| Show 1 i SHEETS WILLING TO RESUME OFFICE Whole Matter Now Up to Mayor Bransford Following Following Follow Follow- Following ing Acquittal WOULD REMOVE BURBIDGE Former Chief of Police May Push Pitt Out OLIt to Hold Reins Again Will Vill ill Mayor Bransford ord bow to the will of or the tho inner circle of oC the American Ameri Amen can cnn party panty and reinstate George George- A A. Sheets as chlof of police I A close friend of Mayor Bransford's said yesterday that the city's chief chich executive will never ne let bet tho the American Americas party part cram Sheets down his throat Since tho the verdict of or tho the jury which I acquitted Sheets became known there ther has been a concerted effort cHort within I the American party to put Sheets bad hack back C where here he was before the McWhirter c S came to town town with all of or tho the power and arni glory that attached to hl his regime t In the police department The movement that is now crystallizing crystal using given I en was as Impetus yesterday when Sheets announced that he ho would woul I accept the appointment of or chief 0 of f police If it was tendered to him T To i private friends It Is said that that tha t Sheets gave ga a pledge e that Captain Bur Bur- bidge e would he be removed remo If Ie the party part saw fit to reinstate Sheets This may be the solution of the Burbidge Bur Bur- bidge matter after all To reappoint t Sheets with the understanding that tha t Burbidge goes oes out of the city service 0 would mean that Burbidge would 1 certainly have ha to go Stuck With Thompson Sheets and his friends still foe feel I pretty sore over the way the American Am Am- party part dumped him when It I t found that he wa was too much of a burden to carry When hen they demanded demand ed 1 I hi his resignation he refused to give 0 it and claimed that he was entitled entitle ii l to the lie office notwithstanding tho the at attack at- at tack that had been heen made mado on on him a as ns asan S an nn official Ezra Thompson the then n I I mayor stayed with Sheets to the the Yer very ery end and when the ringleaders of or the Kearns party parl demanded that S Sheets Sheet resign Thompson handed In his resignation resignation I nation and both went out of ot office I It may be all right now to figure on the reappointment i of Sheets but there Is an obstacle to overcome that will be hard to handle by the American party leaders leader That obstacle Is is Tom Pitt the present present present pres pres- ent chief chIM of police how v to get him out is th the question Chief Pitt said to Tho The Republican yesterday l If the tho American party part wants Sheets to be the chief of police h why all it has to tb do Is to show me What do you OU mean h by show me rue was asked Well c 11 I mean simply this said the chief If re I am to be he put out of office I want to know all the reasons for the removal cn Working For or It All the American party men on the police force not only expect tho the reappointment reappointment re- re appointment of or Sheets but they are silently lending aid to any movement that will culminate in his appoint appoInt- ment The acquittal of Sheets has been heon the main topic of conversation Uon among the men Of or course the they have not run to Chief I Pitt and hollered for Sheets Sheets but the they have havo expressed opinions when the l chief was not In hearing distance Some of or the thc officers have even gone so far as to dl discuss cuss whether or not tho the council will give 1 0 Sheets back salary Tho llie Old Council Action I There is a phase of or the Sheets case easel which has fallen Into the musty must confines confines confines con con- fines of the past Tho The city council when tho the charges were made against Sheets Sheet following tho the McWhirter l robber robbery robbery rob rob- ber bery started an Investigation of the charges The council formed Itself Into a committee of tho th whole hole and h held helda ld lda a farcical Investigation that develop developed ed od r nothing Before Detoro an any action action was taken Sheets was arrested and this act net on the tho part of the tho state put a quietus on the council proceedings Tho The report of oC the committee of the whole has never novel been made and it still atm hangs in abeyance It is quite likely that Sheets having b been en acquitted acquitted ac ac- ac- ac quitted of the charge of bribery briber the tho council will dig up the committee re report report report re- re port and vindicate the former chief ot of police pollee which vindication Indication would be I another feather teather In Sheets's cap and another another another an an- other boost hoost for his reappointment ent |
