The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
 Many Names For Place Still Mentioned. RAMP0LLA HOLDS LEAD No Certainty as to Chances 0f
 the Candidates. tkN. - The Members of Conclave Take Clean Linen for Only Three Days, Evidently Anticipating
 No Deadlock.
RAMPOLLA HOLDS LEAD

Rome, July 1.-(Midnight.) )-The largest conclave in the history of the Catholic Church has assembled in the sistine Chapel for the purpose of electing a suc- cessor to Leo XII. Sixty-two cardinals with over 200 clerical and lay attendants are, to all intents and purposes, prisoners within the Vatican.
 Dr. Lapponi's duties began immediate ly after the opening of the conclave, much fear being expressed concerning the health of Cardinals Mocenni. Cretont and Langenieux, who are already i'll. The first cardinal to be taken to his bed was Cardinal Herrera y Espinosa. Archbishop of Valencia who is S1 years of ago and was appointed a cardinal at the consistory held in June last. He is prostrated by over-fatigue..
 Doctors have ordered him to take abso- lute rest. Although Cardinal Herrera Is confined to his "celf' by his illness, he will be allowed to take part in the con- clave, by voting. If he is not able to get up.
 The Cardinals at Supper.
 News from within the precincts of the conclave at midnight is to the effect that after prayers the Cardinals took supper at common table with the exception of nine VI tnethi, WHO iuad tnelf meals served in their cells, Cardinal Herrera Espinosa with the assistance of cordial adrninis- tered by Dr. Lapponl, is reported to have gone quietly to sleep.
 Tomorrow morning the cardinals will enter upon the solemn duty of choosing the new Pope by ballot The general inn pression exists that within two or three days possibly, though not probably to- morrow. new Pope will be chosen, But no matter how long time may Le re- Quired. the absolute seciusion If the princes of the church from the outer world, must, according to the church law continue until choice Is made,
 Approximations as to who wiil wear the tiara as Leo's successor have little value, as even the cardinals who this evening entered their cells seemed to be without definite ideas as to the issue. Cardinals Rampolla. Serafino Vannutelli Di Pietro, Gotti and Oreglia continue to be most frequently mentioned as the like ly candidates, but the moment the name of one of them is mentioned a hundred reasons are supplied to show that he could not possibly be elected.
 No Organized Campaign.
 So seldom have the majority of cardi- nals now here met each other and so widely do they differ in nationality, of personality that no organized movement in support of any one cardinal has thus far been practicable.
 The rival claims of the leading Italian cardinals. so freely ventilated ia the local press. are matters which are all import ant in connection with the decision of the conclave.
 More interesting. perhaps, in a certain way Is the impression which prevails in certain sections, that no matter what the verdict of the conclave may be, great changes are pending in the policy of the Vatican and that within a year CT two the new Pope will no longer consider him. self prisoner in the Vatican. nut will, unlike Leo, leave it's precincts when nec- essary.
 By o'clock this afternoon all the car dinals had arrived at the vatican and had gone to their cells.
 The conclave has been duly formed and its members are now shut out from the outer walls. Everything is prepared for tomorrow's voting.
 Shortly after o'clock the cardinals be- gan to appear on St. Peters piazza, where . small crowd watched interestedly and raised their hats as the princes of the churches passed into the rear entrance of the vatican. With each cardinal was the servants who will attend his wants during the conclave. Some had bags in the carriages with them. though most of the baggage had been sent on before hand. The majority of the cardinals contended themselves with taking port U0dnleduS ana HdHu DdBS.
 Snapshots at Cardinals.
 At the vatican doors the Swiss Guards kept back the curious crowd among whom were many. priests. Photographers wig orously snapped the occupants of the black carriages prior to their entrance to what one cardinal called prison.
 About 4:40 the carriages drove up in rapid succession until there was a long line of vehicles waiting All the car dinals who were known to the people such as Gotti, Serafno Vannutelli Agliardi. satolli and Martinelli. received cordial greetings from the spectators. Cardinal Gibbons passed by unnoticed.
 In the colonnade of St. Peters several hundred soldiers were drawn up, but they had nothing to do. a handful of gendarmes present being more than required to con trol the outside arrangements. The last cardinal to arrive was Naszary the pri- mate of Hungary, who drove up in hot haste few minutes before o'clock Exactly at o'clock, the official entrance in conclave of each cardinal occurred and at this hour they are settled in their new quarters. which it is understood each of the princes of the church has finally de- cided shall be for as short a time as possible as undoubtedly the discomfort will be very great.
 Confusion in Vatican.
 IL IS diHiOsl iH1posSlple to ueSCIloe tne confusion at the Vatican. each cardinal being attended, in addition to his con- clavist and servants, by some friends, relatives and followers, to whom he may give his instructions. besides minor pre- lates of all grades. Newspaper men and artists. to say nothing of the people at- tracted to the scene by curiosity. Such was the babel of voices that the Vatican officials, unaccustomed to such scenes showed the utmost bewilderment Cardl- nal Leco completely lost himself, and was eventually found by his conclavist who having missed him. discovered him wan dering in some unused rooms in the floor above the apartments of the past con clave At 5;50 p. m, however all the cardinals had been assembled together and two and two they moved in process sion to the Sistine Chapel. preceded by cross which was held aloft by a minor AFalata and acompanied by the Swiss