion Of the holy Office. l. III hirb f.vo,
among the theologians. Il has been sa;d
ne would be the nearest possible dunl;ea
ZION OF the hate pvntiff. lie + IN his esfl
Year and ONE o. the few snr,irirr 49,.
hsr- g fht c0Lese "A - TIE tArdiualat.
by Leo All.
For v--loF e~lsaae-s there has been u.