The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28

the chapel at this time, but no Cardinal
can be out. A Cardinal arriving late
may be admitted, but only sick person
may leave the oonclave after he IL once In
1t. Even an excomm nitated Cardina
may vote
Three Cardinals one from each order,
are chosen to act as teilers In turn the
Cardinals approach tho vase on the altar,
and, kneeling. pray for guidance. Then
they take this oath: II call upon God.
who will be my judge, to witness that
choose the person whom before God
Judge Gus ht to be elected, and that will
do the same ON the accession" and
having sworn they drop their ballots
into the vase. The ballots are \ prepared
hus; At one end the Cardinal writes his
name: he then folds the ballot SO that his
name shall not appear as the ballot 10 ex-
amined first. and seals the fold; the name
of his candidate he writes In these words:
- choose for supreme Pontif the Most
Reverend" and seals this part OF the
ballot. When all the Cardinals present
have voted the tellers begin to count the
ballots. The first teller, Cardinal
Bishop, takes out the ballots, opens the
first fold, and sees the name Of the candi
date; he passes 1t to the second teller, q
Cardinal. Priest, who also looks at 1t, and
hands it to the third teller, a Cardinal
Deacon, who reads out the name of the
candidate. " IL Is founu that no candi-
date has two-third vote, q second ballot
Is held at once. All the Cardinals nre
obliged to vote, but are not obliged to
change their votes. Those who wish to
accede do so by preparing their ballots as
before, but writing on the last fold: "
go over to -" while those who do not
aocede write: 81 60 over to no one"
After all have voted on the accession,
the tellers open the new ballots and place
each alongside OF the ballot first cast that
has the same seal; when an acce ssjon bal
lot Is Tor the same person rs the first bal
lot with the same seal 1t Ia not counted;
but IL different name is found. the &C.
cession ballot is counted. Then the votes
of the two ballots are counted, and the
result declared. If one candidate has lust
two.tbird of the votes, the ballots are
opened entirely, SO that the name of each
voter may be seen; II the candidate has
voted for himself his vote Is not counted.
and so he lacks one Of an election. Then
tho ballots are burned, and a second bal
lot Is tai en- in the afternoon.
When one candidate has the necessary
two-thirds OF all the votes cast. the CaIdi.
nal-Deacon teller announces the name,
the junior Cardinal-Dea rings bell,
and the master of ceremonies and the Sec
rotary enter the chapel. Then the Car
dinal' Dean and two other Cardinals ap-
preach the newly elected Pope, and ask
him If he accepts the election; II ne does,
all the canopies over the Cardinals seals
are taken dowD, except over his seat. The
Cardinal. Dean then asks the Pope what
name he will take, and the secretary takes
note of all that is happening. Two Car
dinal-Deacons then lead the new Pope
uehind the high altar, where he puts on
the pontitical yes tmeDts; he then seats
himself before the high altar. and receives
the salutations Of all the Cardinals. who
kiss him on the foot, the hand and the
mouth. The Cardinal Camerengo then
places the ring of the Fisherman on his
finger. which the Pope gives back, that
his name may be engraved on Ii. Then
the senior Cardinal Deacon, preceded by
musicians and the choir singing "Ecce
Sacerdos Magnus," goes to the balcony
and announces the election to the people:
81 announce TO You great joy We have
Pope the most eminent aud most Rev
erend -, Cardinal of The Holy Roman
Church, who has taken the name of -.
The regulations prescribed that II the
Cardinals cannot make u choice In three
days, thereafter until they do they shall
have but one meal "a day. and II they do
not make u choice in five days thereafter,
their single meal shall consist OF bread
and wine or water Theses were changed
later, and no such rule holds good now.
The conclave which elected Gregory XVI.
in 1881 lasted fifty days. Tho Cardinals
did not have to live on bread and water
OF wine for those fifty days.
II tire Cardinal Dean himself is chosen
Pope, the Cardinal Camerlengo acts in
his place in the oonc!aye after the election
The burning of the ballots formerly WAS
very important signal to the waiting
crowds, as it meant TINT the election had
not been made. Each day during con-
clave the people of Rome assembled at
about 10 O'Clock and again at 2 to SEQ il
smoke came from the chimney connected
with the chapel where the balloting took
place. Whether they Will do SO at the
next conclave or whether, in spite of all
the vows Of silence. the proceedings will
be reported from day to day in the papers
is a question that time alone can answer.
An account Of the doings at "a conclsve,
and of how far the regulations are applied
may be read in the thirtieth chapter of
Shorthouse's John Inglesant." MIR.
Irollope. who complied book on the
conclaves, says that compromises have al
ways been the principal means of eieoting
the Popes.