The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-14
CHARGE AGAINST LEIB
MAN MAY LOSE
 GOOD JOB.
Assistant Unafea States Treasurer Aa- legged to Have Been Permaiscw- ouniy Active In Politics.
 Violating the KemIea.

philadalphia, Sept 13.-The charges
 against William R. Leib. assistant Uni ted states treasurer here. have been forwarded to President R0osevelt Ii was reported today that hhr. Leib'f resiRnatfon had been demanded, but | this was not correct
 The charges against Mir Leib were preferred by the Civil Service Reform I Asgoolation of this city. Mr. Leibl is l lchairman of the schuyikili County Re- publican Committee. The charges, which were investigated by George F. Wales, chief clerk of the appointments division of the civil service commits sion, and Robert D, Jenks, secretary of the Civil Servce Reform Associa-
 First. that Mir. Leib violated the or der of President Roosevelt prohibiting | federal office nolders from taking part | in politics; second. that Mir. Leib had created public scandal by his activity | in political matters in Schuylkin coun- ty.
 There are about thirty subordtnates fin the sub-treasury here and at the va rious hearings held by MT. Wales tess tImony was presented to show that these or some of them had been asked by MT. Leib to contribute to campaign funds. Only a few of the employees in MT. Leib's department are from Schuyi- kill county. where he Is the recognized organization Republican leader Hear ing were held here. PostsviIie. scnuyl- killhayen and several other towns tn
 schuylkill county. At the hearing at pottsviIfe. a letter was produced by the Republican executive committee asking federal office holders for cam paIRn contributions. w: A. Womer, member of the committee, testified that no person had ever been directed on tn send out letters requesting contributions.
 The charges were denied by Mfr Leib. He admitted activity in politics and said that occasionally department em- nloyes contributed to State, county and ward committees, but declared he mad never asked them to do so.
 On June II last E. P. Luschner, Of
 PottsvilIe, Pa., entered suit against MT. I,eib in the county court to restrain
 him from the allaged improper use of
 g 300, said to have been collected from the Republican candidates for county nomination. Luschner charged that MT. Leib assessed the candidates ex- tortionate registration fees in order to create a fund to be expended by the latter. telegram was sent to Fresi- dent Roosevelt at the time. calling his attention to the misuse. The suit was dismissed on technacaiities.
 With reference to the rumored de- rnand for his resignation, Mir. Lieb, who came here from his home in Pottsville today, said that he had not resigned nor had his resignation been demanded.
 There will be a hearing in my case he said, hut do not know what the charges are upon which the present action is based, nor do know by whom they were preferred. Charges of per nicious activity in politics. contrary to civil service rules, were preferred against me some time ago by the civil service commission. I had hearing at that time and although did not re- ceive ofacial notice upon the subject was given to understand that the charges had been satisfactorily answer ed Later additional charges were made by the civil service commission that I had collected campaign con tributions from government employees. also answered these and as l had not heard any more about the case thought the matter had been dropped"