The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

himself of as a cardInal-the first
business ls to choose three scrutators,
)ne from each order. to count the bal
Iots, and three lnfermieri. who collect
he votes OF the sick. The canons de-
Inc three kinds OF election-hy insplra-
ion. by compromise and by ballot
Election by inspiration takes place
when "all the cardinals. as u by in
Iplration Of the Holy Ghost. proclaim
one candidate as ponti1i unanimously
and viva yoce" A single dissenting
soice vitiates this method which. We
may remark. has perhaps never been
carried outin literal conformity to rule.
although several popes, after more o.
ess wlre-pulling. have been chosen by
reclamation.
Election Dy compromise has some
lines been resorted to. after a long
deadlock. by the appointment Of q
committee consisting Of Representa-
lives OF the various rival factions The
,onclave merely ratihes the candidate
dominated by the committee.
But election by ballo, is the ordin-
iry method. The ballots, when open
are about four inches long and thro,
broad. In the first or upper section
The cardinal writes his name. in tho
middle. the name OF the cand.dai,
whom he proposes In the lower Sec
ion. some motto from the Scriptures
When he folds the sheet hiE name. be-
.ug inside, is covered by the lower see
ton, and only the candidates nam'
lr the seal comes uppcrmosi. To guar.
against the ballot's opening he seals d
with a seal he has chosen. but @ mus
no; be one which the scruiaiorB nigh
recognize Going 20 the central tab,
be deposits the ballo, In the chaliec
repeating al the same time this form
ala: "Testor Chrlstum dominum Qu
me judicaturus est. me ellgCfe quen
iecundum Deum judico o.cg dcsore q
luod ldom Ia accessu praes abo."
when every one has voted. and "a
nfermierl have brought the ballots O
he sick members. the FIRST scrutatc
axes each ballot from the ohalic,
and opening IL (but only 30 Gar rs q
cad the mo.tol hands II 10 the se-ont
Eho. having entered the vote opposit
he candidates name on the list passe
Il 10 the third. who reads u aloud Dur
& ng this process the other cardinal
Seep the tally on the duplicate lisl
10 which each OF them has before him. 4
d he conclusion all the bl'lcts are take
In o the stove and burned the snoh
10 rom the chimney helms q gna. whlc
ie nultltudes outside the palace avail
c. according to the commoa belief whe
e. 10 smoke appears "a; the usual time
r 3 sign that the Pope has been elec
10 d. The last ballots are burned 100
IN he rest. however. the difference IN %
he 'olume OF smoke being doe io ,he Ca
ID hat as no straw 10 used l' the la
a burning there is vcry n;tlo smlke.
Of There being no election. the c3rd.l
as nov return 90 t.tir quarter q
Inner AFTER whieh. %; three o'clo.
p. )r q little later. they ro-a1-rmhlc q
y mother ballot This differs from q
y morning one In that the cardinals. q
Y, uead Of voting for their favorltc clnd
=" la;cs. vote Tor their second choiC
The process S. called "acc ling az
= seems 10 be- devised for breaking
/. deadlock Each mus. vote for son
-. lne who has received support az q
'os morning trial; but n none Of these sal
NJ. iim. being prohibited from again cas-
no ng .or HIS favorite. he may simp
m tote for "uotoly." Thus Il might ha
h lcn that the pope chosen In 4
Ia iccossus. or accoding, was a candida
te- whom very few or none Of the cardi
Ve ,ls would select on their first chol,
rs a matter OF fact. however q
AMY popos have owed their electl
o the accessus. In which the cardln'
"a Generally throw random votes for ca
no hdates who have little chance OF 3,
ais 'ess