Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
BALLOTING ON
NEW POPE is
BEGUN AT ROME
Cardinals Enter Sealed Vati-
can to Choose Papal
Successor.
EIGHT ARE ABSENT

EIGHT ARE ABSENT
ROME, Feb. 2-The most important
papal election in more than half a cen
fury began today when the conclave of
! ffty-two Cardinals assembled in secret
In the Vatican to ballot upon a successor
to Benedict XIV, late Sovereign Pontiff Of
the Church Of Rome. Upon the outcome
Of the election will depend whether a
/ reconciliation is to be effected between
the Vatican and the italian state. II is
| expected the first ballot will not be taken
until Friday morning.
Eight Cardinals vera absent. Cardinal
O'Conneu of Boston and Cardinal
/ Dougherty Of Philadelphia are. en- route
to Home, but may arrive before the ballot
| is completed. The regulations permit the
! bres King of the seals on the doors of the
! Sistine Chapel to admit tardy Cardinals
at any time. Even If they do not arrive
! In time to participate in the election they
will have d part in the coronation c3re-
/ monies.
! The absence OF Cardinal does not
! prevent him from being elected Pope,
! The next Supreme Pontif will be the
/ two hundred and sixty first to occupy
( the holy chair of st. Peter
/ A two-thirds majority is necessary to
elect.
/ SOLEMN MASS
/ OPENS CEREMONIES.
The ceremonies OF the day began at
80 o'clock with solemn high mass
celebrated by Cardinal NauputglH, head
OF the sacred college Ia Paolina Chapel
Monsienor Cali read the traditional
d. Latin address Pro Ergendo Pontehce-
! exhorting the electors to discard person
alities and seek inspiration from God.
! All of the Cardinals had to take the
ancient oath of secrecy, binding them
to silence upon all that occurs within
! the sealed chapel Also they are bound
( by solemn ecclesiastical oath to do moth
/ ing to hinder an election.
The faetionai feeling In the sacred col
! lege Ilade II certain that the election
! would be A difficult one and indicated
the ballodng would be long drawn out.
Predictions were freely made either a
compromise candidate Or n dark horse"
some comparatively obscure cardinal
would be g osen.
The high political feeling was engen-
dered by the following circumstances:
WOULD CARRY OUT
BBNEDICT's POLICY.
After the death u Benedict Ky. Cardi-
nal Gasparrl. Papal Secretary OF State,
made it known he would attempt to have
the late PontIfrs pc icy carried out by bis
successor The ch!ef aim Of this policy
was reconciliation between the Vatican
and the QuirinaL Supporters Of Cardinal
Gasparrt claimed twenty nine votes.
The opposition faction, which opposed
! reconciliation on the ground it would i'm
pair tie international prestige OF the
church. was led by Cardinal Merry del
Val, Camberlengo Of the Holy Roman
Church; Secretary Of the Congregation Of
the Holy office and Arch Priest Of the
Baslllca OK The Vatican. Adherents Of
. Cardinal Merry del Val claimed 10 have
+ twenty votes assured.
The program for the afternoon called
for the assembling Of tKr violet robed
cardinals IN the Paoliua chapel AZ $50
O'Clock After short individual prayers.
the procession. preceded by cross bearers
and a choir chanting "Neni Creator" en-
tered the sistine chapel where the poll
Z ing win take place
/ The Vatican has been sealed al
though communication may be had with
the office ~ the Papal Secretary Of State.
The cardinals VIII be shut on from the
outside world until they make selec-
ton.
It was the dut Of Cardinal vannutelli.
dean Of the Sacred College. and Cardinal
/ Gasparri, Papsl Secretary Of state, to
administre the oath TO the officers Of the
conclaye
/ A special warning is given to the con-
cIavists administration OF the oath Of Sc
erecy will mean accommodation and
other penalties prescribed by the new