The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-07-28
ELfCIlNG THE POPE.

On Thursday Of UhiS week dhe eyes
of the world will be turned toward
the vatican at Rome with renewed
interest, for on that day the sacred
college of cardinals assemble in con
clave to elect successor 10 the late
pope. The election will be surrounded
by all of the mystic ceremonial that
has BEEN accumulated through prac-
tice, and retained by tradition during
the many centuries Of the existence
OF the papaCy. The n5w pope will
be the two hundred and slXtieth to
hold the office through regular cleo
ton, there having been also num-
Der Of so-caled anti-pOpes who
usurped the office through the influ-
ence OF some sovereign and against
the wishes Of the church.
There are Ga cardinals nearly all
Of whom will be present. and a two
thirds vote is necessary to elect,
which really means two-thirds. and
one. as no cardinal is allowed to vote
for hims If. and no one is excused
from voting.
All doors leading to the apartments
in the vatican where the election is
held are walled UP, excepting one,
which one is provided with two locks
on each side, the respective keys to
which are held by the Camerlengo
within and the marshal without. The
door can only be opened ito admit a
belated cardinal, or to let out one
who is sick and ONE who departs on
account of sickness cannot return.
Four wickets or small doors are pro
wicket being guarded by three Off
Gals.
Besides the cardinals, the election
apartments contain about 175 attend
ants and officials, each of whom is
sworn to secrecy. The apartments
are divided by temporary partitions
into stalls or cells, double cell be
ing assigned to each cardinal and his
attendant.
The election may be by one of three
methods, by reclamation. by compro-
mise or by scrutiny. In the first
method all cardinals leave their cells
and do homage to one of their mum,
her, who with his own consent there,
by becomes pope, but his selection
must be unanimous, and no pope has
been elected by this method for over
300 years. Election by scrutiny is by
ballot and when the struggle is pro
tracted without any candidate receiv
ing the necessary two-thirds vote. the
method of compromise is used-s
small committee being appointed tC
select pope. This method as wei
as the practice off locking the cardi
nails in, was first adopted in the
thirteenth century when the conclavt
lasted for two and one-half years.
For several centuries the papa
chair has been held continuously 10y
an Italian and as all cardinals are
appointed by the pope. enough Ital
ian cardinals are appointed to insure
the election of an italian to the pa
pacy.
At the present time, however, the
italian cardinals are divided into two
dinal Rompolla. former secretary o
state to Pope Leo KILL and the othe1
favoring Cardinal Oregalia. In tn,
event that these two factions canno
ge; together it is possible that a for
eigner may be elected pope. and il
America, has been mentioned, hu
his chance of election is but sligh
as everything at the vatican is rule,
by tradition and ancient custom an,
to put a progressive American cardi
nal in the papal chair would be re
sacrilege.
In voting by ballot each cardina
must put his own name on the ballo
together with Latin inscription an
the name of the candidate for whor
h votes, the ballot being folded an
sealed so as to hide the name of tn
voter. Should the majority be jus
two-thirds. the ballots are opened t
see that the successful candidate di
not vote for himself In voting, eac
cardinal in order of seniority come
from his ell and. after kneeling i
silent prayer at the altar. rises ant
holding his ballot over the chalic
upon the altar. takes oath aloud tbs
he is voting for the man he believe
to be the most suitable; after whic
he puts his ballot into the chalic
AS soon as candidate receives suf
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mails pay him homage, and he a