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Show HOW A PREACHER BECAME BE-CAME A GOVERNOR While a great- many members ot the church : have" been called to the high offices of state, the people have seldom gone to the ranks of. the ministry min-istry for material. This is because but few feel that their work lies along those paths. Chancellor H. A. buch-tel buch-tel of Denver, Colorado, and a Methodist Metho-dist Minister, has been one or the few to occupy a chair or governor. U came about In this way: Tho politics poli-tics of Colorado were badly mixed three years ago and the candidate chosen by the Republican State convention con-vention for governor, refused to run, being dissatisfied with others on the ticket. The state committee was compelled com-pelled to look for some one else. Many were mentioned, but rejected for reasons then apparent. Finally without warning the committee offered offer-ed the nomination to Rev. H. A. Buch-lel, Buch-lel, chancellor or tho University ot Denver. Favorable support from the people was evident at onco and the preacher won the election with a large majority and held his office well, It Is said. From tho Denver Republican: His addresses were epoch-making, masterly, and facts of political history were presented in a clearer and more scholarly and more convincing way than ever before in any campaign in Colorado. Chancellor Buchtel scored a great personal victory'. Ho made a whirlwind whirl-wind campaign, and he gained a whirlwind whirl-wind victory. He grew upon the people peo-ple every day. They believed in him and in his sincerity. The splendid triumph under his leadership is the biggest ever recorded in the city or Denver. On the morning of victory, the Re-publican Re-publican again predicts that he will make an Meal, progressive executive, worthy to stand with the greatest. Everybody is pleased and satisfied. The Buchtel motto of "Smile and Push" has become contagious. The Governor lectures in the Methodist Meth-odist church, June 7th, 1909. |