The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-28

H6l6ulIdIN Uldf6Hd OF the CQuTCQ.
The cardinal camerlengo holds the
inside key.
To every candidate are allowed two
conclavists for his attendants. a
chaplain and squire. a cardinal
prince or a cardinal aged or infirm
may add third. In addition to their
eminences and these conclavists
there are inclosed a sacristan Cal
ways an Augustinian friar) and his
sub-sacristians, five masters Of cere-
monies, a Jesuit for confessions, two
doctors, a surgeon, two BARRIERS, an
apothecary and their respective boys,
a mason, carpenter and sixteen ser
wants for mental work Great care
is taken in choosing these lay per-
sons lest any of them should be Sc
cret agents of the ministers of the
secular powers.
Methods of Election.
There are five ways by which a
pope may be elected:
l. BY compromises. e., when
the cardinals appoint a committee Of
themselves with power to name the
pope.
, BY inspiration-i. e., when a
body Of cardinals put themselves to
shout: The Jesuit cardinal is pope"
or The Cardinal of Westminster is
pope" by which method other voices
are attracted and the minimum ma
jority of twO-thirds plus one attained,
8. By adOration-i. e. when a min
! imum majority CT twO-thirjs plus one
of cardinals go spontaneously 10
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! lege.
i. BY scrutiny. e, when each
cardinal records a vote in writing Sc
cretly. A pope is rarely found by
scrutiny.
>. BY accession-i. e., when the
scrutiny having failed to give the
, minimum majority Of twO-rhirds plus
one to any cardinal. the opponents of
him whose tally is highest shall &C
cede to him.
The first three ways are obsolete,
and these twO-scrutiny and accession
alone need be considered.
Voting.
Blank voting papers are handed TO
the cardinals Each voting paper is
a palm in length and half a palm in
width
Each cardinal in turn takes his
folded voting paper between the
thumb and index finger Of his ringed
hand, holding it aloft in view of all.
So, and alone. he goes to the altar,
makes his gelufeXiOn on the lowest
step; on the highest step he swears
his oath aloud that his vote is free.
On the paten which covers one of
the great golden chalices ne lays his
voting paper He tits the paten IN
I'll the paper slides from it into the
chalice. He replaces the paten as a
cover and returns unattended to his
throne.
When every vote has been record
ed thus the Augustinian sacrstan
sings the mass of the Holy Ghost. The
TWO great golden chalices, one empty
and the other full Of voting papers,
stand upon the altar. Three prelates,
called scrutineers. watch these.
At the end the last scrutineer takes
t-e tc1ded voting papers. one by one,
oh ar slowly. so that all may
Gun zen. an puts them from the
tUli q Il aLpty chalice.
Ere IN on of irregularities.
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papers tnan there be cardinals pres
ent. he burns them all, and their
eminences must vote again.
But when the number of voting
papers equals the number of cardi-
nails present, the first cardinal bishop
the first cardinal priest and the first
cardinal deacon bring the chalice full
of voting papers from the altar to the
table Of scrutiny. They retire and
the scrutineers approach the table
and face the sacred college.
The first scrutineer empties the
chalice in to the table. One by one
he opens the folded papers, looks at
the name of the cardinal on each and
passes the paper to the third scru-
tineer, who reads the name aloud.
When the scrutiny brings forth nc
Pope with a majority of tWo-tnirds
plus one the sacred college tries elec
CiOn by succession.
Fresh voting papers are used, on
which the cardinals who wish to vote
in favor Of him who tailed highest il
the scrutiny will write: Il accede
to Lord Sorafno. Lord Cardinal Of
Frascati," or Il accede to Lord Domi-
mic of Mary, Lord Cardinal of Tyre
These accession are placed in the
| chalice on the altar with the ceremon-
| les of the scrutiny. but the oath is
not resWOrn.
If no one yet obtains minimum ma
jority of two-thirds plus one-that is
to say thirty-seven notes.-the con
clave will retire from the Sistine
Chapel until the following day, and
the Intellectual votes are burned.
This procedure obtains day after
| day unail cliques are broken down,
until all doubts have disappeared. I'M
til the Holy Spirit sends light to
| tighten the minds Of men that they
may see the will of God and give it