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Show POPE " LEO'S S1J(XI ESiSOlc j Cardinal Gotli Is the Most Prominently Mentioned, But Many Mmlii of the Sacred College Aspire 4 to the Honor Cnrdlnals Rampolla and Satolli Have Stronflfollowlng Impressive Ceremonies That Mark tt6 Selection of foope. A Foremnet among ttie candidates fur the throne f HI. peter re Cardinal Unmpnlla and Cardinal Herallno Van-anlt'lll. Van-anlt'lll. Then follow qui tn a number Whu are well within the poaslbllltltie. It la also iKK-f1 lhal there In a chance that Cardinal fllhlHins nia fee chosen In (do event the foreiitn animals were surnclcntly powerful tii stand nut attalnst thorn' ot Home, and In case of a division no French or tfsiilsh candidate could control Die (iennan or KiiKllsh cardinal, or Tiro versa, to that If an opportunity arises tor fori-licn rardlnal to ha chosen the most authoritative members mem-bers of the college think that the on. If ntir who could obtain lha pro-arrll.'d pro-arrll.'d majority li Cardinal (llblsinn. Cardinal IUnixlla and Canllnal Reranno Vannutidll ara Isith renre-eniaihes renre-eniaihes of lha conservative poller, but an littler antaitonlatn of each Mlier. The most probable literal candidates candi-dates ara Cnnllnal 111. hop Axllardl and Cardinal I'rlest Hatolll, The must prodaldn rclls-toiis candidates candi-dates ara Cardinal priest (lottl and Cardinal Priest Anitelo dl I'lctro. All those candidates llvn In lloma, hut a drone party, whlidi mlicM In-elude In-elude a Rood many foreign cardinals, advucsics thn clccllun of a cardinal who In not a member of tha curia, sin h an Ciirdttiul Halo, pntrtsrch of Venire; Cardlnul Kernirl. archbishop if Milan. iHtili InlrnnslKcnnt ; or Cardinal Card-inal Cnt"-c!nlro. archbishop of Cnpua. t'anlltiul Miirlnno Itampolla dd Tin-dan, Tin-dan, in Iho present poutlrlcal secretary secre-tary of (Onto, nnd wnn horn nt Pollrvl In 1N4.I For ninny yours Cardinal Ituinpi'll linn been active In affairs of Hi" ihiiroh. hiivlnu In adillilou to Ma dull- as secretary of stntn been lulriihtcd with thn olllce of aduilhta-trafor aduilhta-trafor of thn property of tin- Holy Sen and an liprli-kt or the pntrlun hnl tin olica id HI. Peter. He has been rloae to Hip Pope, and linn been the onn Iran ihrmiKh whom the nlTnlre with thn outxldo world have liecrt con- ducted. There la, however, tradition tradi-tion that a papal arcrctary M atata cannot liocom popa hecauae of tha oi'poaltlon hla position of necessity ! Ilea. Cardltinl Heraflno Viinnutelll anil Ida hrotlier. Cardinal Vlnreiuu Van-nntelll, Van-nntelll, are tioth uotalde tluurea In lha aacred colleite. Carilluiil Heranno Vannutidll waa Itorn In tienaatn In 1k:i4. and for a Ionic period waa thn papal imnrlo at Vienna, (inly ro-renlly ro-renlly ha waa appointed vice chancellor chan-cellor of tha holy aeat tv auceeed tha lata Cardinal Patuechl, and It la aun-Kcsted aun-Kcsted lie wna designated lot thu post liix-anse lie wna hi-cuiiiliiK loo puwer-fill puwer-fill ixdltlcally. lie haa heen aa near ly a It la p.lhle for a rnrdlkal to ' he an openly avowed rauilldiila for tha papacy Cardinal Hnttdll waa made a canllnal canll-nal while he waa In America, hcing . mnaei rated l.v Cardinal lilhnoha. He served for tnuny )cnra aa Iho papal ,'elet'ale Bl