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Show ELECTION" OF A POPE. Cardinals Locked Up in Their Cells While Voting. On the eleventh day -following the death of the pope the cardinals hold religious services in the Church of St. Peter at Rome and then adjourn to the' Vatican, where they meet -inconelave to elect the late pope's successor.' The cardinal-dean opens the proceedings by administering the oath of secrecy concerning their proceedings, pro-ceedings, and then the cardinals arc permitted per-mitted to receive their friends until evening, even-ing, when they are shut. up in their cells. These cells are carefully guarded and no person is allowed near them, except they be on. business connected directly with the conclave. In order that no intruder may communicate 'with, the occupants ,or obtain information, which might be of value to the outside world or to persons interested In swaying' the action of the cardinals. The cardinals, however, are not . permitted per-mitted to suffer for lack . of comforts while in their, cells. They are allowed two servants each xo attend to all their i wants, and are served witn such food as they desire, their meals are passed into the place in hampers, .but even these are searched at" the entrance to make sure that nothing of contraband character is smuggled in. Uc tides the servants, lour barbers, two sacristans,--two masters of ceremonies, a' carpenter', a mason and several other persons are permitted to remain in the household. In the morning the cardinal-dean sings , the mass - of the ..Holy Ghost, at' which all the ' curdinals receive communion, after -which the voting begins. Each ' cardinal approaches the altar, and after . taking- an oath pre- j scribed for the ceremony, places his ballot bal-lot in a receptacle .prepared for it. Three cardinals wno act as teilers count the ballots when all have been ' deposited. A two-thirds vote is necessary to elect tho pope, and, if a choice is .net. made on the lirst ballot, the cardinals continue to vote until a candidate receives the requisite number, but only one ballot is taken in -one day. I'pon the announcement announce-ment that no candidate has been elected, the cardinals return to their ceils until the following morning: when another ballot bal-lot is taken. Thus the election may be prolonged 'many days.- or.it may be de-cie.ed de-cie.ed in a'sinle sitting. When it- is round that an election has been obtained the .cardinal-dean announces an-nounces the nanie of the successful candidate, can-didate, the junior cardinal-deacon rings a bell, and the mastei of ceremonies enj lers the chapel with the secretary. The cardinal-dean and two cardinals approach the successful one and ask him if he ac- ccpts the great office, and upon his sig-1 sig-1 niiyiug that he docs accept it, all canopies except that over his seat are removed. re-moved. The. new pope then announces to the cardinal-dean the name which he has,, selected and he : is then - led behind the altar, where he dons the pontifical robes in preparation for ljis reception of the cardinals.. The ring of the Fisherman is then placed upon his finger, after which the senior cardinal-deacon, followed by ! musicians and singers, proceeds to the balcony and maks official announcement of the election of the new pope as well as the name by which he' will be known. This terminates the electoral proceedings. |