The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-04
new PONTIFF
NOT ELECTED
IN BALLOTING
Crowd Not Satisfied that
Smoke Spiral is Definitely
of Hue that Indicates No
Choice.
VOTE TWICE TODAY
tBv Associated Press>

ROME. Feb. A ballot taken this
afternoon by the Sacred College of
Cardinals, the second Of today's bal
lots, failed to elect successor to the
late Pope Benedict XIV.
Not all the members of the crowd,
however, were satisfied that the
smoke spiral was definitely of the hue
which indicated no choice and event
ually there was a rush by several
thousands up the steps Of st. Peters
in the belief that the smoke indicated
a choice had been made.
Diplomats and prominent Romans
on the Vatican balcony waved. their
hands negatively to the multitudes be
low, but the crowd, which had rushed
forward in the expectation of receiv-
ing the first benediction from the new
pontiff was still skeptical
| Erroneous Report.
A report was circulated at II
o'clock this morning that the choice
| of a new Pope had been reached by
! the sacred conclave. This was based
{ on a rumor that no food had been or
dered for further sessions of the car
dinals.
i Prelates about the Vatican who are
not taking part in the conclave say
that such q quick selection should
point to the choice of Cardinal Cam
peril, who was secretary of state for
the late Pope Benedict XIV.
According to custom, the supply Cf
food sent into the cardinals while in
cOnclave is restricted after they have
sat three days, and after five days
they are served nothing but bread.
wine and water.
According to the Stefani news
agency, mass was celebrated in the
Sistine chapel at $50 O'Clock this
morning, with all the cardinals pres
ent, after which the balloting was re-
sumed,
Cardinal Marini it was added, had
recovered sufficiently from his i'll
ness to participate in today's proceed
ings.
i Discretion Prevails
Discretion prevails inside and out
side the Vatican, and no inkling,
aside from the smoke puffs, may be
gathered as to the activities of the
conclave
El Muudo. under the heading: "The
first indiscretion," is the only news
paper yenturing to publish purported
result of what the conclaye accom-
plished in its first days sitting.
This account says that Cardinal
Gasparri and Cardinal Lauldi, arch
bishop of Palmero. were leading on
the first ballot, with Cardinals La
Fontaine and Taurenti next, there
being scattered votes for Cardinals
, Assatiessi, Lega, BATH and Tecci-Por
celli. All are Italian members of the
= sacred college.
The second ballot according to the
? newspaper was virtually unchanged
while the last vote gave a strong ma
? jority for Cardinal Miatrangelo, arch
, bishop of Florence, many votes being
, lost TO Gasparri and LaFontaine.
, Claim Speculation
Vatican officials who, although no
, attending the conclave, are reputeC
! to be best informed. say all this is
speculation. The officials. however
; are unable TO say whether four ballots
= are being taken daily, or merely two
Some point out that the fifty car
! dinals sitting in the Sistine Chape
: average one minute each in taking the
oath and depositing their ballots, bu
that the votes of the three cardinals
= who are i'll consume about five min
+ utes each, as the ballot takers are re
, quired to go to the apartments of The
] invalids to collect their ballots. Th'
t counting, tallying and announcing o
. the result consume more than twent.
five miutes, so that the talking of on'
t ballot requires more than an hour ant
= half. Thus it is said by these off
f cials, two ballots at the morning ses
j sion and two in the afternoon wOult
r be physically impossible. in the tim
elapsed during the sittings.
:, Others, however, claim this wa
+ done in the case of BenediCt's election
e and that the cardinals are keeping Il
: the letter of the rules in taking fou
e ballots daily.