Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-06

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Of the conclave keeps its keys inside and
the marshal of9he eonclave. whose once
II hereditary in the prfncely house OF Chtgi,
keeps the keys without.
At the gate Of the conclave. however,
there is q WICKET uotaJ. which Is care
fully watched BY fire papal masters OF
and formerly by delegates Of the city OF
Rome. &
All the meals Of the cardinals are passed
through this wicket.
claves kitchen was attached to the con-
claye Of Leo XIII. which was also conspic-
uous for great disregard of numerous re-
strictions. and for considerable attention to
clavists.
High Mass & St. Peters.
On the tenth day after the pope's death
the cardinals hear high mass at st. Peters.
and then go IN procession to enter into the
conclave. singing tbs Vent Creator Spirttus
or hymn in honor Of the Holy Ghost. On
the first day they are at liberty to return
home to- dine IL they choose, but at
o clock the bell OF the ,conclave is rung by
the order Of the dean for all visitors to de-
part. At 2 o'clock the second signal Is
to be opened again until the conclave is
over. except that a cardinal who has not
entered it may do so at any time,
There are three methods of election-elec-
ton by compromise, by alteration and by
ballot
In the election by compromise the cardi-
mails. If unable to agree. nominate one or
more members Of their body to designate
the new pope.
Election by alteration or reclamation
takes place when a number Of cardinals
amounting to two-thirds at least. acclaim
the pope without preliminary ballot
Ia IA M
regularly adopted. Twe-thirds of the votes
of the cardinals present are, as already
mentioned. necessary fur election, and the
The act Of. voting ia performed in the
Capella Paolina. and the votes are taken
twice a day. Al .s~'-
Method Of Voting.
Each cardinal. writes On little table in
the corner of the chapel the name Of the
candidate he would elect, in a feigned
hand. in the center OF, the voting ticket.
This is Of an oblong. form, prepared accord
ing to- the directions of the bull Of Gregory
XIV. 4rg =:
In the center are the printed words,
"Eligo in Summum Pontihcen RIM. DIM.
meum. D. Card q elect Sovereign Pom
tin my Lord CARDINAL 10y, after which
the voter inscribes the pame of the candi-
date he would elect.
The ticket is so made that the ends above
and sealed. leaving only the center inscrip-
ton visible. In the upper fold the writer
signs his name, and then seals down the
fold with a small seal, which each voter
which he prevents others from seeing.
Within the lower fold he writes a Latin
motto from the Bible and number. seal
ing 1T up likewise.
without again sealing it and approaches the
altar, on which is placed a chalice, covered
with paten. ~, -..-
At the foot of the, altar the voter lifts up
his hand and exhibits the ticket between
his thumb and finger. He then kneels and
prays for a moment, after which he takes
oath that he Is about to elect him whom,
according to God, he thinks ought to be
paten and slips # from thence into the
chaltce. which he covers UP again. Then he
makes anew reYerence before the altar
and returns to his place.
IT the cardinal la infiym and cannot walk,
one Of the scrutatprs, goes to his place to
receive the ticket JON. the paten. after the
cardinal has takeIk the. prescribed OATH. II
he is sick in his sell three cardinals, ap-
with a closed box. like money box, to re-
ceive his vote and takejt to the chapel.
Cardinals Score Votes.
They turn the voting tickets out on the
paten and count them and commence the
scrutiny.
The first scrutator takes a ticket and
opens II and reads III low voice the name
of the cardinal written thereon, passing
the ticket on to the SECOND scrutator. who
reads 1t in the same way, passing 1t on to-
the third. The third scrutator proclaims In
a loud voice the name inscribed on each
ticket, and as he does this the cardinals,
who are all seated In their places with
printed list OF all the members of the
Sacred College before them, on paper ruled
with red lines, score one by. one the votes
obtained by each cardinal, and the third
scrutator files the votes as he receives them
on string. f
If any cardinal has received two-thfrds
Of the votes of those present in cOnclavc
he is pope. If no one obtains this number
they pass Immediately to the ballot per
accessum. In the ballot per accessum each
cardinal has the right of voting anew for
different candidate from the one for whom
he first voted. and for this purpose, by the
aid of the number and his motto from the
Bible the scrutator examines his first
ticket in order to see that he does not vote
twice for the same cardinal.
If In the second round OF the ballot any
cardinal gets number of votes which are
sufficient when added to the number he OBJ
tanned in the first round to make UP two
thirds he is pope; and generally the popes
are elected in the second round
Smoke Proclafms Election.
After each ineffectua1 scrutiny the voting
papers are burned and the people of Rome
have sometimes OWNED that the election
of the pope has not been. completed by the
non-appearance of the stumata. or smoke,
from the chimney of the conclave, which
they watch every day at the appointed
hour of voting in the morning.
But at last the Sacred College has de-
cided The pope has been chosen. There
he sits still among the cardinals, pale with
emotion; those who are near him retire to
a distance; all fall upon their knees. The
dean and the senior cardinal priest ap
proach him and ask If he accepts the dig
nifty and what name he will take.
Chooses His Own Name.
The pope-elect consents and gives out the
name under which he will be known as the
pope. He is led behind the altar. where
pontifcal robes of white are in readiness
and slippers embroidered with the cross of
gold He is placed in the chair of st.
Peter The cardinal and dean kneel and
kiss his foot and his right hand; the pope
lifts them up and kisses them on both
cheeks (osculum pacisy. The other cardi-
nails follow and chant 'Ecce Sacerdos Mag
nus" This is the ceremony of the first
alteration after which the dean, preceded
hv az criafa no and the DaDal cross DrO-