The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-07-25
ELECTION oF A POPE.
Cardinals Locked Up in Their Cells
While Voting.


On the eleventh daysfollowing the death
of the pope the cardinals hold religious
services in the Church of St Peter at
Rome and then adjourn to the vatican,
where they meet in -conolave to elect the
late pope's successor The cardinal-dean
opens the proceedings by administering
the oath of secrecy concerning their pro-
ceedings. and then the cardinals are per-
mitted to receive their friends until even
ing. when they are shut up in their cells.
These cells are carefully guarded and no
person is allowed near them, except they
be on business connected directly with
the conclave, III order that no intruder
may communicate with the occupants or
obtain information which might be Of
value to the outside world or TO persons
interested in swaying the action of the
cardinals.
The cardinals, however, are not per-
mitted to suffer for lack of comforts
while in their, cells. They are allowed two
servants each 70 attend to all their
wants, and are served with such food as
they desire. Their meals are passed into
the place in hampers, but even these are
searched at the entrance to make sure
that nothing OF conuabaAd character is
smuggled in. BeLldes the> servants, tour
BARRIERS. two sacristans, two masters of
ceremonies. a carpenter, a mason ana
several other persons are permitted to
remain in the household
In the morning the cardinal-dean sings
the. mass, of the Hoiy Ghost, at
communion, after which the voting
begins. Each cardinal approaches the
altar. and after taking an oath pre-
scribed for the ceremony, places his bal
lot in a receptacle prepared for it. Three
cardinals who act as tellers count the
ballots when all have been deposited. a
two-thirds vote is necessary TO elect the
pope, and, If choice IS not made on the
Irst ballot, the cardinals continue to
vote until candidate receives the
requisite number, but only one ballot is
taken in one day. Upon the announce
nent that no candidate has been elected
the cardinals return TO their cells until
the following morning. when another bal
lot is taken Thus the election may be
prolonged many days, or it may be de-
ciced In a single sitting.
When it is found that an election has
been obtained the cardinal-dean an
nounces the name of the successful can
didate. the junior capGinal-deacon rings
a bell. and the master of ceremonies en-
ters the chapel with the secretary. The
cardinal dean and two cardinals approach
the successful one and ask him If he ac-
cepts the great office and upon his sig
nifyiug that he does accept it, all
canopies except that over his seat are re-
moved. The new pope then announces to
the cardinal dean the name which he has
selected and he is then led behind the
altar. where he dons the pontifical robes
in preparation for his reception of the
cardinals. The ring of the Fisherman is
then placed upon his finger, after which
the senior cardinal-deacon, followed by
musicians and singers. proceeds to the
balcony and makes official announcement
of the election OF the new pope as We'll
as The name by which he will be known.
This terminates the electoral proceedings.
Parisians Lack Interest.
Paris. July 2o-The death of the pope
did not cause any excitement in Paris
where it had been expected hourly al
most for 50 long time that the Pari-
slams appeared to have lost all interest
in the event. The subject of the pom
tiff's passing away is hardly mentioned
or discussed in the boulevard cafes, all
of which are crowded.