Evening star., 1939-03-02

growing into thousands. The watch
ers first grouped themselves on
the sunny side of the square as the
sun slanted westward over the
Vatican.
The temperature, which rose close
to 10 degrees Fahrenheit ut midday,
dropped as the sun went down, but
the crowd continued to increase in
the chilly shadow that filled the
square.
In the central corridor of St.
Peters, Vatican guards immediately
began making preparations for the
appearance Of the new Ponti1. Steps
Immediately under the central ball
| cOny were cleared.
Inside the basilica papal gendarmes
together with noble guards gathered
to give the first salute to the new
Pontiff.
Black smoke from the chimney OF
Sistine Chapel told the world this
morning that the first two votes
taken by the cardinals had failed to
result in an election.
The balloting began at 10 am. a
am. E. S. to. Vatican prelates esti-
mated the first ballot was concluded
at II m, and the second ballot was
taken Immediately.
Before 8 am, attendants with
hand bells had called the self
imprisoned cardinals from their cells
In a wing of the Vatican which is
the conclave city.
Calling in Latin I'm cappellam
domini, Into the chapel, lords
they reused the princes of the
church for mass in Pauline Chapel,
celebrated by Cardinal Pignatelli.
Tradition required that he give
communion to each cardinal and
deliver to each a discourse. The
secrecy of the conclave kept its text
from being known to the outside
world.
Then, following breakfast in their
cells, they entered the Sistine
Chapel, there alone to make the
decision.
Gates Are Inspected.
| Commentators Augusta Milani
dean of the consistorial advocates
and commissioner of the conclave
continually inspected the gates to
the chapel with the assistance OF
many attendants.
Several companies Of carabineros
lined up in st. Peters Square as the
first group of the curious arrived at
8 am.
Fascist blackshirt militiamen, In
gray uniforms and carrying muskets
formed line across the vast square
In front of the mother church OF
Catholicism. The crowd was per.
mitted to gather behind that line
leaving the Basilica steps clear.
The ballot, before being dis.
tributed to the cardinals, consisted
of three sections, all forming part O
one strip Of heavy paper.
The uppermost section bore two
words in Latin-"Ego CARDINAL.
=" meaning II, Cardinal -
The elector wrote his name in thu
blank space, using quill. He folded
over this upper section and sealed II
with red sealing wax, making use Of
q small candle for this purpose.
Name of Choice in Center.
The central section of the ballot
was the most important. Here wa.
printed In Latin: "Eligo in sum.
mum pontiflcem reverendissimum
dominum meum dominum cardinal.
EN-" CT elect as supreme pontif1 m,
most reverend lord the lord cardi.
nal.") After these words he wrote
the name of the cardinal he wished
elected Pope.
According to the constitution o1
the conclave no cardinal could vote
for himself.
The bottom section of the ballot
was blank. There the cardinals
wrote number and mark of any
kind they liked, for possible future
Identification purposes, and folded
1t over and sealed 1t with red wa1
as they had done with the uppe,
section.
After all cardinals had handed ir
their ballots, ceremonial officers car.
ried the silver chalice to the cardi.
nal-tellers. The first cardinal-telle,
chosen shook the chalice to mix ur
the ballots. The second cardinal.
teller counted the ballots by takine
them one by one from the ctalict
and placing them In another chalice