Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-23

occupant. Whether or not a cardinal
goes into the conclave, he has to pay
for his cell, which costs him about a
thousand dollars, according to the
President Debrosses.
In the morning the cardinal dean
| says low mass of the Holy Ghost. at
which all the cardinals receive the
communion. This is said in the Sis
| tine or the Pauline chapel Then a
| scrutinlum or vote is taken. Only the
| cardinals are allowed in the chapel at
this time, but no cardinal can be kept
out. A cardinal arriving late may be
admitted, but only sick person NAV
| leave the conclave after he is once in
Even an accommodated cardinal
| may vote.
Three cardinals. one from each or
| der, are chosen to act as tellers In
turn the cardinals approach the vase
on the altar and, kneeling, pray for
guidance. Then they take this oath:
i call upon God, who will be my
Judge, to witness that choose the per
son whom before God l judge ought 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 thus: At one
end the cardinal writes his name; he
then folds the ballot so that his name
shall not appear as the ballot is exam
ined first. and seals the fold; the name
of his candidate he writes in these
words: Il choose for Supreme Pontiff
the Most Reverend-" and seals
this part of the ballot. When all the
cardinals h, IL
ers begin to count the ballots. The
first teller cardinal bishop. takes
out the ballots, opens the first fold
and sees the name of the candidate; he
passes II to the second teller. a cardi-
nal-priest, who also looks at il, and
hands it tN hn third teller. a cardinal
deacon, who reads out the name of the
candidate. If it is found that no can
didate has two-thirds vote. a second
ballot is held at once. All the cardi-
nails are 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: II go over to --"
while those who do not accede write:
II go 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
accession ballot is for the same person
as the first ballot with the same seal. il
is not counted: but if a different name
is found. the accession ballot is count
ed. Then the votes of the two ballots
are counted. and the result declared
If one candidate has just two-thrds Of
the votes. the ballots are opened en-
tirely. 50 that the name Of each voter
may be seen; if the candidate has
voted for himself his vote is not count
ed, and 50 he lacks one of an election
Then the ballots are burned. and a sec
Ond ballot is taken in the afternoon.
When one candidate has the neces-
sary two-t thirds of all the votes cast.
the cardinal-deacOn teller announces
the name. the junior cardinal-deacon
rings Il bell. and the master of cere-
monies ana the secretary enter the
chapel. Then the cardnal-dean and
two other cardinals approach the new
~ elected Pope. and ask him if he ac-
cepts the election; if he does, all the
canopieS over the cardinals seats are |
taken down, except that over his seat |
what name he will take and the sec |
rotary takes note of all that is happen
ing. Two cardinal-deacons then lead !
the new Pope behind the high altar, |
where he puts on the pontifical vest |
ments; he then seats himself before the |
high altar. and receives the saluta- |
tons of all the cardinals. who kiss him |
on the foot. the hand and the mouth. |
The cardinal-camerlengo then places
the ring of the Fisherman on his |
finger. which the Pope gives back, that |
his name may be engraved on it. 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: II announce to you a
great JOY. We have as Pope the most
eminent and most Reverend -,
Cardinal Of the Holy Roman church.
who has taken the name Of -
The regulations prescribed that if the
cardinals cannot make a choice in
three days. thereafter until they do
they shall have but one meal day,
and if they do not make a choice in five
days thereafter. their single meal shall
consist of bread and wine or water.
These We're changed later, and no sucn
rule holds good now. The conclaVe
which elected Gregory XVI. in 1881
lasted 80 days. The cardinals did not
have to live on bread and water or
wine for those 80 days
If the cardinal-dean himself is
chosen Pope the cardinal camerlengo
acts in his place in the conclave after
the election. The burning of the bal
lots formerly was a very important
signal to the waiting crowds. as it
meant that the election had not been
made. Each day during a conclave
the people of Rome assembled at about
10 O'Clock and again at to see if smoke
came from the chimney connected with
the chapel where the balloting took
place Whether they will do 50 at the
next conclave or whether. in spite of
all the VOWS Of silence, tie proceedings
will he reported from day to day in thes
papers. is question that time alone
can answer.
An account of the dongs at a con-
clave and Of how far the regulations
are applied. may be read in the Goth
chapter of Shorthouse's "John Ingle-
SAINT" Mr.. Trollope. who compiled a
book on the conclaves, says that COM