The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-02-03
SACRED COLLEGE
IS IN SESSION
FALL TO ELECT POPE ON FIRST
TWO BALL0TS-THE METHOD
USED IN ELECTING

Rome-(A. P0-Third and fourth
ballots were taken by the conclave of
the sacred college this evening in an
unsuccessful effort to choose a sue
cessor to Pope Benedict.
Rome-(A P.)-Voting for the cleo
ton of a Pope was begun by the sac
red college today. Two ballots had
been taken by one o'clock without re-
suit.
The College of Cardinals numbers
when complete 20 members, but rare
ly is attended by more than a part Of
the college.
There as now living so cardinals,
including six Cardinal-Bishops, six
Cardinal-Deacons and the others Car
dinal-Priests
Cardinal Vincent Vannutelli, is dean
of the Sacred College. Italians COM
pose about one-half of the member
ship of the college with Spain next in
order with seven members. England
and the United States have two each
with one in Canada and one in South
America. The American Bishops are
William Cardinal O'Connell, Arch
bishop of Boston and Dennis Cardinal
Dougherty, Archbishop of Philadel-
phia.
The college is required to meet on
the 10th day after the death of a pope.
A two-thirds vote is necessary for an
S1SSb1OA. w h1lS blSlC ID IO law
against the election of layman, it
has become tradition to elect the new
pope from the membership of the col
lege of cardinals, and it is traditional
also that the Pope should be chosen
from the Italian cardinals. Tt is
stated that this tradition has not been
departed from in nearly 400 years.
The cardinals are meeting for the
opening of the conclave in the Sistine
Chapel where mass for the Holy Ghost
will be said by the Cardinal Dean.
They will then proceed with their Of
ficers and assistants to that part of
the Vatican set apart for the election.
This will form a secluded precinct
where they will be guarded by the
c1usion will be strict. Communication
with the outside world during the ses-
sions of the college is possible only
through a small window equipped with
like a revolving door used
in office buildings in the United
States. The use of this is restricted
to the sending out of laundry and re-
ceiving food and medicine.
Each Cardina1-Bishop will have
three rooms and each Cardina1-Priest
and Cardinal Deacon two rooms. Tele-
phones have been installed in the
apartment of each of the cardinals so
hey will be able to communicate with
Zach other but this telephone exchange
S not connected with the city ex-
change and there can be no telephone
with the outside world
The cardinals will be walled in
within the large hall of the Vatican
which is divided, so as to provide
hese small compartments. At pre-
;cribed hours twice a day the cardi-
lals will come together to vote, the
lctua1 balloting taking place IN the
sistine Chapel This must continue
Until candidate receives more than
wo-thirds of the vote. The ballots
ire burned after each vote is taken.
large crowds gather daily in the
square of ST. Peter to watch the smoke
If the burning ballots issue from the
chimney. Failure to see the smoke
It the usual time serves as signal
% the crowd that a new Pontlff has
,een chosen and the throng rushes
inside the Basilica to await the ap-
,earance of the new head OF the
;hurch to appear on a balcony and
,estow his first apostolic blessing.
When the new pope is chosen he is
equested to select the name by which
le is to be known thereafter