Show W ANTt TO RII WRltl VERSION 0F THAT PROVO BISHOPRIC BISH-OPRIC APPOINTMENT Presiding Elder Named For the Second Sec-ond Ward A the Regular Appointee Ap-pointee Failed of Confirmation Provo Aug 15Bishop Evan Wride who had been the bishop of the ward for eight or ten years resigned some time ago and his resignation was accepted T > y the presidency of the I stake The same authority selected Elder Bengt Johnson jr to fill the vacancy thus occasioned A number of Bishop Wrides friends 334 signed a petition to the stake presidency which petition in effect asked that Bishop Wride be retained a bishop of the ward The meeting last night was for the purpose of presenting Elder I Johnson for the support or acceptance of the people He only received g votes and for the reason of this fail ure on the part of the people of the ward to support the appointee of the presidency he was not placed in the position of bishop Elder S P Eggert son jr was appointed as presiding elder of the ward until such a time a the people can agree upon some one who will receive their unanimous support sup-port I |