The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-07-22
NEW MASTER GENERAL OF
DOMINICAN ORDER TO BE NAMED
American Delegates Sail for Bordeaux.

On Saturday, July 8, nine Domini-
can Fathers sailed from New York on
the Rochambeau for Bordeaux The
fathers are to participate in the cleo
ton of master general of the order.
The term of Office for the Domin-
lean master general is twelve years.
The Very Rev. Father Hyacinth NJ.
Cormier, of whom a sketch appeared
recently in these columns and who is
now in his eighty-fifth year, completed.
| last May his term as general. BY apos-
tolic authority he continued in office
until the delegates can be assembled
for the lection. The troublesome times
have naturally caused many delays.
Those participating in the election rep
resent the governing and the governed
elements of the order. There is no or
der in the whole Church so democratic
in it's government. The provincials of
all provinces in virtue Of their office
are members of the electoral college.
The governed element of every prov
ince elects two delegates. Thus the
representation in the chapter for the
election Of the master general is twice
as great for subjects as for superiors.
There is no specified time within
which the election must take place,
but there is law of limitation which
insures speedy election. After the
Mass Of the Holy Ghost the fathers
enter into conclave. No one is per-
mitted to enter it, nor are the partici-
pants allowed to break it. The voters
must neither eat nor drink anything
, until the election has taken place. The
Dominican constitutions require for
all elections one vote in excess of the
lowest possible majority. The father
who is the choice of his brethren be-
comes Immediately master general on
his consent to accept the office. In
virtue of apostolic authority, no con.
frmation of the Holy See, either di.
rectly or through any delegated agen.
cy, is necessary.
The following American fathers will
, participate in the elective chapter:
Very Revs. Raymond Meagher, provin.
cial, New York city. A. L. Mcmahon
provincial, San Francisco; J. A. Hinch
prior of st. Antonius', Newark, N. j.;
F. D. McShane, of the Dominican
House of Studies, Washington, D. c.;
j. A. Driscoll, Seattle, Wash; E. S. OF.
sen prior of Portland Ore; F. A
O'Rourke, Antioch, CAL; Louis Perez,
, New Orleans; ]. B. Moore, British
, West Indies.
c The Committee on Catholic Action
8 of the diocese of Rome sent to the pre-
feet protest against the immortality
r allowed by the authorities to run ram
: pant in certain minor theatres of the
: city. In addition to their strongly
+ worded protest, Commentators Folchi
8 visited the project personally and was
g courteously received. The result is
o that a visit was paid to one of the
l. small variety theatres; the show (ol
0 at any rate part of it, was considered
8 disgusting and the theatre was ordered
t to be closed. 1t is an interesting
q sign of the times; of what Catholic
: action is able to do nowadays; and
}. 1t is only part of the work Catholic
q Action" is doing, another and most eff
fective part being the Good Press or
y ganization-with the corollary of bac
r press demolishment so strongly SUP
q ported by His Holiness.