The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02
DARK HORSE
PREDICTIONS
Arr: MADE
ExDected That First Ballot Will
be Taken Tomorrow
Morning
BY FRANK E. MASON

RflME. FEB - ne mus
pspal election in more than half
sentury began today when the eohciaTe
81 90 cardinals assembled in secret in
sac vatican to ballot upon successor
70 Benedict Ky. late sovereign pontiff
OF the Church of Rome. Upon the out
some Of the election viii depend
~hether a reconciliation is TO be ef-
Aacted between the Vatican and the
Nalian state II is expected that the
Srs+ ballot will not be taken until Fri
day morning.
Eight cardinals were absent. CardI-
nal o'Connen OF Boston, and Cardinal
Dougherty Of philadelphia, are enroute
60 lSone. but may arrive before the
rnllottinx is completed. The regula-
tsous permit the breaking Of the seats
an the doors OF the Sistine chapel to
admit tardy cardinals At any time,
Avsn II they do not arrive In time to
rsrticfpate in the election, they VIII
have a part in the coronation cere-
monies
The absence OF cardinal does not
p~event him from being elected Pope.
The next supreme pontin Will be the
two hundred and sixty y-first to occupy
the Holy Chair OF St Peter.
two-thirds majority Is necessary
10 elect
The ceremonies Of the day began At
$50 o'clock with a solemn high mass
celebrated by Cardinal yannutelli, head
of the Sacred College in Paolina Cha
pei.
Monsignor CALI read the traditional
Latin address pro eligendo pontefice-
sxhorting the electors to discard per
sonalities and seek inspiration from
God
All Of the cardinals had to take the
ancient oath OF secrecy, binding them
to silence rpon all that occur within
tho sealed chapel. Also. they are bound
Ny solmen ecclesiastical oath TO do
nothing to hinder an election.
Tho factional feeIiRg in the Sacred
college made it csezAn that the cleo
ton would be difficult one and indi-
Gated that the baIlotting would be long
drawn out Predictions were freely
made that either a compromise candi-
Aate Of dark horse some compzr-
attvegy obscure cardinal-woutd be
chosen.
The high political feeling was en-
rendered by the following eircuIn-
stances.
After the death OF Benedict XIV. Car
ANAL Gasparri. papa1 secretary OF
state, made it known that he would at
aempt to have the late pontif's policy
carried out by hts successor. The chief
aim of this policy was reconciliation
Aetween the Vatican and the QuirinaL
@uprorters or Cardinal Gasparri claim
90 % votes
The opposition faction. which oppos-
ed reconciliation on the ground that Il
~Fo1ld impair the interrationa1 prestige
az the church was led by Cardianl
Merry del val, camerlenEo OF tho Holy
Roman Church; secretary Of the con-
Sregation OF the holy office and arch
priest of the Basilica of the Vatican
Adherents or Cardinal Merry del Va
aIaimed to have 20 votes assured
The program for the afternoon called
cor the assembling Of the violet roned
cardinals in the Paoiina chapel at 8: 80
o'clock. After short individual prayers
che procession, preceded BY cross bear
ars and a choir chanting "veni Gre
ator," enters the sistine chapel where
khe polling will take place.
The Vatican has been completely
sealed. although communication may
be had with the office of the PapaI sec
rotary of state. The cardinals VIII be
shut off from the outside world until
they make a selection
It was the duty OF Csrdial yanuu-
telli, dean cf the Sacred college and
Cardinal Gasparri, Papal secretary oi
state to administer the oath to the
officers Of the con:lave-
A special warning is given 70 the
conclavists shat violation OF the oath
OF secrecy win mean communication
and other penalties prescribed BY the
new Pope.
Cardinal sasparri, accompanied b.
three car5irais and torch bearers il
scarlet livery " i'll examine al OF the
inWailed area for "stoaw9ys,"
Seventeen owmeu. including IT nuns
aud six assistants were locked UP II
apartments Of their own. They viii dc
the cooking and clean the crockery.
Three complete, white papal outfits
one large. one small and the other
medium were placed in the robins
room adjoining the chapel for use b,
the new pontif as soon as the teller
announces an election. IL Is expected
that beginning tomorrow morning. i've
ballots will he taken daily
Dwollers a ST Peters square have
leased windows and roofs for look
out pasts for newspa permen. Special
telephone wires have been strung.
After each vote the ballots are burn
cd. a stove had been placed in the sis
tine chapel with chimney projecting
through a window. IN the event Of q
selection only the paper IS burned
making q white smoke. tB the eveul
ofno election straw is missed Win tae
hallots to InaEe The smohe biach. Thus
when the watchers outside see white
smoke issuing from the chimney they
erov new Pope has been elected.
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