Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-08-12

the middle. The senior cardinal-bishop
occupies Il seat on the gospel side Of the
main altar. The senibc cardinal-deaeon
sits on the opposite or epistle side. Other
cardinals. bishops. priests and deacons
are arranged around in the order of the
date of their creation.
Cardinals in their places or ut any of
the six additional tables I'LL their
"schede," or voting papers, folding dow
and sealing the top end of the paper.
Where the voters name is written. and
the bottom end. where each writes some
seriptural motto. which becomes his dis
~tinetiye mark and which lie uses through
the election. In the middle of the paper.
between the two sealed folds. each cleo
tar writes the name of the candidate
far whom he votes. that name alone be-
iis unseale,l and open.
On tue main altar at the communion
table stands a large chalice. covered by
a pix. Whom all are ready each cardinal
In turn steps up 10 the altar. swears
aloud that his vote is given upon con-
scientious conviction. then lays his paper
on the pix, and raises and tits the pix,
letting his paper slide into the ehalice.
When all have voted the s~crutineers ex-
anime the papers, read and tell the can
didateS' names, breaking no seals.
Should none Of the candidates obtain
the legal number of votes (two-thirds Of
the votes. witt one additional, the after
noon, an '.accessit" ballot becomes neces-
sGry. Each voter is then allowed to
change his mind. or forsake his morning
candidate, whom he may consider hope
less. aud 'aceedc' or join his vote to
that OF any other candidate who has al
ready secured votes in the morning and
mag have a better chance. In this case
the voter writes in his paper "acced0"
before tie name of his new candidate.
If he wishes to abide by his morning
vote. he writes 'aecedo nemini,' thus
confirming his morning vote.
The scrutineers again read and tell the
votes. unsealing the bottom end of the
voting papers. to establish the identity
of the morning and evening vote of each
elecfor By the scripfarai motto distiu-
Snishine him. without. however. breaking
fin seal al thu top end, where the voters
name Is written, which remains a secret.
II neither At the morning nor evening
ballot any Of the candidates has obtained
The legal number Of votes. the papers
are DhFl3t Win am straw, emitting a
dense smoke. and this smoke, arising
from tie well-known chimney, informs
thu outer world that no Pope has been
nIase. aHl that a new ballot has become
necessary Should any candidate obtain
precisely two-thinis Of tie woes. his W
voting paper must be singled out and
the seal c~onecaIing his name broken to
make SURE that he has not voted for him
self. IT be has not done 80 his election
is valid
Considerable error has been made ia
.he yarious analyses that have been re-
gently published concerning the sacred
college. This has been largely due to
the constant changing Of the personnel
of the college by the deaths Of cardinals
and the creation Of new ones. In tie
college ~ Il is now constituted there
are fhiriy-niae Italian cardinals and not
lor.y-eight. as has been stated il many
accounts pubiishet heretofore. OF the
153 appointed by Pope Leo sixty~tIree
remain. The sole survivor Of those ap.
pointed BY Pope Pins IN. IL the cardinal
cznssrlengo. Oreziis ii SantO Stefano.
At preseaf there are ea sesiy sYs for
eign cardinals.