Complex sentence: In particular, reformers wanted presiding elders to be chosen by conference elections rather than episcopal appointment and representation for local preachers (two-thirds of all Methodist clergy) and lay people in annual and general conferences.
Split into simpler sentences: In particular, reformers wanted presiding elders to be chosen by conference elections rather than episcopal appointment. They also desired representation for local preachers (two-thirds of all Methodist clergy) and lay people in annual and general conferences.