The Washington times., 1905-01-16
UP FOR PRESIDENT,
IS NOW A JANTOR
Liberty Party's Nominee
Doesn't Mind Change.
WAS REMOVED FROM TICKET
St. Louis Police Put Him in Jail-Now
Has Charge of Illinois House
Cloak Room.
WAS REMOVED FROM TICKET

SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. 1.-THE pre-
suplably great fall from being candidate
for President OF the United States 70
Icing janitor of a cloak room on the
Democratic side of the Illinois house OF
representatives does not affect the per
sonal feelings of William L. SCOTT. OF
East St Louis.
For a month Scott was In the political
class with Theodore Roosevelt. Alton
b. Parker Silas c. Swallow, and Thomas
4. Watson, and until the East ST. Louis
police officials looked into the record of
his past he lived in this high plane
Thrown Into Jail.
One day, alas for political reasons,
he ayows, they threw him into jail on
the charge of running a saloon where
the character of its customers Il
matter of minor Importance to the pro-
prietor. For nine days he remained IN
g cell, and when he was released his
lame had been stricken from the list
of candidates.
Scott, who is negro, has had bit
ter experience, according to his own re-
laIing- During the monotony of roll
calls he has time TO reflect upon the
Fast, and in one of these moments of
"Reminiscences the former Presidential
candidate bemoaned his fate, but with
cut disparngement OF his present po-
sition, which pays at the rate Of s.
daily from the treasury of the State OF
illinois,
Scott is without a hair on his head
and il there was such a thing as black
billiard ball, it would make fit com
panion.
Candidate Double Crossed"
Through the chinks of his white teeth
peeped splotches of gold filling. With a
grin that reminded of the festive water
melon. season, he said:
Il certainly got the double-cross down
IN that East st. Louis town last cam
raign, but L Amt kicking much now Yo'
see, we-that is. a few of us more in
telhgent colored men-deemed it advis-
tional issue of the day, and down in ST.
Louis while the Democrats was meeting
we mad convention. too. and while
our kind OF fellows wasn't prominent on
the floor of the coliseum we was heartily
sympathetic of much that was done
there. only didn't like some of the stuff
taat Senator 1iilInan and some of those
Fellows said, and therefore the Liberty
party formed the determination of be-
coming an inpsirating factor and we had
q convention tnere at st. Louis.
Viva Voce Vote.
Il expect that because of nv extra
Intelligence and as 1 had been prominent
In the preliminaries, L was nominated
lor President by a vote that took in
pretty much of that convention.
Well, then my troubles began, and
some OF my old friends over across the
river started out to harpoon me- I
hadn't any more than got across the
bridge without any time to begin the
campaign before some of my enemies
began to look up my past, and almost
before knew what was going on I was
slung into Jail because I used to run I'D
the river a little way.
Some OF those black boys. who were
sore anyhow because l had come into
such prominence began to knock right
away and by the time l had got out Of
the Jail, the thieves had crossed my
name off the ticket and there was my
party without a candidate.
Still Has His Principles.
Il still had principles left. and I did
what I could for the party. which sooner
or later would have a blask man in the
White House without waiting for some
white man to ask him in to supper
With all the troubles we had, the Lib
erty party got 6, o0o votes at the election
and 400 or 800 right around East ST
Louis.
Il amt very sad now, though. because
L am here at Springfield, where l can
find out about national affairs. and
when the time comes they had better
look out for me There is going to be
a rafting OF the dry bones among some
OF those East ST. Louis niggers when I
gets back to them
Scott won out in the Democratic eau
Gus against three or four candidates.
and had majority OF all of them. He
is popular with the members OF his
side of the house and is a capable man.