Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1903 — Might Have Been Clark Price. [ARTICLE]

Might Have Been Clark Price.

From Kansas come* tbe neyjp that the oppsHiMTo C;!. Long for U. 8, senator has melted away, and that the Repnblioan legislators will nominate him at their next caucus, which will be followed by his eleotion. And thereby bands a story of interest to Jasper county people. Long formerly lived, and probably does yet, in the same state senatorial distriot, tbe same judicial cirouit, the same congressional distriot, as Clark Price, formerly of Carpenter Tp., and of Rensselaer. When Clark moved to Kansas, and engaged in politics he ran against the same Long for the Republican nomination for State senator, and beat Long a long ways. Later he ran against him for the nomination for oirouit ■judge, and beat him again, just as easily. Still later the Republicans of that congressional distriot were looking fora strong man to run sockless Jerry Simpson, and wanted Prioe to oome out for the nomination. This he deoliued to do, and Long took it and Sockless socked it to him. Next election Long tried it again, and that jtbne he was the socker and socked it' to Socklees, in gocd shape. Since then Long has been a rising man in'Kansas and is now about to-* receive the highest political honor in the gift of the state. And, behold! how easily it might ’have been our own Jasper county boy, Clark Price, instead of Long, to receive this great honor. Clark has ability enough for any position, and had he been willing to make the races against Simpson, Instead of Long, he very likely would have gone to congress, and now be going to the senate.