Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-02
mode RATE POPE
EXPECTED upon
|C0NCLAVE'5 EVE
Cardinals Entering Sc
clusion to Elect Sue
cessor to Benedict.
Right of Veto Abdi-
Gated by Three Euro
pean Governments.

Rome, Feb. 1.-(By The Associate,
Press.)-Cardina1s comprising th'
sacred college entered into seclusiol
Wednesday evening for the conclay'
to elect a successor to Benedict XIV
the sessions of which begin Thursday
1t is concensus of opinion in vatican
circles that the conclaye will be oi
short duration and that the next pope
will be chosen from among the moder-
ates.
By those in close touch with the pre-
liminary proceedings, it is declared
that neither the so-called 'irreconcila-
bles' nor those constituting the peace
party will have, a chance to elect
their candidate without assistance of
the moderates. The five French car
dinals ire said to favor the continu-
ance of the policy of the late pope and
will vote for cardinal OF the moder-
generally are understood not to de-
sire to Join either side among the Ital-
ians and will vote for moderate.
r OOo TOT o3U S10F6u
Food has been stored within the
vatican, sufficient to last $50 persons
seven days.
Besides one secretary and one ser
want each for the So cardinals, there
will be within the vatican after the
doors are bolted, general secretary
of the conclnve, Monsignor Sincere. one
sacristan and assistant, eleven cooks,
who will be Sisters of Charity, three
doctors, five pharmacists, seven mas
ters of ceremony, two vote takers, nine
janitors, one architect, three firemen,
two night watchmen, one carpenter. a
a plasterer, blacksmith,
an electrician, two plumbers, three bar
bers and nine waters.
The italian, French and Spanish
which formerly claimed
the right of veto, have informed the
holy see semi officially that they have
no desires in the matter, the italian
government in addition issuing denial
Of the report that it favored Cardinal
Maffi. archbishop of Pisa.
Nations Have No Cardinals
The italian government has no can
dfdate,' said the statement
The French extraordinary ambassa-
dor to the vatican, Charles C. A. JON
mart. declared that his government was
expressly remaining neutral When
asked concerning the report of veto, he
"Oh! that is thing of the
past"
The Marquis De villosinda. Spanish
to the vatican, spoke to
he Italian correspondents in the same
strain.
Thus, to all intents and purposes, the
|our countries which heretofore have
,een most. prominent in the conelayes
will have no influence at the forth
coming meeting.
Looks for DARK Horse
Baron Beyens, Belgian ambassador
o the holy see, told the correspond
mt that a strong following favored
cardinal laurent, secretary of the
of the propaganda, and
gas apparently growing as the con-
lave approached. He pointed out,
loWever, that those whose names were
most insistently mentioned had rarely
'een chosen and that it was probable
hat, although the next pope was cer-
ain to be an Italian, he would be
elected from among the cardinals
whose names had been virtually un-
mentioned.
The right to veto never was sup
orted by any document or written con-
cssion, but Austria exercised. or at
empted to exercise, the power at all
he conclaves in the nineteenth century
kept that which elected Leo XIIlt
a 1873, and it did SO again in 1903,
Then it objected to Cardinal Rampolla.
,ardinal Sarto. who took the name Of