http://www.cdobs.com/archive/syndicated/club-adjourns-run-at-historic-site/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:41:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.cdobs.com/archive/syndicated/club-adjourns-run-at-historic-site/comment-page-1/#comment-6963 Dan Kelley Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.cdobs.com/archive/local-media-feeds/club-adjourns-run-at-historic-site,332#comment-6963 Of course, the article neglects to mention that the Chicago Athletic Association was formerly a prominent GOP club which included many leading members of the Republican Party in Cook County. William Hale Thompson achieved his first public recognition as an outstanding athlete on the CAA football and water polo teams. Congressman and later US Senator William Lorimer was another member. William Wrigley was another prominent Republican member who served as a delegate to several nominating conventions. Of course, the article neglects to mention that the Chicago Athletic Association was formerly a prominent GOP club which included many leading members of the Republican Party in Cook County. William Hale Thompson achieved his first public recognition as an outstanding athlete on the CAA football and water polo teams. Congressman and later US Senator William Lorimer was another member. William Wrigley was another prominent Republican member who served as a delegate to several nominating conventions.

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