WuKhllll'loll Canllnal Jeunne Marin d III I . ntlve of Immiok nnd wh horn In IH.'tt. lie Ih the .ic'a eiiMill.lnle for t lie . tipai y. ai d l'vi"' I"1" repealedly 4n him fia "my mifceaaor," ,nd li almwu In iiiiiny waya that , e would he pleaxed to llHVe hla plaau Illicit hy Canllnal Colli, who hua heeu iui tainit and icnloua worker. The heat pnrt of Ida career haa liuon In fcitith Auicrlia, where he la graatljf hcloved. Cardinal (MiiKeppu Harto. who la the cardinal patriarch of Venice, la the atroiiKnat tandldniw outaldu vt Home. ! A . V j Cardinal Oreglia. 1 ll ni horn at Klea, In dlocKHe ot j l-'erlao. In lViiTi, and waa made a caidl- sal In Ih'J- J Canllnal Orctilla, whoaa lull name la I. iiIkI nreglla dl Htcfann, waa tmrn In II. -lie Vaitlenna, dliK-ean of Mondovl, Italy. July 9. 1 K2H He atudlid at thn Academy of Home and gained pnmil-nenca pnmil-nenca In thedoKy and lanicuaae. Later ha hecama a Jeault novlca. tie waa THE ELECTION OF A POPE. Impressive Ceramonlae Mark Pro catdinga of the Cardinal. The ceraitionlea attendant upon the election ot a now pop by the aacred rollean of rarillnala are Imprmialve and alnhorata. The ronrlave muat aa-aaoilda aa-aaoilda ten daya after thn deutb ot the popa. Klrat tha man of Iho Holy Olioat la chanted lu tha ehapel of HI. (lrcKory. Theu the cardlnala Kd Id uruceealon, two and two, according to their rank, aiirroundeil hy the Hwlas Kiiard and eliiKlnx "Vanl Creator Hplrltua." to take ponHCHHloti of the cella aHMlKncd t( each hy lot. These cella ara erected In a hall of the vntlcnn communlcaflnK with Iho Hiatlne chapel. They are tnern framo-wtirka framo-wtirka of wixid, hutiK wllh frlnxed cur-lalna. cur-lalna. Ktva are r.reen In hue. because their occuniinia were created hy I'lua IX. The drapery of fifty two will bo of violet, liM'auaa their occupants are crcatti.ua of I.eo XIII. On one aliln of each cell I a rur- Cardinal Satolli. tallied doorway, over which Iho oar-dtnul oar-dtnul s arinorlala aru shown, and hlKher still is a 111 I If swlnalnv window. win-dow. Kaeh cardinal has a bed, k ta bio and a chair. Thice hours after sunaet ditors aro shut and wnllcd up on tha InaM.i wllh maMonty. (iiiardH on the oulalde watch ecry avenue. Tho rnidliial camerleuuo and thn cardlunl dean attend at-tend to tlila The aponndln prolliou oiiirlca wrlin It aa u act of tho con-clawi. con-clawi. One dmir Is not walled up. In cane some, cuittlunl or oouelavlnt munt needs retire because of IIIiicas. Such may not return. There Is a lock on each sldu of this door. Tho outside key Is with the I'rlnca Savelll, hered! tnry uiainhal of tho church. The cardinal car-dinal camerleliKO hulds Iho lualdv key. Kuch day at noon and aunitet the olllears of the cardinals' houeholilH CMime to the siiuare of HI. IN-ter lu their tnaalera' charlota. There luvy nn sro.it to the major donn of tha ron lava, dcmandlna meali lor thalr 1 masters. Mesla are lrn A them In baskets. 