The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-15

more than year. Tie rule about the number
Of servants is aid to he ignored each cardinal
having three, and more II he wants them.
The conclave having begun in the evening of
the eleventh day, the cardinals go to .thcr
cells Theese are wooden booths arranged in
the largest hall Of the concla,e; there is one
booth Tor each cardinal. the booths ~ those
cardinals created by the pope just dead are GOV.
cred with purple serge over tho door " each
apartment is placed the coat Of arms Of the oc-
cupant. Whether or not a cardinal goes into the
conclave, he has to pay for his cell, which costs
him about a thousand dollars
In the morning the cardnsldea says low
mass of the Holy Ghost, at which all the csrdi'
mails receive the communion. This is said in the
Sistinc or the Pauline chapel. Then a scrutinum
or vote is taken. Only the cardinals are allowed
in the chapel at this time but no cardinal can
be kept out cardinal arriving late may I've
admitted, but only a sick person may leave the
concave after he is once in. Even an escom'
municatcd cardinal may vote.
Three cardinals. one from each order. are eho.
sen to act as tclers. In turn the cardinals ap'
proach the vase on the altar, and, knecling. pray
for guidance. Then they take this oath: ~
call upon God. who will he my Judge. 10 witness
that ! choose tho person whom before God !
judge ought to I've elected, and that will do
the same on the accession" and having sworn
lots are prepared thus At one end the cardinal
writes his name: he then folds the ballot 40
that his name shall not appear as the ballot is
examined hist. and seals the fold, the name OF
his candidate he writes in these words: II
choose for supreme Pontf the Most Reverend
-------" and seals this part of the ballot.
When the cardinals present have voted the tell
crs begin to count the ballots, Tho first teller,
a cnrdinal.hishop, takes out the ballots, opens
the first told and sees the name Of the candidate,
he passes it to the second teller, cardinal
priest. who also looks at IL, and hands II 10
| the third teller, a cardinal deacon, who reads
out the name Of the candidate II il is found
that no candidate has two.thirds vote, second
ballot is held AZ once All the cardinals 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: 81 60 over TO - while
those who do not accede write: ~ go over 10
no one"
After all have voted on the accession. the
tellors open the new ballots and place each
| alongside Of the ballot frst cast that has the
same seal; when an accession ballot ia Tor the
| same person as the first ballot with the same
| seal. it is not counted hut IL a different name
| is found, the accession ballot s counted. Then
| the votes of the two ballots are counted. and
| the result declared. II one candidate has Just
| two.thirds Of the votes, the ballots ore opened
| entirely, SO that the name of each voter may
| he seen; il the candidate has voted for himself
| his vote is not counted and SO he lacks one o
| an election. Then tho ballots are burned, and 4
second ballot is taken in the afternoon.
| q
| When one candidate has the necessary Two
| thirds Of all the votes cast, the cardnsl.deaoor
| teller announces the name, the junior cardinal
| deacon rings a bell, and the master of cere
| monies and the secretary enter the chapel. Thsr
! the cardini-dean and two other cardinals ap
| proach the newly elected pope, and ask him i
he accepts the election; i he does, all the cano
pies over the cardinals seats are taken down, OK
| Ccpt that over his scat. The cardinal dean ther
asks the pope what name he will take and th'
| secretary takes note Of all that is happening
| Two cardinal deaCons then lead the new pop'
| behind the high altar, where he puts on tn
pontifcal vcstments; he then seats himself he
| fore the high altar, and receives the salutation
| Of all the cardinals who kiss him the foot
| the hand and the mouth. The cardinal Gamer
lengo than places the ring ot the fisherman or
his finger. which the pope gives back, that hi
name may he engraved on il. Then the seniO
cardinal deacon, preceded Ivy musicians and th
| choir singing "Ecce Saccrdos Magnus," goes Il
| the balcony and announces the election TO th
people, 81 announce to YOU a great JOY. w
have as pope the most eminent and most Rever
end ------. cardinal OF the Holy Roma,
church, who has taken the name Of -
The regulations prescribed that II the cardinal
| cannot make a choice in three DAYS. thcrcafte
until they do they shall have hut one meal
day. and II thcy do not make choice in fv
days thereafter, their single meal shall consist q
| bread and wine or water. These were change
later, and no such rule holds good now. Tn
conclave which elected Gregory XVI. in 1881 last
ed fifty days. The cardinals did not have TO liv