Show QUESTION SENIORITY Contest Between Smith and Young Will Be Hastened The death t of Piesldcnt Cannon will hasten the contest between President Joseph F Smith and Apostle Brigham Young for the presidency of the church In the event of course that both nro alive at tile lime of the demise de-mise of President Snow The question of seniority rs between President Cannon Can-non President Smith and Apostle Young was first ralccd at thc time of tile death of Apostle Franklin DRich ards who at the time was president of the quorum of the twelve apostles As Is well known Brighilm Young was ordained or-dained an apostle by his father President Presi-dent Brigham Young when he was quite young man but he did not begin be-gin actual service as a member of the I quorum until many years after When he did begin his service George Q Cannon had served eight years and Joseph F Smith had served one year In low of the fact that he was ordained or-dained before cither Cannon Smith Young claimed that he was next lo President Snow andlhat he should succeed Apostle Franklin D Richards ns president of the twelve President Cannon however claimed that as ho hod served eight years as an apostle when Young began that Young should not be made president of the twelve and placed In direct line for Che presidency presi-dency of the church In this contention he was sustained by the church authorities au-thorities and wKlle Young Is virtually at the head of the quorum the title of president has never been conferred upon up-on him Apostle Young It is said would not have contested the seniority of President Presi-dent for the presidency l had the question come lo imim Issue but will insist In-sist that he Is the senior of President Smith Young was ordained in 1S55 and went Into the quorum In 186S while Smith was ordalned in 1867 and begun his service In 1867 |