The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-23
BALLOTS ON
NEW POPE To
BEGIN FEB. z
american Cardinals May
Not Reach Rome for
Conclave Opening.

london, Jan. 23.-Members of the
Sacred College will meet in con-
Fave at Rome on Feb. 2, to elect a
successor to the late Pope Benedict
w SAYS a Rome dispatch to tho
Exchange Telegraph company.
Rome, Jan. 23-(By the Associ-
ated Press )-The meeting of the
sacred college in conclave to elect
a successor TO the late Pope Bene-
dict Will open Feb. l, or Feb. 2, it
was said today.
While all the cardinals resident
N Europe are expected to reach
Rome in time for the conclaye, it is
considered extremely doubtful
whether the American cardinals
will find it possible to be present,
at least for the opening of the ses-
sion, as the date set is barely 10
days away.
Cardinals Maffie, LaFontaine and
Ratti of Piza, Venice and Milan, re-
spectiyely. are the most prominent
u mentioned in Vatican circles to-
day as the most likely candidates
for the position as successor to
Pope Benedict. In these circles,
Cardinal Maffie apparently is pro-
nounced favorite.
Pope Lies in State.
Rome, Jan. 23.-(By the Associat-
ed Press In the basilica of St.
Peters historic church of his faith,
the body of Pope Benedict XIV. lay
In state today while vast throngs
passed reyerently before the cata-
falque
Early in the day all that wac
mortal Of the late pontiff, whose
death in the early hours of Sun
day plunged the church through
out the world into deepest mourn
room of the vatican, where
1t had been placed on Sun
day. shortly after his death.
Then, at 9:45 O'Clock, it was SOL
emily carried to St Peters, attend
ed by q solemn procession of car
dinals, priests, members of the dip
omatic corps and dignitaries of the
Vatican, and placed on the catal-
aque, surrounded by votiye can
dies.
Admit Public.
Word was given that the public
Of Rome would be admitted to st.
Peters up to II o'clock, and i'm
mense crowds Immediately began
entering the vast edifice and filing
by the body.
The body is robed in white, with
stole and chasuble of red, embroid-
cred with gold.
The head, wearing the pontifical
mitre, reposes on cushions of red
and gold velvet. The hands, wear
ing the pontifical gloves of purple
six, and holding the rosary, are
elasped over the breast.
The body as it was solemnly
brought into ST. Peters was borne
upon a red-covered bier by ushers,
clad in medieval costumes of scar
iet The procession was headed by
me gendarmerie of the Vatican,
me pontitical police, with their
elaborate uniforms of blue and
white. walking with drawn swords.
Following them were the pala-
une guards, in dark blue uniforms,
ana plumes of black feathers stand
ing erect.
VI the cardinals who followed in
tae procession, Cardinal Gasquet
sione, was dressed in full black.
Iafolnals Fruehwirt and Boggiani
5000 out in the distinction of
aeir white dominican robes, while
ae remainder of the cardinals,
Hore than two score in number,
'Ufe The red of their rank.
"a All moved with bowed heads, re-
sung their prayers and proceeding
s,.t SLOW pace, their faces grave
'Icn the solemnity of the occasion.
:, uoards flanked the members of
ne sacred college. Then came the
Ntaoer OF the diplomatic corps, in
aSA =, mourning attire
e bishops and monsignori,
s,.Dering some 200, fell in behind,
NOSihg the long and solemn file.