Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-06

so that the Pope's name can be engraved
upon it-and it viii be placed upon the
Papal finger at the time Of the corona
ton.
Two newspapers, Ell Monde and II Mes
saggero, issued extra editions saying
Cardinal Tacci, Papal Major Domo, had
been elected Pope. These editions were
quickly recalled and a second extra was
put out saying Cardinal Ratti was
elected.
It is customary, Immediately after the
/ announcement Of an election. for three
/ Cardinals to lead the new. sovereign
Pontif into the robing room adjacent to
! the Sistine Chapel where three sets OF
! Papal robes are laid out One is of large
size, one of medium and one is small
The variations are made so that no mat
ter what the stature of the new sovereign
Pontiff he will find the robe to fit him.
CORONATION RITE
TO BE NEXT WEEK.
The new POntin viii be crowned within
the next week and Cardinals now en-
route for Rome, who were uia able TO get
here for the conclave election will be
at hand for the elaborate coronation
rites
/ POpes date their ponticates from the
. day when they assume their tiara. rath-
er than from the date OF election by the
/ conclave of Cardinals. When the Pope
! is crowned he receives also the famous
/ FIsherman's ring which bears the great
seal of the Vatican and is symbolic of
/ the wearer's high office 1t is not re-
moved until death, when 1t is broken up
/ and remoulded. The chief ceremonies
/ Of the papal coronation take place in
the Sistine Chapel where the elections
are conducted.
REGARDED CANDIDATE
OF RECONCILIATION.
! Before the conclave last Thursday the
name Of Cardinal Ratti had been men
toned more less conspicuously as the
candidate Of the reconciliation faction
headed by Cardinal GasparrI. papaI sec
rotary Of state. Cardinal Gasrarri and
his adherents pledged themselves to
carry out the political policy Of the late
Benedict XIV, which was to renew
friendly prestige of the church
/ 1t was understood that Cardinal Mafn,
archbishop Of Pisa was favored BY he
/ non recOncilable faction, led by Cardinal
Merry Del Val.
Cardinal Ratti is comparatively
young man as Roman Catholic Cardinals
go. His early life was spent in the
mountains Of northern Italy. where he
built up q robust constitution.
For some time Cardinal Ratti was en-
voy Of the Vatican at Warsaw Poland.
BY taking the name Of Plus, the new
Pontif has shown his preference for a
designation that has beea a faTorite with
occupants Of the chair Of St Peter. The
Pontif before Benedict Nv was Plus X
He occupied the Vatican from 1903 to
1914.
Balloting for the new Pope began Fri
day morning. Two ballots were taken
Friday. two on Saturday and two on
Sunday. The regular morning ballot was
taken this morning, as usual
As ballot after ballot was taken and
the black smoke announced mo choice"
| the belief became firmly fixed that neither
Of the powerful factions of the Sacred
college would be able to win over the
other and that a compromise candidate
seemed certain. When the weekend
passed without a choice on Sunday, inter
est grew to fever heat. Advices from the
| seat of election said that the biggest
crowd since the cOnclave opened was
gathered in the great square fanking
+ st. Peters. There was a feeling of .ex-
pectancy that the deadlock was about
TO be broken, probably through compro-
mise.