Show GANNOf IN NEXT TO SW i1s Position Recognized by Church Authorities YOUNG IS NOT ADVANCED Failure of the Authorities to Sustnin Apostle Young as President of the Twelve > Practically Disposes of the Claim that He is the Senior of Presidents Cannon and Smith Ordained r Or-dained First but Service Did Not Begin Until Years AfterQuorum Has No President I I The failure of the Mormon church authorities to name a president of the quorum of the twelve apostles yesterday yester-day afternoon occasioned considerable surprise as this Is i the first time In the history of the church that the twelve has not had a president when the quorum quo-rum was full Two causes however contributed to I tile action of the authorities In this particular Instance I Prior to the I death of Apostle Franklin Frank-lin D Richards the senior apostle has always been president of the twelve and the successor of the President of the church Now however First Counselor Coun-selor George Q Cannon and Second I Counselor Jonrph F Smith arc the tcnlor uyrslIcR 11 Jioint of avrvlre and Apostle BrisUa l 1oiin if i tC t sMilor I of the Quorum of HIP twelve as now constituted but lwcr rumnvfd from the presidency of the church In vaye of time death of President i bnow CANNON DIDNT WANT IT Of course had he desired the position President George Q Cannon would I have been made president of the twelve hut as he holds a higher position I posi-tion he did not care to accept It On the other hand thl president of the twelve has always succeeded to the presidency of the fhurih upon the death of the President and It was a < cordlngly deemed Inadvisable to elevate Apostle Hrlyham Young to the position posi-tion as Kiirli action might eauSe frlf Hun when I becomen npreranry to choose a successor to President Snow In I harmony with thla action of time Doll I hOlltlol ihe I twelve 1 will remain without a president at least until the death of President Snow APOSTLE YOUNG DISPLEASED It is understood that Apostle Young Is unylMnu but pleased with l his present pres-ent status iia ho claims to be the senior se-nior of both President Cannon and President i Smith by I reason of the fact that ho was ordained as an apostle before cither ov them lie did not his gin his actual service as a member of time quorum however until some time after the elevation of Presidents Cannon Can-non and Smith There was a rumor yesterday to the effect that President George Q Cannon Can-non was to be sustained as president of the twelve that Joseph P Smith was to be advanced to the position of first counselor to the President and that Apostle Brigham Young was to be named as second counselor It was found though to be without foundation founda-tion I tionThe The authorities also failed to present the name of t historian to succeed the late ApoPtle Rehards but it Is understood under-stood this omission resulted from the fact that no satisfactory man has as yet bpen found I |