Evening star., 1922-02-06
CARDINAL RAT0,
MILAN PRELkTE,
IS ELECTED POPE.
Wisp of Smoke at 1888
O'Clock Announces Selec-
tion of Church Head.
O'CONNELL ARRIVES, HOUR
AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT

Reaches Rome Too Late-Report
States q. S. 'Prelate Cabled
for Delay.
By the Associated Press.
ROME, February s. - Cardinal
Achille Raui, Archbishop of Milan,
was proclaimed elected Pope in sue
cession to tho late Benedict XIV this
morning. having received SO votes. ac-
cording to a report.
He has taken the name Of Pius Al.
The thousands waiting in front OF
st. Peters for the wisp of smoke
which would tell of the election of a
new Pope or the failure of the sa-
cred college to reach a decision gave
a mighty STOUT at 1888 o'clock when
a thin wisp of smoke came from the
chimney leading from the Sistine
Chapel. 1t was then known that the
Catholic Church had once more a
duly elected pontiff.
Cardinal O'Connll, Archbishop of
Boston, arrived in Rome at l2:4o
o'clock this afternoon. an hour after
the new Pope had been elected.
As soon as the two-thirds vote for
Cardinal Ratti had been verified Car
dinal VannuteIli, as dean of the sa-
cred college, arose and proceeded to
the throne of the chosen one. &C
companied on either side by Cardi-
nails Logue and Bisfieti. respectively,
deans of the cardinal priests ana the
cardinal deacons. He was asked IN
latin by Cardinal Vannutelli, in ac-
cordance with custom, ii he accepted
the election to be supreme pontin'
and the new Pope answered with the
formal: Since it is the will of God,
/ must obey"
Takes Name Of Plus XII.
Then the purple canopies over the
thrones of the cardinals were let
down, one by one. until only that
over the new pontiff remained. This
was done to show that the whole
sacred college rendered obeis4nce to
the new head of the church. Dean
vannutelliSthereu asked the new
incumbent what name he. chose to
take during his pontificate, and upon
his reply, "Pius XI.'' Mgr. Sincere.
secretary. of the. conclave. verified
his election to the papal chair.
The new Pope was then escorted
. to the anteroom within the Sistefn
Chapel, where he discarded his car
dinars robes. assisted by the con-
clavists: and the papai vestments.
which had been held in readiness
since the opening of the conclave.
were placed upon them. These In
cluded the white cassock, white sash.
white stockings, red slippers. a red
and gold mozzetta and finally the
The pontiff, fully vested in the
papal garb and accompanied by his
cardinals. thereupon returned to the
throne he had occupied In the Sis
tine Chapel.
There the cardinals, according to
their rank, and headed by Vannutelli,
made their first act of alteration to
his holiness, kissing first his feet and
then his hands, after which the Pope
received them in embrace and be-
slowed upon them his first apostolic
benediction.
The "Fisherman's ring" was placed
on his finger and he left the chapel,
the whole assembly vending It's way
through the Sala Ducals and the Sala
Regia, along the 1oggias ,,i to the SAL; saaa
dence. All along the way he re-
ceived the homage Of the attaches
who served during the conclave.
Announced to Crowd.
Meanwhile the dean Of the cardinal
deacons, Bisleti, followed by several
cardinals, repaired to the central bal
cony Of st. Peters, from which the
elections Of scores of Popes have been
officialIy proclaimed to the world, and
solemnly' announced to the great
crowd awaiting expectantly below:
'I announce to your great joy the
election of the pontifr."
This confirmed to the throngs in st.
Peters Square the election, which
had been indicated by the thin stream
Of white smoke which came from the
metal stove pipe projecting from the
voting papers of the final ballot were
Meanwhile Pope Plus x1, after
waiting for some moments in the
Clementine hall, had left for St.
Peters asssmpanisa aosss 0z ivinr the members tSs
balcony at the entrance inside the
cathedral he raised his hand and be-
slowed upon the multitude his first
public benediction. He then returned
to the Vatican. where, although
reigning. the Popes have remained
virtual prisoners until their deaths.
Reports were current last night
that a new Pope had been chosen, but
that out of Difference for America.
the announcement would be deferred
until the arrival OF Cardinal OCon-
nell of Boston, this morning.
Wished Presence Of U. 8. Prelate.
Cardinals with whom the Associ-
ated Press correspondent spoke be-
fore the conclave began. unanimously
expressed a desire that an American
member Of the cardinalate should
reach the Vatican in time to particle
pate in the solemnitiss at the an-
nouneement Of the election Of the
new pontif. This, they said, arose
partly from the wish that the United
States should be represented, and also
from a desire to compensate Cardinal
OConnell personally for his disap-
pointment in 1914, when he reached
Rome few hours after Benedict was
elected.
Prelates and dignitaries of the
church were openly discussing last
night a report that Cardinal O'Con-
nell. before leaving America, had
cabled his desire (some went even SO
far as to say an ultimatum) that
America be represented in the con-
clave. It was said there were some
financial matters to be arranged, and
that Cardinal O'Connell bore q mes..
sage to the sacred college, delivery
and discussion Of which might necee-
state postponement Of the election