Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-25
Doubt Over
Selection of
New Pope

Washington, Jan. 24.-(By A. P.,-
AS a result. of the death of Cardinal
Albaroz Santos, Archbishop of Toll
edo, Spain, which occurred one day
after the death Of the Pope, it was
said here today the non Italian card
inalS who will enter the next con-
clave will be reduced to 30 as against
81 Italians.
1t is considered probable here that
Cardinal O'Connell, who is said to
belong to the group supporting The
election of Cardinal Merry Del Val,
will not arrive before the proclama-
ton of the new Pope. nor will Car
dinal Dougherty of Philadelphia, who
is said to he one of the group SIP
porting the election of Cardinal Gas
parri.
Other Cardinals who 1t is believed
now, probably will not participate in
the opening of the conclave are Be-
gin, Archbishop of Quebec. Cavalcan-
ii. Archbishop of Rio De Janeiro and
Frisco, Archbishop of Naples. In
Cardials present at the conclave on
February >.
1t is expected that on the first bal
lot the votes will be dispersed so that
no one will even approach the two
thirds vote of So required. The first
ballot it was said today, would GER
tainly show votes for Gasparri De
Lai. PompiIi. LaFontaine, Boggiani.
Lnaldi, Haffi, Merry Del Val and
MERCER.
The. second ballot. however, it was
added. would probably reveal the two
strongest candidates. although nei-
thcr perhaps would approach the pre-
scribed two-thirds. If the necessary
vote is not received by a candidate
on the third or fourth ballot, it is
most likely that at the fifth ballot on
the morning of February 4, the ma
jority of the Sacred College will agree
on candidate outside of those who
have received insufficient votes in
the two previous days. Should this
prove to be the case, week from
Saturday. shortly before noon
throughout the end rooms of the
vaca ticans the cry will ring out of
"Habemus ponteficem."
The assertion was made here TODAY
that any impression that a kind of
rivalry exists between the Italian and
the so-called foreign Cardinals over
the selection of a Pope of Italian or
non Italian authority was mistaken
Most of the so-called foreign cardi-
~ c 3,o LII. t>;f
Pope should be an Italian, because of
tradition only As Popes were foreign
er7 out of 200" because the seat of
the Panacy is in Italy, (when it was
at Avicnon the Popes We're French)
and because of the neutrality which
the Italians succeeded in maintaining
the most momentous periods ir the
| history Of the Papacy.
The coming conclave is an example
of the difficulty Of eiecting a Pope
from outside Italy. The most popular
foreign candidates, it is considered
Cardinal MERCER. but he is expected
TO receive outside only the votes of
the five French Cardinals. two Eng
lish. two Poles, one Canadian. one
Portuguese, one Czecho- Slovak and
perhaps half the Italians making a
total of less than IS votes, INSULT
Gent to be elected.
Tho figure probably could not be
augmented, it IS said, as the Cardi
nails of Germany. Austria. Hungary.
Spain. Holland. and at least half of
Italy. who have not svmpathiZed with
the attitude of the Belgian member
of the Sacred college during the
war. would not vote for him.
The only possibility of returning
now after several centuries to a nom
Italian Pope, it is believed. lies in
the selection of Cardinal Merry Del
Val. who because of his long soiourn
in Rome. is considered an Italian. Yet
his election is considered improbable.