Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-08-28
CARDINALS HELD
UP BY GERMANS
CONTINUED from Page One.

ff Hulf b. declared Nhlli dul iNf fpi-
ny papers. collected together are
burned in a brazier with damp straw
the dolse smoke from which issues
through q particular chimney yisi-
lie from outside and pr0clalms %
tIe other world that no election has
taken place
First 70 cast his ballot IL the dean
OF the college. who writes the name
of his candidate on slip OF paper
rIrut inches ia length and four 10
dth which he folds and sealinl
"a az both ends. folds u once moro 10
me middle. and then drops u IN the
toRl nearest his desk All follow in
tuo order OF their rank as members
Of tine college
The burning OF The second ballots
N the coming conclavc Will close the
esslon OF the day and adjournment
,lll De- taken uu.ll evening Here.
again. the coming cOnclaye n TO ali
Ter materially from Us predecessors
81 the first evening session ~ Tor
mer c0uclaves II -as the rul, q
afford an opportunity 90 those Car
1uals repre- emitting foreign Powers
20 state Vbateser serious objections
might exist to any OF the candidates.
and which. in the event OF the can
lidatc's election a. Pope. might "a
Giiatoa election a. Pope might opor-
ai, the disadvantage OF the vatican
abroad These objections we're al
ways considered. Several times in
.ae last century did the foreign car
dmals successfully oppose tie cleo
ion of leading candidates The right
OF veto was claimed ~ one time or
rnother by France. Germany, Austria
and Italy But Pope Plus ~ soon
otter he cUmc 10 the Papal throne.
abolished the right of veto so that II
win PLAY MP part Ia the proceedings
iI the cOuC'avo next week
Sompromsc candidate have sew
'ral times been taken by general
agreement. Whenever The race boz.
. tween two strong Cardinals became
s0 close a. 90 deadloc tine college
Proceeding with the election by
.all0t voting o. continued on the
lines indicated until choice is
. reached. and this is made known o.
/ the people hy the absence of the
mokc for although the ballots. a.
. Iu The unsuccessful instances are al
/ 90 burned. tho smoke is not permit
ted 90 osaapc When the result o.
reached. u is announced by The ring
. .rg OF bell all the senior Cardinals
/ rdyaucn 10 the place occupied by the
'noVly chosen pontiif and inquire II
Ho accepts the election on rcceivine
/ hir affirmative answer he Is al once
. alufcd hy tho entire college Ho
then announces the name by which
lo desires 10 De known throughout
iho world as the head OF the Church
ON his return tho fishoman's ring
s placed on hi- finger by the Card
. bal Camerliugo. aud the new Niyar
|oI Christ gives his first solemn benc-
aIcfion to the members of the Sa-
cred College from the steps OF the
auaF Then. taking bis seat on the
-cdin restatoria. the Pope receive.
'he homage of Their Emiuoucos and
.Pgaiu communicates the name which
. q is DIS pleasure 60 assume as Pom
nr
rhe people then flock into ST. Pc.
'or's 90 see the Pope and receive his
blessing and the stirring scene which
presents itself
Until Nicholas H. in 1857. re-
-tricted the quality OF the electors "a
thc Sacred Collerc. popes were elect.
90 by both the clergy and the Deo-
pIe More than a century Later Pope
/ Alexander M issued a decree max
ing two-thirds vote of the Cardi
'tal- necessary for the election OF q
Pope
one of the curious and not gener
Tally known fundamental rules of Q
.Ilpal election o. that the choice OF
'1e Sacred College is not necessarily
limited Co @ cleric and that any faith
no Catholic even though he be q
hymau. is eligible n is true thai
this rule i- more houored in Tho
breach than in the ubscr, ancc. as The
'1yman was elected In 1924 whei
Cro-coutius being raised 20 the pom
tfIcato vas Immediately ordained
end became John XIX Several al
mpi have been made 10 restric
the choice of the Cardinals 20 clerics
but they have invariably failed
Neither does there exist any law
or regulation 20 render compulsor'
'0e choice of an Italian But the pre-
dominance OF Italians In the Sacre,
'nileg" makes the choice of one o
their nationality a practical certain
o. Tho Italian majority Is stron'
20 number but u Is stronger still u
influence. al the affairs OF the pap
acy are directed By the Italian Cardi
+ Jais residing IN Rome As heads o
congregations they have the powe
exercised elsewhere by cabinet min
, listers Their views are carried on
D." Italian subordinates Virtually al
90 the Vatican officials a. we'll a
Dee papal mlnics are Italian. Al
these people. with their influence
which is strong have NOTHING 20 gail
and everything to lose from a for
ritr successor % Plus y
nnil'T n0In0u unIIn