The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-28


hold for half a year previous. remains
shut on from all intercourse with the
outside world until the choice OF the
new pope has been made. Each cardI-
nal draws his cell by lot and may not
exchange il. According 10 the code OF
procedure drawn up In ISIS by Plus TX
and Cardinal Pecci. the present pope.
one-haif plus one OF the members OF
the sacred college constitute q quorum.
1 Inus. u there are no vacancies the
presence OF So cardinals Is sufficient for
the legal election OF the pontifr: but
I what with its master OF cereponles.
secretary. confessor. physician. BARRIERS
and serving men. the personnel OF a
conclave usually numbers more than
200 souls
The celebration OF the mass Of N.
Holy Gnost and the delivery by some
eminent preiate OF service fitted TO
the occasion precede the formal ors,-
ing OF the conc.ave. At their ccnelu-
sion the procession forms in front os
the church in which they are held for
the march TO the Vatican The master
OF ceremonies. bearing the papaI cross.
leads the way. followed by the papal
choir and the cardinals. bishops. priests
and deacons. in the order OF their rank.
The latter's attendants march immedi-
ateiy behind the master OF ceremonies.
and multitude OF friends and sight
seers bring Up the rear. The Vatican
reached. the long line proceeds TO tia
chapel, where the dean OF the sacred
college kneeis at the altar and rse!tes
the prayer Deus qui corda fsdsASIn."
! Then the cardinals, after p'Sag:ng obe-
dience 10 the ordinances governing the
election OF a pope and n brief rest In
The retirement of their rooms receive
their friends until the third hour after
sunset. when a bell rung thrice warns
all but members of the conclsve and
their servitors to retire. AS soon as
the last laggard has taken his leave
the door is locked within and without.
and thereafter unit! their task is I'm
ished the cardinals have no communi-
cation with the world. their food being
passed TO them through dumbwaiter
and cooked and eaten inside.
Balloting begins on the morning os
the second day in the Slstine chapel.
which IN the meantime has been ar
ranged as voting place. Ranged
round the walls are chairs or thrones
for the voters. each with a haldaehin
suspended about IL and fronted by a
table holding ink. peas and papers and
list OF the sacred college In the
center OF the chapel is another table
furnished with three stools and bearing
two vases, one for receiving the votes
before and the other after they have
been counted. Beside them are ink ana
writing tools. other lists. a frame and
balls for checking the names OF the
voters and an ebony box with lock and
key for collecting the balls OF the car
u hHr
in their cells.
The members OF the eonclave. after
having heard mass and taken com
munion. assemble about 10 o'clock and
proceed 10 a ballot. first, however.
choosing three scrutators and an equal
number Of infermieri. the one 10 count
the ballots and the other to collect the
votes OF the sick. At the top of sheet
OF paper about four inches long and
three broad each cardinal writes his
name. in the middle that of the candl-
date whom he favors and Mt the bot
tom some motto from the Scriptures,
after which. having folded and sealed
II so that only the candidates aams
can be seen. he advances 10 the table
and deposits IL In the vase When all
the ballots have been deposited or coll
lected, tae first scrutator takes them
from the vase, one at a time. and OPEN
ing II only so far IA TO expose the mot
20 passes IL TO the second who. enter
ing tho vote opposite the Candidates
name on the list. hands II to the third,
by whom II is read aloud. Mistakes
are impossible. for while the canvass 10
In progress the cardinals keep tally on
the duplicate list which each has before
him. At the close OF the ballot all the
ballots are at once taken 20 stove and
burned. and this process is repeated at
the end Of each subsequent ballot.
If no election results. the cardinals
adjourn 90 their quarters for dinner. re.
assembling late In the afternoon for a
second ballot. which differs from the
first in that each prelate, instead os
supporting his favorits. must vote fer
his second choice. This process. called
"acceding." Is intended 10 break any
deadlock that may exist. but seldom
serves 20 effect its purpose. the csrdi-
mails. as rule. casting random votes
for candidates with little or no chance
OF success. Most Of the cardinals are
masters OF political strategy and OF the
art OF prolonging a contest when time
may be hghtinE on their side. In this
way the conclave Of 1900 was made to
last 104 days. while often what seems a
foregone conclusion Is altered at the
last moment. as was the case in is23.
Z when candidate who had almost
4 reached the goal was defeated by the
rurnor that he had once drunk Chocolate
on a fast day.
I At last. however, the longest conclavs
T draws 20 a close. the final ballot -
reached and fhs scrutators proclaim
that tso-ttirds ~ the ballots having
been caat for Gre cardinal. he is elect
, Cd. Then ths sisctlsn - ssads unani-
nous. ard al TIE cardinals conduct the
E rsccessfu. csnd 1aie 20 the altar. where
.peen th@ yapai robes have been placed
uuon hlno. tie sacred ceAess psrtosy1s
the first act q s1o:Surn a 70 tee 's|
sovereign After tie s,eo,Irn tas hs~n
proclaimed 20 the Waiting anf ~Spvrt-
art .rr!fi.udeH OUTSIDE. there to ssc-
ond a1t a adorEficn 81 if~ siFi ns
charef ard then the ssnffT - horrs n
the paraI litter 10 the biEh sltsf % -.
Peters. Here. ~hls ths Ts Dasn 8
ehantsd. the cardinals kiss h;r nzrs sns
FOO, ard are ernbrzcsd BY hsm ia 80
turn. sfisf = hich Re bef;o~s Ire -
beusIlc;ion on the thronx 81 Re xssst
bss.iisa- lis cosonatisn ere - ias
great naKeanfs of the zoFfd tskss rssss
fsx days later A. the higs z.tsf %
81 Peters he receives TIE ia .uUl sad
sffa-vssG = borne % cns of tas ss.cs-
niss. ~ here. the rStfsr having t~sn 80
k.n os. the triple rFOEa - risce1 en IS
head "Eectlve she gsra z4orre9 nsfh
three crowns" ruEs The formula rsr3f~1
By ;hs cardinal 6ezco8 ~bo bs..css a.
ard know that taos Art inr fsfrsF -
princes ans kingz. TIE Tsr:sT ~ fss
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