Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11

the middle. The senior cardinal bishop
occupies seat on the gospel side of the
main altar. The senior cardinal-deacon
sits on the opposite or epistle side. Other
cardinals, bishops, priests and deacons
are arranged around in the order OF the
date of their creation.
Cardinals III their places or at any OF
the six additional tables fill their
"schede," or voting papers, folding down
and sealing the top end of the paper,
where the voters name is written, and
the bottom end, where each writes some
scriptural motto, which becomes his dis
tinctive mark and which he uses through
the election. In the middle OF the paper,
between the two sealed folds, each cleo
tor writes the name of the candidate
for whom he votes, that name alone be-
ing unsealed and open.
On the main altar at the communion
table stands large chalice, covered by
a pix. When all are ready each cardinal
in turn steps up to the altar, swears
aloud that his vote is given upon con-
scientious conviction, then lays his paper
on the pix, and raises and Tits the pix,
letting his paper slide into the chalice.
When all have voted the scrutineers ex-
anime the papers, read and tell the can
didates' names, breaking no seals.
Should none Of the candidates obtain
the legal humber of votes (two-thirds of
the votes, with one additionaD, the after
noon, an 'accessit" ballot becomes neces-
sary. Each voter is then allowed to
change his mind, or forsake his morning
candidate, whom he may consider hope
less, and "accede" or join his vote to
that of any other candidate who has al
ready secured votes in the morning and
may have a better chance In this case
the voter writes in his paper "accedo"
before the name Of his new candidate.
If he wishes to abide by his morning
vote, he writes "accedo nemini," thus
confirming his morning vote.
The scrutineers again read and tell the
vo1as. unsealing the bottom end Of the
voting papers, to establish the identity
of the morning and evening vote of each
elector by the scriptural motto distin-
guishing him, without, however, breaking
the seal at the top end. where the voters
name is written, which remains a secret.
If neither at the morning nor evening
ballot any of the candidates has obtained
the legal number of votes, the papers
are burnt with damp straw, emitting a
dense smoke, and this smoke, arising
from the well-known chimney, informs
the outer world that no Pope has been
made, and that a new ballot has become
necessary. Should any candidate obtain
precisely two-thirds of the votes, his own
voting paper must be singled out and
the seal concealing his name broken to
make sure that he has not voted for him
self If he has not done 80 his election
is valid.
Considerable error has been made in
the various analyses that have been re-
Gently published concerning the sacred
college. This has been largely due 30
the constant changing Of the personnel
Of the college by the deaths Of cardinals
and the creation Of new ones. In the
college as it is now constituted there
are thirty-nine Italian cardinals and not
forsy-eight. as has been stated in many
accounts published heretofore. OF the
153 appointed by Pope Leo sixty-three
remain. The sole survivor Of those ap-
pointed by Pope Plus *. is the cardinal
.camerleng0. Oreglia di Santo Stefano.
At present there are only twenty-five for
eign cardinals.