The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-12
Accompanied by Their Wires the
MoIders of Thought Thoroughly
Enjoy a Basket Picnic.
SPECIAL GUESTS PRESENT
During the Afternoon the Men Talked
POlitics-Many influential News
papers Represented.

The second annual basket picnic of the
Indiana Republican K itorial Association,
held yesterday afternoon at Broad Ripple.
was a success in every particular, in spite
o. the threatening weather of the early
part of the day. The attendance was much
larger than at the picnic last year, and
while there was no set programme of any
kind, better arrangements had been made
or the afternoons proceedings. Practically
every Republican newspaper of Importance
in the middle section of the State was
represented, and most of the editors were
accompanied by their wives, indispensable
adjuncts of the basket picnic. In addition
to the newspaper men there was also
goodly representation of welI-known poll
ticians. many of them office-holders or
officc-seekers.
The out-of-town people arrived in the city
on early trains and assembled at the
Spencer House. AT IL o'clock they were
marshaled by j. b. Whitehead, general
manager of the affair, and loaded into three
special cars, furnished by the indianapolis
Street Railway Company, and the trip to
Broad Ripple was commenced. A round
about route was taken and the cars went
first out to Riverside Park, where next
years picnic will probably be held. At
Riverside w. L. Taylor. of this city. who
was one of the guests, invited the editorial
party to be his guests at the Canoe Club,
where he had thoughtfully arranged for re-
freshments in the way of punch. lemonade
and cigars Mr.. Taylor. who has his eyes
on the gubernatorial nomination. was at
that time the only candidate in the party,
and IL the editors and ladies'. especially the
latter, could have held the State convention
then and there the former attorney general
would have been the nominee without a
struggle.
then the party boarded the cars again for
the long trip back through the city and
out to Broad Ripple. Ii was considerably
after the noon hour when the resort was
reached, everyone was hungry and there
was veritable stampede for the tables that
had been arranged in the grove. The bulky
dinner baskets were brought forth and
the contents were speedily put where they
would do the most good Everything was
informal and unconventional, there was an
abundance of good things TO eat and the
crowd congenial, consequently there
was nothing lacking In the enjoyment OF
the occasion.
SPECIAL GUESTS.
Among the special guests of the associa-
ton were Senator and Mrs Fairbanks
Senator Beveridge. Lieutenant Governor
Gilbert, of Fort Wayne; Representative C.
B. Landis, of Delphi; Mr.. and Mrs w. III.
Elliott formerly of New Castle, now of
Porto Rico: former Attorney General w
l.. Taylor Mr.. and Mrs. +. p Thayer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will a. Hough. of Green
field: Republican State Chairman James p.
Goodrich, of Winchester. and Mr.. and Mrs
George b. Lockwood Mr.. and Mrs w w
Huffman, Albert w. Wishard and T. r.
Shipp. Of Indianapolis.
After lunch group picture was taken
of the party and then the men indulged
in the one thing naturally TO be expected
talked politics The candidates. of course
did not overlook the opportunity to .'mix"
among the men who, by reason of their
positions at the head of the country party
organs. have great influence in shaping
party politics. The afternoon was too warm
for any unnecessary exertion, and most of
the crowd spent the time i'm the shade.
trying to keep cool. although few went
boating and ndulged i'm other amusements
offered at the park.
An unexpected diversion occurred when a
number of the party moved over by the
mark hotel where the clambake Of the Inter-