1 They antar.lha palace ft 'tha atl-can atl-can and carry the basket ti sa open-t -jl'l'"H-ra1. mm vaj: mm dim I '' nrttnltHHl to thn arulnr prlinihood In HUtl mitt iitu l prli'nt Rt tho pnntiriral rntirt thirliiK tli ttiixiral HiwtT of !lu .'lu IX. In 1h:h ho wan i Milntit an ottWt'r lu rhanfory tu lb lit mi nn trltiunnl and In 1N70 wan papal mi at l.lrtli'-n. Ttiroo yra latnr I'tipn VUi rrt'Htt'd htm ft ranllnal. He la ili-an of tho cnlleuo f cartllnali, ramorli'iit," of the Holy Itoinan Churrh, arv he h unroll or of tho Hainan unlverntty, profit uf the CttiiKrt'na-tKin CttiiKrt'na-tKin of ('ttri'miinlMi, ami, In aililtllon to uthur honor, ) protortor of about twenty IradhiK Catholic ortvtlei throutfhout th world. ItiK which (hit niHKon of tho ct ni Iuvi uuiki fnm tho JnliTinr thmuxli the Willi. At thin npt'tilntc they rry tln-lr nmt. tiTH' namoH, and vnvli Hpilre of fa h ranllnal ri'MpomU In turn, nvflvliiiz thu bttnKt't of fond. Th HlHttno chapi'l haa bwn fur nUhi'd for the ronrlave. t)n hmh m1iIi thronrs aro t. having ranouln which ran ha lot down hy pullttiK on a cord. Thn rt'anon of thli will pra ouily bo mado plain. On ft long table before tha altir arc r I Ivor ban Inn full of votlnff pura. Thona ara blank. On tho altar are two itroat r hi 1 loci pfnld will. patna. INto ta aim the oath which every rardlnal tuutt tvt?ar N'foni he record i tila volo. There are Ave ways by which ft pope may be doeled: 1. Iy compromliB I. wheo the Cardinal Rampolla, cardinals aptiolnt a committee of thcmaelvaa with iMiwer to name tha nope. 3. Ily Inspiration- 1. a., whan body of cardinals put themselves to shout: "The Jesuit cardinal Is pope!" or "Tim curdlnal of We! mlnxlcr Is pnpe!M by which method other voices are ntlrnct-ed ntlrnct-ed and the minimum majority of two-thirds two-thirds plus one attained. 4 Ily adniailon I. c . wlian a tutn-linutii tutn-linutii majority of tAivtlilnl plus ono of iiuclllidlB no siii'UtnneoiiHl) to ailoro a certain csi tlual of t'.ielr eolleKC. 4. Hy scrutiny I. a . when mrll car-illruil car-illruil reiiirds a te In wrung secretly, secret-ly, A (tope Is rnrHy found hy scrutiny. G. My accenslon -i e.. alien the scrutiny bnvliiK fulled to Klvo the mill-I mill-I in um majority of twothltds plus one to any cardinal, the opponents of him whoso tally l blithest shall s,fcdo to him. The first three ways aro obsolete. and these two scrutiny nnd ai:ccshlon alone need to b cot:slilered. Their eminences take xrest cam that none -lisll overlook them while they write and seal their vote. Knell cardinal In turn tsl.rs Ida fold-ed fold-ed votliiR paper between the thumb and Index itnpter of his rlntrd riuht hand. holdliiK II aloft In Mew of all. So. and alone, he yoes to the altar. mnUcs hla scuutlcxion on th. nwet lep; on the hi l-Ik-41 st. p he swears Ills oalh aloud that tils vote In free. On thn paten which covers ore of llw ureal Hidden chalices he lays his votluK paper He tills the imlen till .'he paper slides front II Into tin chill-In'. chill-In'. He replace Uic paten s a enver and returns iniait led to l,u thn na. At the end tue lam scrutineer takct tho folded votlliK papers one by one, M(:h and slowly, so t tint all n.;iy count them, and puts them from (he full Into the empty chalice. If there he mora or fewer vo"-" paper thau there be cardinal! prei- - i ant ha bttrnn them all. and tbalr ami- 4 nances must yoto attain. Hut w-han lha number of Toting pa- ' per eipials tha number tf vardlnals 4 present tha first rardlnal bishop, the 4 flrsi cardinal priest and tha first cardinal car-dinal deacon hrlrn tha chalice full of ' votlna papers from the altar to the i table of scrutiny. They