Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-23
AMERICAN CARDINALS
VILE SAIL SOON
Cardinal Gasparl'i Spoken OF
As Possible Successor
OF Benedict

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Jan. o2.-(By
The Associated Press 1.-The two
American members Of the sacred COL
lege of Rome, Cardinals O'Connell Of
Boston and Dougherty OF Philadel-
phia, will leave as early as possible
to attend the conclave for tho clcc-
uon of successor to Pope Benedict
1t was said here tonight. Cardinal
O'Connell will sail Tuesday while
Cardinal Dougherty is expected to re-
turn from a vacation trip Friday and
probably will sail Sunday. 1t was said
here that the conclavc may meet
February /. The fear was expressed
that IL tho conclave is as short as that
which resulted in the election of Bcne-
dict both the American members may
arrive too latc to participate.
After thS death II Plus y August
20. 1914, the conclave began August
81 and the new pope was elected Sep
tember 3. Cardinal GaspArri. papal
secretary OF state is being spoken of
here as possible successor to Benc-
dict BY virtue of his position he has
been in charge OF the papai household
and of the church since 6 o'clock this
morning. His presence at the helm
insurcs the continuity OF the policy
followed by the vatican since the ad-
vent OF Benedict Nv.
The pope was small and frail while
Gasparri is about medium height and
rather stout but they were both in
dcfatiEable workers.
In his responsible position OF cham
bcrlain during the obscquies of tho
pope and during tho conclavc Car
dinal Gasparri viii be assisted by the
deans OF the three orders in which the
cardinals are grouped. namely. car
dinal bishops. cardinal priests and
cardinal dcacons. Tho authorized
,-tY ,l..,, .o1n
college canaet surpnss seventy but
now tho cardinals existing are only
81. OF whom thirty-ouo are Italians
and thirty foreigners. There are only
six cardinal bishops, to whom arc In
trusted the six dioccses Immediately
around Rome. Their dean is Cardinal
Vincenzo Vannutclli. since the dea tn
OF Cardinal Gibbons IIc also is the
dean of the Sacred collcge-altho So
years old he is So well preserved tina t
with the exception OF being somewhat
deaf In ono ear, he docs not show his
age and seems twenty years younger.
Tho order of the cardinal priests
would comprise fifty members II the
sacred college had its full number Of
seventy, Tho dean of this order Is
Cardinal Michael Loguc. Archbishop
of Armagh. ireland, who is s: years
old
The order of the cardinal dcacons
In full sacred college would COM
price ten members. Their dean is
Cardinal Gaetano Bisleti for whom
many thousands of Americans have a
feeling of eartitude. He Is small and
gentle and IN years old.
Selection of new pope Will have
unusual interest for Italy. It was de-
clared here because in view of the
decidedly conciliatory attitude taken
by Benedict, three will be speculation
as to whether his policy will be con-
tinued. If Cardinal Gasparri should
be chosen a continuation OF the same
policy would be insured but another
cardinal might have different Ideas
Cardinal Gasparri. according to the
general opinion has the greatest
chances of success but an old Roman
proverh says that; "Tie who enters
the conclave u pops comes out of it as
cardinal