Salt Lake Herald | 1905-09-14 | Page 1 | Created Public Scandal

CREATED PUBLIC P SCANDAL Assistant United States Treasurer at Philadelphia About to Lose His Official Head Philadelphia Sept 13 Charge against agam t William R It LoW assistant United States troa treasurer here have been forwarded to President Roosevelt It was wai reported to today today today day that Mr Mi Leibs resignation lied had been demanded tle but this was wa not correct Charges against Mr Ir were wert preferred by y the civil service reform association of this city eft Mr Leib Letti ts to chairman n ot 01 the county Republican committee The charges were ware first t made that Mr 11 Leib violated the artier Aider ot 01 President Ros R elt prohibiting federal deral f office hold holders holde ers era e from taking part in polities politics second nd that hat Mr L Leib lb had Dad created public scandal lC b by y his activity In ip tOil rs in Schuylkill county There are about thirl thirty j subordinates in Ill the ulY here and at the various hearings testimony was resented Presented to show that these or some of them hem had been asked by Mr Leib to con contribute contribute contribute tribute to campaign funds With Ith reference to the rumored demand for his hits resignation Mr Lieb who came here from his hla home homa in m Pot today said Mid that Ut t he had not resigned nCr nir n had his liia resignation been demanded There will wUl lie he a hearing In my m case he Ito said but I do not know Inow what the charges ctt are upon which h the present ac action than tion is Js based nor not do I 1 know by whom IB In were vere Charges Char of pernicious activity in pol polItics contrary to civil service rules were Vere preferred against me Inc some came time ago by the civil chU commission 1 I had a hearing at that time anti and alu although I did not receive official settee notice on tilt the I was U given to understand that the charges had been n sufficiently an Rn Later additional charges were made by b the civil choU service frI commission that 1 I had collected campaign contributions from government employee I also answered these and as liS I had not heard any more moro about the ca cace e 1 thought the matter had baa been d