Willmar tribune., 1903-08-05
VOTE
FOR A new Pope
The First and Second Ballots Of the
Conclave Are Taken With
out Result.
IMPRESSIVE Ceremonies attend
GATHERING IN SlSTlNE CHAPEL

Cardinal Rampolla Is Said to Have
Led in First Ballot and Cardinal
Gibbons Received Two Votes-Cu-
rious People Watch the Signal
| Fires from the Burning Ballots.
Rome, Aug 3.-AccOrding to re-
liable source of information, It is stated
that at the first ballot Saturday morn
ing Cardinal Rampolla received 20 votes,
Serafno Vannutelli, 12; Gotti, Z; Greg
F.; liza. S; Di Pietro, 4; Capecelatro, 4; Ag-
liardi, 3, and Gibbons, 2, the remainder
being scattered.
Rome, Aug. 3-The cardinals all
awoke at an early hour Saturday morn
ing, to the ringing of loud bell, to real
ize the solemn business before them.
| Mass was said in the Pauline chapel by
Cardinal Oreglia, the camerlengo, who
afterwards administered communion to
each cardinal. The scene was really most
majestic, when the members Of the sa'
cred college, as humble communicates,
advanced to receive the communion
from the hands of the camerlengo, who
gave subsequently short address on
the solemn nature of the occasion. After
this each cardinal celebrated another
mass, either at an altar in the Sala
Ducale or in his own rooms at move
able altar prepared for the purpose.
Breakfast, consisting Of a cup of cof-
fee and rolls, followed. This was taken
privately by the cardinals in their cells.
Then the great business of the day
was at hand.
At ten o'clock all the cardinals assem-
bled in the Sistine chapel for the first
, ballot.
The cardinals went to the Sistine
chapel accompanied by their conclav-
lists carrying portfolios and papers.
When Cardinal Oreglia was seated, all
the others following his example,
prayers we're offered, after which Mon
signor Cagiano, the governor Of the con-
clave, called Exit Omnes," thus an
nouncing to the conclavists and prelates
that they must retire and leave the car
dinals alone.
Some Of the cardinals did not know
how to fold their papers, which caused
liza the camerlengO. demonstrated the
folding Of ballot to those near him,
and they in turn showed others how it
must be folded Each ballot was sealed
with no distinguishing mark. The next
. ballot proceeded much more smoothly
and quickly.
Each cardinal in turn, holding his
, ballot between his first finger and thumb
so that every one present could see 1t,
large chalice was standing kne1t and
| prayed briefly for guidance, and then,
rising, took the following oath:
Il call God to witness, He who shall
! Judge me, that elect him whom think
should be elected according to God. This
promise to do alsoin the accessit vote"
So saying, the cardinal dropped his
balolt in the chalice, bowed before the
altar and returned to his place.
! The balloting took very long time,
as many of the cardinals. owing to their
advanced age and illness, moved slowly,
and were obliged to have the assistance
of their colleagues.
| After the balloting was finished the
chalice was covered, well shaken and
the ballots we're publicly counted. Then,
passing them into a receptacle placed
on the table in the center of the chapel,
the two cardinals scrutinizers opened
the first ballot and passed it to a third
cardinal who read it out in loud voice
and the other cardinals noted the votes
on a printed list Of names with which
each was provided.
AS no cardinal received the prescribed
two-thirds of the votes a supplement
tary ballot was taken, with no better re-
suits. Consequently, at 11:20 a. m. all
the ballots were burned, the smoke be-
ing seen from the left side of the piazza
of st. Peters, where few curious peo-
pie. mostly newspaper men, had gath
cred to record this mute message.
At the Meeting in Sistfne Chapel.
Many were the grumblings at the un-
comfortable beds, the heat, the odors
and other discomforts endured, one
cardinal declaring he had not slept
wink because Of the mosquitoes.
The chapel presented a picture Of
much animation and beauty. Violet
was the leading note of color. Six
candles on the altar gave peculiar light,
in conjunction with the daylight stream
ing through the windows and cleaning
on the empty thrones on the long line
of seats, with their baldichinos (cano-
pies). occupied by the cardinals intent
upon the business in hand. Everything
was symbolic. Even the baldichinos
which were now raised over the car
dinals' chairs in the Sistine chapel
are sign that each member of the sacred
college has personal part in the SOW
ereignty Of the apostolic see, but when
pope is elected they are removed, the
new pontin alone remaining with this
symbol Of power.
The balloting in the afternoon did not
! differ in form from that of the morn
! mig. From what leaked out from the