Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-31
Tells the Deseret News That He
Intends to Resign His
Office.
SPLIT IN AMERICAN" PARTY.
Friends Of Man Under a Cloud
Tell Of Rupture With
Kearns.
TAN. Pitt is Slated to Succeed "Honcst
George" and Big shaiSeup
Is Now Due.

where Is dissension and trouble brew
,np In the so-called American" party
over the Sheets case, in fact, the trou-
HE has already been started and
number of the ''stalwarts" are sharp
ening their political knives for bitter
warfare. Resignation or no resigna-
tim i'll feeling on the part of certain
,eaders of the reform crowd will be
stirred up and the organ of that party
comes in for share of criticism.
There is a certain faction that has
advised Chief Sheets not to resign.
Their is another faction urging him to
stem down and out. The two camps
are Mt loggerneads The Tribune Is
being roundly scored by friends OF the
chief because they feel that the sheet
has deserted him. Friends of the chiei'
Judging from statments made TINS
MORNING. are about to repudiate the
party.
.I AM GOING TO RESIGN"
THAT Chief Sheets will resign there
can be no doubt. The question was
rut to him squarely this morning ana
he said. u,hother n
II am going to resign. Whether II
viii be today or not 1 cannot say az
1 t,,s time. have an appointment with
A+,v Thurman and until / discuss the
n n,o,fer with him l can say nothing
about It," -,
I'm to this writing the chief and MS
counsel were still in session.
eur eaid. Il do not
care to say anything for puplcatohs
heyond the fact that have had enough,
AZ politics. / want to be let alone
is THROUGH WITH KEARNs'
rr.o,r close personal friends OF the
chief it has leaked out that uheie 40
moi the best of feeling between 5hee.S
and so,ne of the leaders Of the "Aneri-
cam. party. In fact it has been said
that the chief Is through with Nearhs
and his crowd and has expressed NM
4 self in vigorous terms against the pai
~ organ. Friends of the chief are re-
unonsible for the statement that he
feels he has been made the scape goat.
He denies that he has In any way ~
,ured the party but feels, IL Is saio.
that he is the one who is out ana IN
,,re5 and has been deserted by the
very ones he had every reason to be-
uaya would render him every assis-
lance possible.
h HE HAS HAD ENOUGH.
Chief Sheets stated this morning
81 that So far as the case against him
is concerned, he had no fear as 10 the
u outcome, and II is not altogether on ac-
count of the case he will resign, He
has had enough of American" party
81 methods. If he really feels this, he
81 does not stand alone.
Il Sheets said that he had not written
his resignation. He declined to say
II whether it would be sent to the mayor
Il tomorrow or not, but admitted that he
would leave the department this week.
Il TOM PITT IN LINE.
n AS TO his successor. there Is a grow
81 ing feeling among those supposed to be
81 with the elmer circle" that the po-
II sition will be rendered to Tom Pitt
who was the American" party candi-
n date for sheriff of Salt Lake county;
II sition if offered him. Pitts friends
4 say that he would take the position
q with the hope of promotine harmony
n In the scattered ranks of the reform
party. They realize that the fences
n are down and the faithful are stam-
q peding.
II BIG SHAKE-UP COMING
II When the chief resigns and sue
q cessor appointed. a big shake-up in the
8 police department may be looked for
q Already there are rumors OF q change
In the position of captain OF detectives.
at present held by silent, George
II Raleigh, who was called during the
81 last campaign the middle man." It
81 Is understood that he Is stu faithful TO
q The party but that he win also be Of
K: Tered as sacrifice. Friends of Sheets
say that he is Disguised with the party
8 mat put him In power and feels that.
to use term employed by the Jim
III Donaldson class. he has been double
|8 crossed" Those he counted upon to
s. come to his rescue have deserted him
"a SHIP is ON THE ROCKS.
IA There are some in the party who ad-
wise him to stick by all means. They
81 argue that resignation ut this time
n would amount. In the minds OF the
81 public, as practical admission OF
guilt. Members OF the city committee
II who insist that Sheets step down AMI
Il out argue that he must so for the
sake OF the party, that they can not
hope to win next fall unless Sheets
II goes. The party Is between two fires
Fl There are breakers ahead and already
the "Amrican'' party ship Of state a.
upon the rocks-reslgnatlo or no
resignation