I te tau 1864 ka noho a Rice ki Little Rock, Arkansas, ka tīmata anō i tana mahi.
Ae ra, ko te putanga matatini ake o te rerenga korero ko "I te tau 1864 ka noho a Rice ki Little Rock, Arkansas, ka tiimata tana mahi; i kaha ia ki te whakahaere i te roopu Republican i te kawanatanga, a ka tohua hei tiamana mo te komiti i te tau 1868 i whakarite i te waehere mahi a te kawanatanga. "