The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-31

satisfied was Cardinal Mazzary. who,
as -primate of Hungary, Is the wealth.
est of the cardinals. He is credited
with an income of 100000 annually.
He insists that he cannot eat with the
others. and must have his meals out
side.
Tonight experiments were made with
the Kitchens. the working of which is
considered quite important. as about
800 people must be fed thrice daily for
an indefinite period The trials were
completely successful. The revolving
dumb walters were also tested. They
are characteristically Roman, and con-
.sist of wheels with shelves. on which
things are placed, and they are made,
TO revolve, carrying things in or out,
but making it quite impossible for per-
sons on either side to see each other.
Pope Leo's Biosrapher.
1t is reported that Count Soderini,
whose position at the Vatican is that
of bearer of the golden rose," the
greatest gift which pope can confer
upon women Of royal families, was in
trusted by Leo with the task of writ
ing the history of his pontificate, en-
joining upon him the fact that he
wished true history and not a eulogy.
Count Soderini was furnished with
opoiiddHI uOCuIlGHlS LOT HIS WOTk.
During the meeting of the congrega-
ton of the cardinals today the Gamer
lingo read an autograph letter from
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria,
Which added renewed condolences on
the death of Leo and expressed the
hope that the sacred college would be
inspired by the great interests of the
church in choosing his successor. The
letter produced a strong impression,
To viii !,
special message.
Subsequently Cardinal Oreglia ex-
planned how the work of the conclave
was to be carried on, recalling the
principal rules which were to govern
the body and recommending their
strict observance. He outlined a pro-
gramme for tomorrow, which will con-
sist Of the mass to the Holy Ghost in
the morning, together with the deliv-
erance of the Grafton pro pontifice eli
gendo.
When They Will Enter concIave.
The cardinals will enter the con-
clave at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
Each of the cardinals today received a
medal struck by the carmerlingo to
maintain the tradition of his sover-
eighty during the interregnum. 1t is
intended to strike coins also for all the
conclayists and servants who are to
be present. Cardinals San Miniatelli,
Macchi and Della Volpe were charged
with the duty of visiting the apart
ments Of the conclave, and Cardinals
Trfpoti and Boschi with visiting the
precincts of the conclave for the pur-
pose of making sure that there will be
no possibility of communication with
the outside world. They are to make
their report to the congregation tomor-
row.
The question of the compensation to
be given to the physicians who treated
the late pontiff during his last illness
was also discussed in the congregation.
The executors of the will said that the
money remaining after the charitable
requests left by Leo are paid would
be only about $4,000. This sum was
considered insufficient, and a commits
sion of cardinals was instructed to
augment it to such an amount as
might seem appropriate.
Strength of Candidates.
Those who know the sacred college
best consider it certain that Cardi.al
Rampolla will command the largest
number of votes on the first ballot His
strength, it is believed, will be about
twenty-five votes. but even with this
large number to start with, it is
thought he will have difficulty in max
y.
now appear to be Cardinals Serafino
Vannutelli. with about twelve votes
Gotti, with ten. and Oreglia. with
eight. The reS,ainde: of the votes will
be scattered among the lesser candi-
dates, more as marks of personl favor
than with much idea of ultimate sue
cess.
AS forty-two votes -thirds) are
necessary to elect, the first ballot will
be Immediately followed by second,
called accessit, or supplementary.
vote; that is. each cardinal choosing If
he wishes a fresh candidate, but one
who has already been voted for. It is
thought very unlikely, considering the
widely scattered character of the vot-
ing which will occur on the first ballot,
that any candidate will receive the
prescribed two-thirds in the first ac-
cessit.
Will 1t Be Gotti?
If Rampolla's vote is not augmented
enough to elect, it is believed that he
will be obliged to throw his strength to
some member of his party, and in such
an event Gotti and Di Pietro are most
frequently mentioned. The latter as
well as Oreglia, have repeatedly de-
clared that they do not covet the cleo
ton. If in the accessit vote Saturday
morning, RampolIa's forces or those of
mented it is believed the election of the
new pope might occur at the balloting
Saturday afternoon, or almost surely
in those to be taken on Sunday.
If, however, there are no decided
breaks in the accessit vote the contest
may be prolonged until the leaders,
finding their own success impossible,
come to some agreement among
themselves on neutral candidate,
among whom Cardinal Richelmy, arch
bishop of Turin, and Cardinal Bacilieri,
bishop of Verona, are most spoken of.
The majority of the diplomatic body
accredited to the Vatican are of the
opinion that if Rampolla does not sue
coed, Gotti will be elected.
How Popes Are Elected,
The rule of procedure of the con-
clave dates from constitution" of
1856, and is the most absolute rule of
all. 1t is modified however. in prac-
tice by an interesting and little under
stood system of transferable votes,
known as accession" which will be
described presently. That and many
other devices were invented for the
purpose of avoiding the risk of a very
protracted struggle-for conclaves,
even in recent times, have lasted for
six months, and in earlier days they
lasted still longer. The voting will no