The New York herald., 1922-01-23

occurred in Italy when the Paris con-
ference refused to grant Fiume to the
Italians and partly because Premier
Orlando feared that the mere proposal
Of solving the Roman question might
give rise to complications which instead
of improving would make the present
status quo worse tor both parties.
Besides Cardinal Gasparri another
member of the Sacred College who is
considered as probable choice is Car
dinal dc Lai. secretary of the Consis-
torial Congregation, which deals chiefly
with the selection and appointment Of
archbishops and bishops throughout the
world. except the countries still under
the Jurisdiction of the propaganda. The
election of Cardinal de Lai would crafty
the desire Of the Sacred College to have
again. as under Plus X, Pope above
all religious: that is. who would not
be as much interested in politics as
Benedict XIV. and Leo XIII.
Among the Cardinals living in Rome
there is another who has considerable
following and whose election would be
new departure, since for several CEN
turies there has not been a foreign Pope
In the chair OF st. Peter; namely.
Cardinal Merry del Val. who was secre-
tary of State under Plus X. Cardinal
Merry del Val's father was Spanish and
his brother is Spanish Ambassador to the
Court of st. James's. but he has resided
almost his entire life in Italy, where his
father was Spanish Ambassador to the
Vatican. He speaks fluentiy SIX Ian
guages and his election as Pope would
not hurt the susceptibiities OF the
Italian Cardinals who form the majority
Of the Sacred College.
OF the Cardinals living outside Rome,
the selection of the Archbishop OF Pisa,
Cardinal Maffi, an astronomer and a
most pious man, Is considered most
probable should the Sacred College de-
eide to select the new Pope among che
Cardinals not residing In the Eternal
City.
Election OF n New Pope.
THE King is dead! long live the
King" was the cry uttered by the
French nobility at the death bed of their
sovereigns. With regard to the Pope. the
succession OF the occupant of the chair
of St Peter does not take place so sud-
denly nor so mechanically. After the
Pope is dead several gorgeous ceremonies
must take place. including a solemn fu-
neral in the Basilica of st. Peter. where
the body of the late Pontiff lies in
state and Is exposed to the veneration
of the faithful.
Meanwhile the preparation for the
conclave is carried on by all the per-
sonnet of the Apostolic Palace. Apart
ments must be arranged inside the
Vatican to receive all the Cardinals
who will assemble in Rome with their
secretaries and servants. This will form
a secluded precinct in which the MEM
bers of the Sacred College will be walled
in and the safety of their voluntary i'm
prisonment will be guarded by the mar
shall of the conclave, who is responsible
for the freedom and independence Of the
princes OF the church.
Their seclusion will be so strict that
communication with the outside will be
possible only through a small window
equipped with what might be described
as revolving door similar TO those
used in hotels and large buildings in
America in the winter. Use OF this will
be restricted TO tho sending out of laun-
dry and receiving food and medicine.
Once the Cardinals are IN conclave.
besides many prayers and functions
established by the constitution of the
conclave. they must 20 through two bal
lots a day until one candidate receives
more than two-thirds Of the votes Af-
ter each ballot, when no election takes
place, tno DailOts are Durneu ana the
smoke they produce is seen from the
square below coming out from chim-
ney above the dome OF the Sistine
Chapel. Large crowds gather twice
day in the square Of Sc Peter TO watch
for tho smoke.
When the smoke is missing the crowd
that the new pontff is
elected and rushes inside the basilica TO
walt for the appearance OF the newly
elected head OF Catholicism 10 appear
on a balcony OF the church and impart
his FIRST apostolic blessing on the faith
fui. Before the fall Of the temporal
power. in 1870. the newly elected Pope
appeared on the balcony outside the
basillca OF st. Peter. and there have
been instances In which as many a.
100000 people have gathered In the
square.