retire and the 4 scrutineers approach tho table and . face the sacred college. Tha first scrutineer empties tha 4 ihallca onto tha table, tine hy one 4 (ia opet s tha folded votlnff papers, d looka at Ihn name of the cardinal on ' each and passes the paper to tha aec- 4 .mil scrutineer. This una also IikiKs 4 nnd passe tha paper to the IMrd scrutineer, who reads the name aloud. Tha votlna; papers are (lied by the i third scrutineer and placed in the 4 empty chalice. This countliiK Is repeated a nccond time, and the voting papers ro-exnra- Inrd by the three scrutineers. 4 When tho scrutiny brings forth no j IHipe with a majority of two-thlrds plus one, the sacred college trice election by accasslnn. Krash Yotlng papers are tired, on which thn cardlnnls who wish to vote In favor uf hint who tallied hlgheiit ' In tha scnitlny will write: "I accede 4 to tha Isird Horurlno, ltrd t'ardlnal of Kraiatl." tir "1 accede to tha Iird iKiinlnlc Mnry, Iird Cardinal of i Tyre." Thene acccHlonK aro pinned ; In tha chullie on tho altar wllh the ! .'crcmonlcs of tho scnitlny, but tha " ath Is nut resworn. f If 110 one et atinlns tho minimum ; majority uf Iwothlids plim one that j .s to Hay. tlilriy-Heven voten thn con- lave will retire from Iho Hlntlnn I Impel iititll the followlt-K day, and :he It-crTei liutl votes are burned. ; This procedure ul. tains dny after lay initll all cll'iues are broken down, ' nil duiib's havu illsnppeaMl, until the f mi i Cardinal Evampa. Holy Hplrlt nandn hi! light to lighten the minds of men that they may see the will of Uod and give It force. When at last a popo haa been elect-pit elect-pit three apostolic prnthonutarle record re-cord the act of conclave and all the 1 rarillnala nlgn and sanl It. The car- ( dlnal dean demands the now pnpe'i consent tn his own election and the 1 new namo by which ho wishes to be known. (Tills custom of changing his name arose with I'opj Berglus 111, whoso owd coiitiotnen waa unprosout-Blilu unprosout-Blilu Osporcl.) Kai h cardinal release the cord of tlie canopy of Ills throne, which folds down. No ono may remain covered In the presence of tho pope. A new ring-Iho ring of the fisherman li given to tho sovereign potitlff. Tho first and second cardinal deacons dea-cons conduct hla holluos to tbo rear of tbo altar with the master! of cerej monies and the Augustlnlan sacrlsaaa, They take away his cardlnnlltlal scarlet scar-let and vest him In a cassock uf white taffeta, with cincture, a fair white linen lin-en rochet, and the pnpal stole, a crimson crim-son aluiueo. and shoes uf crimson loth, embroidered In gold. The new pope ills upo.t ' chair bo-fore bo-fore tie nbnr uf tho Sis'. Ao chapel and the Hull' ul ileiiu. tho .'-onl Uuns Dr.'Klill dl Munto Hlclaco who Is s-lias s-lias and Velletrl'a bishop, followed l.y other eminences In their order, kneels to adore his holiness, kissing tha mis upon his shoe, the ring upon his hand, whereat the sovereign pontiff pon-tiff makes the knceler rise and ac- 't'l' V. Cardinal Ssralino Vannutelll. cords the kiss of jx-nce on both checks. Then t'le rentier mno;i bn-uKs open tho wallcdup dour. T ie first curdli a. ileiu'ct; f.ocn to the billet ny uf HI. Ivtcr'a and to tho city and the world joucliilnis. 'I ainuiince to yuu gnat joy. Wo have a pope." |