The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-07-25

is prepared. the conclave proceeds to
its solemn task.
The election Of a. pope is. effected by
three methods, Ioy. acclamation or adj
Grafton, in which is embodied the idea
Of direct divine inspirations; by the
compromise or by vote.
The late Pope. Leo was electedeon the
second day of the conclaves by accla-
nation.
The system of voting, called the
scrutinum, is regulated by exact pre-
scription The proceedings are under
the direction of six cardinals, two from
each order of. bishops, priests and dea-
cons. Every cardinal IS provided with
a voting paper on which he writes the
name of his chosen candidate, but not
his own name. No one is permitted to
vote for himself. When the requisite
interval has passed, each. cardinal, be-
ginning with the one of the most an
cient creation, leaves his seat and ad-
Vances to the nigh altar Amid
solemn hush the elector prays for
while on the altar steps and then, de-
claring aloud that his vote is given
according to his conscience, drops his
voting paper in the chalice.
The Smoke Signal.
When all have voted in like manner
the six scrutineers examine the papers
and proclaim the result. If no caTdl-
nal has obtained the required NUMBER
of tes-two-thirds Of the number OF
cardinals present plus one-the result
is declared void, and the voting papers
collected together, are burned in a bra
zier with damp straw, the dense smoke
from which issues through a particular
chimney. visible from the outside. and
proclaims to the outside world that no
election has taken place. Under these
circumstances on the afternoon OF the
same dav a second vote takes place,
supplementary to the first. and called
rher accessit vote. In this the proce-
dUre enbodies the theory that the car
dinaI who has obtained the largest
number of votes in he morning is the
most acceptable to the conclaVe Cph-
secuently. his name is the only one
considered for the moment ana each
cardinal votes for him by Wrllihs the
word "accedo'' on his scheda, or voting
paper or signifies his dissent by tlle
words "accedo nemini." If this new
vote leads to no result. the papers are
burned as before and the conclaVe al
ioi,rns until the following morning,
vbe,, the election begins afresh ana
o11ite irrespective of the previous DAY
r,yoceedincs. When at length the de-
fcrinining vote is taken and the caral-
raj deacon. the scrutineer, announces
that certain candidate has been elect
ed none there is a departure from the
procedure adopted hitherto. The car
final deacon opens each folded voting
-spe~ fully and. reading the Latln
,yo+to which each cardinal has to IN
scribe on it for the purpose OF ultimate
Identification. makes known now edcn
Irep7be, of the conclave voted. In Ola
Ia,.s when much depended upon the
fsyar of the pontiff. the knowledge
tsat the newly elected pope would learn !
he names of his opponents was ire
ouentIy a determining factor when the
voting became close and induced wa
verers TO rally to candidate VINO apc
reared to have a good prospect Vi
With Peters Ring.
The election being over a summons
Is at once sent to the project of cere-
monies. who speedily enters the chap
q hearing the fsherman's ring An
then occurs, during which t3c
are removed from the stahs /
IF an the cardinals except that OF IN
newly elected pope, and his holliIss9
retires 3n robe himself in the pony
zeal vestments. On his return CEg
ishernian's ring is4placed on his nnsSi