Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1914 — THOMAS IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF CUBS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THOMAS IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF CUBS

Charles H. Thomas has been elected president of the Chicago National League Baseball club. C. P. Taft, ma-

jority stockholder of the club, was present at the election and declared that he would retain his stock at least

a year, during which time Thomas would remain president of the club. Thomas was secretary of the club during the Murphy regime. Thomas has been in baseball 14 years, and has been closely associated with Charles W. Murphy during that time. was secretary to Andrew Freedman of the New York Nationals when Murphy was with that club, and came to Chicago at Murphy’s request in December, 1905, soon after the latter had assumed the presidency of the local club. He was appointed associate secretary, which position he held until Charles Williams resigned to go with the Chicago Federals, after which Thomas was appointed secretary and treasurer. The formal meeting of the club resulted In Thomas being made a stockholder, a director and finally being elected president. Mr. Taft said that Thomas would take immediate charge of the club’s affairs' and reiterated that Murphy had sold out, thus indicating that Murphy’s retirement would be actual. Thomas declared he had no plans for the governing of the club and no ambition besides “bringing some more pennants to Chicago.” He said he would retain Henry O’Day as manager. The meeting and reorganization of the club followed a conference between Mr. Taft and a representative of the Connery-Splegel syndicate. The syndicate raised its offer to $750,000 for the controlling interest in the club, but Mr. Taft declined it, as not being high enough.

Charles H. Thomas, Newly-Elected President of Chicago National League Club, Vice Charles W. Murphy, Deposed.

Charles P. Taft, Principal Owner of the Cubs.