The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19
MOONEY OR HAYES
MAY Be ARCHBISHOP
Vicar General and Auyiliarv
Bishop Mentioned to Sue.
coed Cardinal.
LAVELLE ALSO NAMEn
Precedent Has Been for Coad.
tutor to Be Elevated to
Vacant Post.

Unable even In their grief to lose ssb,
Of the tremendous Importance OF N.
headship Of the Roman Catholic Church
in the archdiocese OF New York. and
that It's deep important.
IN these times may require the alno,,
immediate appointment Of a successor n
The late Cardinal in his post as Arch.
bishop, many Catholics were speculat,r,
yesterday as to who that successor will
be. Accurately or otherwise oplniors
have been formed and the substance o,
these came to THE SUN last night from
reliable sources.
In the minds Of those best acquainted |
with archdiocese AFFAIRS Is the Senior
Vicar General OF the Archdiocese. IN,
Right Rev. Mgr. Joseph f. Mooney, pas-
tor OF the Church of the Sacred Hear.
In West Fifty-frst street.-the largest
parish in the city.
As Senior Vicar General Mgr Mooney
who has regular office hours, like any
business man, at the chancery Office A,
East Fifty-first street and Madison ave.
nue., has for years personally directed the
large affairs of the archdiocese, such az.
fairs including the appointments of pas
Eors. the transfers of priests, real estat.
md cemetery matters and a multitude o,
Sctivities falling under the adminis,ra.
vpn Of a vast organization.
u
~ "e"'o"'
Q when the Cardinal was absent from
city or was i'll Mgr. Mooney was, in
n the Archbishop" SO much go that
Hg the past summer he was unable
'vke vacation Of even one day.
NJ f Mgr. MONEYS characteristic
: trHof accepting all work possible and
I rel pig honors still holds, then, it Is ex-
Q loca purch authorities to press his name
\ a. H. IN .ne lae. uo1en VI ,l,oie sedI'
5 fused t 49,, -
2 Roma perm. MS la s ~ S1 ovn, :"
wantI men h,sn onur,n 1 ,n nhmrcS
positioy sec mn s,ao. '"D'>"
NeeAi srea. mp .,,.,, -, -
4 sons inH 70 soy :" Wy op W., >Joora,
B would ~ ~. w ~ Iii, Ea,bs-
II the VI" 1000 ;rs,s, th,t MGR
D Mooney H.. 800 !. rnhhisbon pmt +,
is reRard4s .,o.t i,,nrohah,e that ,hs
, papacy ia in.,st against Mgr
Mooneys IA .;.has
A name Ioon,s largo "a that ~
D the Right I'd pishon Patrick / HAYES
, auxiliary bA,n NJ the archdiocese
I Bishop HayeS in tho nr;me OF life. Is
: intensely intdted in American public
affairs, is vel nrogressiye, il Bishop
, Ordinary of tAi,nited States military
and naval forc\ which makes him d.
recting head of\ ~ tho Catholic chap
lains, was tine a. assistant and CON
> fidant of CardiN Farley and ia held
3 to be one of thanost brilliant Of tn.
, able company often mat surrounded
, the Cardinal in administration Of
, large affairs
Force of accident.
p,.,o, u.,. IL,
,r..,..I,s ,ha sar,a 10 oe 'ou'' ~ -, ~
. ainal Farley STOOD al Y death Of Arch
r In selecting a succSor tn Cardirol
= Farley as Archbishop mot pcrcss,r,iv
, as CardinaD the practk here as zoe.
where. is to send three ues IN Rome
the names and the Seq.ue in which
= the names are listed beis riaridel iv
the Catholic Church aIhritiea- Nm.
clergy-of the New York s,bdinrese
, It has always been the rule, uuwr,t.
| ten law. that Rome gives th,appo.rt.
ment to the man whose nam, arpoa.'
!, first upon the list. especially iha - A
Roman" that is. one having lan cdy.
Gated at Rome, or a pos,gratats q,
Roman institutions after having,tu,e ell
for the priesthood here.
5 The Roman education. howe Z,
: not absolutely necessary. A prela mar
have his own name placed lm O..
the list OF three even though il rliF
, have been the first choice OF his h,-,
clergymen. There was such a O., n
modesty in this diocese seyeral an
, ago. The man whose name was nice
hy the clergy at the head Of the 4.
, personally saw IN II tina, his name, VI
third instead of first when il was 50
: mitted 10 the Vatican.
Mgr. Lavelle IA Possibility.
nossihut, ,,a,tiorod T., co,,c-.,
With ~ a,,ocnssin,, g., ua, a,.o,is n,
If tho hast known ard n,ost ,or,,rar
, tho late CardIrars aids
/, is nossIhl. 10, ma c,r,l;r,, M.
no named m GOOD cordir,l Far,,
for years 70 come While i. Nil
nocessarv Tor Tho popa 70 anp.fr, A
,,chhiebon tbo irdisnopsabIo r.,l
church NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II is nor re,essa-
in that sersn for him to annolnt 4 ca