The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-02
WARDEN WILCOX
IS 4 CANDIDATE
FOR SHERIFF

II the indications are found 10 be
correct. Gen. Hunter c. white, sheriff
OF Providence county. will be obliged
TO put up a hard fight for the reten-
tion OF his office the coming year. as
a formidable opponent for this Office
has declared himself in the person OF
Andrew J. Wilcox. warden OF the state
prison whose candidacy was mentioned
week ago I'm the News Democrat.
on being asked last evening IL he
was a candidate for the of1ce Warden
Wilcox made the reply, so far as
know now. l am"
Gen Whites supporters claim that
he is the machine candidate and that
his Is the name that the caucus OF the
Providence county Republican assem-
blymen viii uphold, and that the rest
OF the Republican members Will fol-
low In the lead OF the caucus
On the side OF Warden Wilcox, his
hackers deicare that he can win enough
Republican votes in grand committee so
that with the help OF the anti White men
on the Democratic side of the house he
will be able 20 gain the Office. Ffty-six
votes constituting q majority in grand
committee. with only Ss Democrats in
the legislature this year. and admitting
that he could control the whole 3S, he
would stIH need the votes OF is Republic
cans.
Next Wednesday, tho day after inaugu-
the general assembly VIII hold their eau
Gus for the selection Of candidates for
sher,ffs and district court judges and
their clerks
Friends of Gen. White are confident OF
his support by the caucus notwithstand-
Ing the vigorous canvasslng which Is
being prosecuted In favor OF Warden VIII
cox.
Since way before election time the story
-. ~
once was current gossip.
The house Republicans II " stated. will
not get together until the morning OF In
Ruguration day. when the members will
meet IN caucus at 10 o'clock and make |
their choice OF candidates for speaker and |
clerks. There is every reason TO believe
that the incumbents or these positions at
the last session will again be chosen, no
opposition having developed.
The Republicans. intending to do away |
with as much detail rs possible In the |
earlier part OF the session, will choose in |
caucus on Wednesday. tue second day OF |
the session. the candidates for the sew
eral state Offices to be elected In grand /
committee. thus enabling the two bodies.
the house and the senate. to meet In
grand committee the first week and make
way for other business.
The Democratic members expect TO
have a strong ticket for many OF the Of
fees to be filled I'm grand committee.
The committee appointed at tho caucus
OF the minority members held last Satur-
day. OF which Senator John A. Reming- i
tom of Cantral- Falls is chairman. s now
making up the slate from the lists OF APP
plicants for the various positions II is
possible that they may report at least
partially at the adjourned caucus OF the
minority members to be held next Satur-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The speaker OF the house has by virtue
OF his office the makeup of the commit
tees In the lower house and IL IL under
stood that nothing definite has as yet
been determined upon by him Tho as
semblymen however. expect ,nat the old
members Will be allowed to retain the
committees they served last year.