Evening journal., 1903-07-07
HOW CONCLAVE
VOTES FOR POPE
Cardinals Assemble Nine
Days After Leo Is De
clared Dead
THEY ARE LOCKED UP IN CELLS

Nine days after the Pope's death
there viii be crowds Ia the streets
about the Vatican Watching ntently a
certain chimney, ont of which the
smoke "sfumata" from little fire in
the conclave chamber VIII tell of the
success or otherwise of the voting Tor
the new uontim.
The ballot fo- every vote that is not
conclusive are Immediately burned in 4
brazer with damD straw, ana the smoke
that this sends up, seen by the waiting
throng outside, tells them that choice
has nor yet been made.
IL is one of the several peculiar and
ancient details Of the great ceremony
/ by which the new head of the Church
Is selected. The first Is when Cardinal
Orcglia, as Camerlingo Of the Vatican,
enters the room where the dead body Of
the Pope lies. lie will have a little sill
Yer hammer IN his hand, and with IL
ne viii tap the forehead of the dead
man thrice, calling at each stroke
Joachim Pecci' not by his official title.
Officially Declared Dead.
When Joachim Pecci, cold and silent
an death, does not thus answer the sig
net ring, the Ring of the Fisherman"
viii be drawn from his finger and he
will be then officially declared dead,
and the conclave that is TO elect the
successor Will be summoned.
This viii meet in nine days. IL takes
its name from The fact that the cardi-
mails are locked W. In "conclave" in a
room in the Vatican shut off from all
On the day OF the conclave all are
summoned from their cells by a bell
thrice rung. and repair 20 the assembly
chamber. From this moment until the
result of the voting is announced they
have no communication save with the
Vatican officials Their clothing and
even their food is searched, lest they
should contain correspondence from
friends outside. If, by the greatest ex-
ercise of loniency, visitor is admitted.
he must speak to the immurcd Cardinal
through a grating Of iron and in tone
loud enough TO be heard by the watch
ers. After night of this The conclave
is formally assembled early next fore
noon, and an repair 10 the Sistine
Chapel. where "a desk has been provided
for each CARDINAL In the middle of the
hall are six tables and behind these an
altar.
Votes Cast in a chalioe.
Immediately in front Of the altar IS d
table on which are two chalices for
holding the ballots. Before proceed
/ ing further, a search is made in the
chapel TO assure the conclavc of the fact
that none but those entitled to vote are
present Three inspectors Of the cleo
ton are then chosen by ballot Should
any cardinal be so IN that he is unable
to leave his dormitory, "a committee
is appointed TO visit him and take his
vote, which is brought TO the conclave
sealed and deposited in one of the chal-
ices.
Each cardinal writes on n little table
in the corner Of the chapel the name OF
the candidate he would elect. in the
centre of the voting ticket This is of
an oblong form, prepared according TO
/ the directions of the bull of Gregory
XIV.
In the centre are the printed words,
l"Eligo i'm Summum Pentihcen RIM.
Dmmeum. ID. Card" U elect Sovereign
Pontim MY Lord Cardinal ~, after
which the voter inscribes the name OF
the candidate he would elect.
AT the foot of the altar the voter lifts
up his hand and exhibits the ticket be-
tween his thumb and finger. He then
hneels and prays for moment after
which he takes oath that he Is about
to elect him whom. according TO God, he
thinks ought to be elected. He then
puts the ticket on the paten and slips
llt from thence into the chalice, which
he covers UP again. Then he makes
lancw a reverence before the altar and
returns to his place
When all have voted I'm like manner th'
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