Brigham Young said, Brethren, this Council has been called for the purpose of selecting a man to fill the vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve, and the vacancy in the first presidency of the Seventies. ... The brethren can write their names The brethren can suggest names and the Clerk will write them and read them to us, or they can write their suggestions on paper and hand them to the Clerk. ... There are but few of the Twelve here whom I saw when receiving their charge at the time the Quorum was first organized in Kirtland. Jared Carter, at that time, objected to bro. Brigham said he was like an apple one half of which was sweet, the other half sour.' ...
O. Pratt[:] 'If office in the Priesthood is hereditary as we have instances of anciently, we might select Parley Jun to fill his fathers place.' E. Snow. 'The question arises /are offices/ in the Priesthood hereditary like the Patriarchal office....
Pres[iden]t. Y.[: ']Brethren, if you feel it would be just as right as not for me to nominate, I'll do so. Unanimous vote. I nominate Geo. Q. Cannon to fill the place vacancyin for one of the Twelve and Jacob Gates for one of the Presidency of Seventies.' Amen, responded by several. If you all feel that it is right for Jacob Gates George Q. Cannon to fill the vacancy in the Twelve /signify it by uplifted hand./ [U]nanimous vote. 'If you all feel that it is right for Jacob Gates to fill the vacancy in the Seventies, signify it by the same sign.['] Unanimous vote....
[Source: Minutes, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1910-1951, Privately Published, Salt Lake City, Utah 2010]
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