Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-07-27
ELECTION OF the POPE.

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OF the new pontiff.
Connected with the chapel, which
is itself on the first floor of the Vati-
can, are large galleries which are
fitted up for the reception of the car
dinals and their attendants, and the
arrangements are such that when
their eminences have entered the
place of conclave, the entire section
of the Vatican set apart for the pur-
pose can be shut off entirely from the
outside world, the intention being
that the members of this exalted
council shall be subjected to no mum
dane influences. Once within the
confines of the conclave the massive
doors are shut with double locks and
from that moment until the new
pontin Is elected, no person is allowed
to pass In or out. The meals for the
assemblage are prepared within the
walls OF the Vatican, and are de-
livered through q wicket gate, or
rather easement, let into the great
door. I'll here, also, that, on the
first day of the coDclave, committee
OF cardinals, appointed by the whole
body, gives audience to the foreign
ENJOYS. This, however, takes place
before the conclave has actually met
for the papal election.
When mass has been said, and all Is
prepared, the conclave proceeds to
It's solemn task. The election of
pope is effected by three methods: by
reclamation or alteration, in which is
embodied the idea of direct divine
inspiration; by compromise; or by
vote. The late Pope Leo was elected
on the second day of the conclave by
acclaim alton. The system of voting,
called the scrutinium, is regulated by
exact prescription. The proceedings
are under the direction of six cardi-
nails, two from each order of bishops,
priests, and deacons. Every cardinal
is provided with voting paper, on
which he writes the name of his
chosen candidate, but not his own
name. No one is permitted to vote
for himself. When the requisite in
terval has passed, each cardinal, be-
ginning with the one of the most
ancient creation, leaves his staff and
advances to the high altar. Amid
solemn hush the elector prays for a
while on the altar steps, and then,
declaring that his vote is given ac-
cording to his conscience, drops his
voting paper in the chalice. When
all have voted in like manner, the six
scrutineers examine the papers and
proclaim the result. If no cardinal
has obtained the required number of
votes-two-thirds of the number of
cardinals present plus one-the re-
suit is declared void, and the voting
papers, collected together, are
burned in brazier with damp straw,
the dense smoke from which issues
through a particular chimney, wish
BILE from outside, and proclaims to
the outside world that 70 election
has taken place. Under these cir
cumstances on the afternoon of the
same day second vote takes place,
supplementary to the first, and called
the accessit vote. In this the proce-
dure embodies the theory that the
cardinal who has obtained the largest
number of votes in the morning is
the most acceptable to the conclave.
Consequently his name is the only
one considered for the moment, and
each cardinal votes for him by writ
ing the word "accedo" on his seheda,
or voting paper, or signifies his dis
sent by the words, "accedo nemini."
II this new vote leads to no result,
the papers are burned as before and
the coDclave adjourns until the fol-
lowing morning, when the election
begins afresh and quite irrespective
Of the previous days proceedings.
When, at length, the determining
vote is taken and the cardinal dea-
con, as scrutineer, announces that
certain candidate has been elected
pope, there is a departure from the
procedure adopted hitherto. The
cardinal deacon opens each folded
voting paper fully, and, reading the
Latin motto, which each cardinal
has to inscribe on it for the purpose
of ultimate Identification, makes
known how each member of the con-
clave has voted. In old days when
much depended upon the favor of the
pontiff the knowledge that the newly
elected pope would learn the names
of bis opponents was frequently
determining factor when the voting
became close, and induced waverers
to rally to candidate who appeared
TO have a good prospect of success
The election being over, a summons
is at once sent to the project of cere-
monies, who speedily enters the
chapel, bearing the "Fisherman's
Ring" An interval then occurs dur
ing which the canopies are removed
from the stalls of all the cardinals ex-
cept that of the newly elected pope,
and His Holiness retires to robe him.
self in the pontifical vestments. On
his return the "Fisherman's Ring'' is
placed on his finger by the cardinal
camerl MO and the new vipar of