Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-11
ELECTION OF PORES,

The election Of pope Is a most
elaborate ecclesiastical AFFAIR. There are
three modes. which are each considered
valid, viz, scrutiny compromise. and
reclamation scrutiny Is the method
generally adopted II II called com.
promise when the cardinals agree TO
entrust the election TO committee con-
sisting OF two or three members. Elec.
ton by reclamation Is considered to De
by quasl-insplration
Ten days after the pope is dend the
conclaye must be constructed The
large halls Of the palace are partition
ed on. so as to furnish two or three
rooms for each cardinal The first day
OF the conclaye visitors a.e admitted,
but In evening they are all turned cut
and the entrances to the hail are al
walled up, except one, which Is care
fully guarded night and day The
cardinals are thus isolated irom the
world If after three days there is no
election, the food supply Of the voters
Is restricted, and II five days more
elapsed without result the food form
erly was restricted 10 bread, Wine and
water, but this rule is now modified.
The daily HE Of cardinal during
the time Of election Is scs,ewhat as
follows ats in the morning an official
wakes the cardinals. who assemble be-
fore the altar provided and hear
mass. after which ballot is taken and
II there Is no result they retire for
breakfast IN discussion, possibly
elec,loneerlng, exercise and other ways
they pass the time until 2 o'clock In
the afternoon when another ballot Is
taken, ana il without result they dine
and pass the afternoon as best they
can. an retiring at dark to await the
next days events.
The election OF Pope Leo was effect
ed IN three ballots. According to an ar
tlcle IN the S. James Gazette, on Feb.
IS. 1873. the Sacred college was as
sembled, and the signal extra omnes'
was sounded The Vatican having been
thoroughly searched and the isolation
found complete The cardinals took up
their places In their stalls Each car
dlnals stall was surmounted by cam
opy-to be removed the moment the
new Pores name was announced one
by one the cardinals names were called.
and each cardinal, on hearing II, APP
preached the altar, knelt, rose again,
and holding his voting paper above his
head. said Il call upon Christ, our
Lord, who shall judge me, TO witness
that vote for him whom l believe
before God ought TO be chosen, and that
snail do the same at the accessory
ballot" When all the cardinals had
placed their papers IN the chalice, it
WIS found that no pope had been elect.
ed. Twenty-three papers bore the name
Of Cardinal Peecl and the number was
too low. In the gecond ballot, on the
evening Of the next day, Cardinal pecc
had twenty-six votes. and at the third
time Of voting. he received fotty-four
votes By four votes he had been elect
al. The canoples were then taken
down from above the cardinals stalls
all but Cardinal Peccrs, and the sub.
deacon Frustrated himself before the
chosen cardinal Dost thou accept
thy due and regular election 10 the
sovereign pontfoateg' he asked. and
Cardinal sFeccl replied: such being
Gods will cannot gainsay it," Asked
under which name he would be known,
he answered; "Aa'Leo the Thirteenth.
In remembrance o, Leo the Twelfth,
whom | have always venerated.' IN
a dressing room opening from the
chapel hung white vesiments OF an
sizes, and here the cardinals clad the
new pope in spotless whitc--dazed and
baraly conscious, a graphic writer says
At IA quarter past one the name Of the
neY pope vas announced from, a bal
cony Of 81, Peters u aunciuce 10