Dr. Julia Holmes Smith's Campaign for University Trustee, 1896

Smith, Dr. Julia Holmes

In 1896 Julia Holmes Smith, a physician, ran as the Democratic Party candidate for University of Illinois Trustee. She polled 14 percent of the votes (467,664), coming in a close fourth, but only three candidates could be elected. In 1898 Smith campaigned again as the Democratic Party candidate for the same office. Again, in a hotly contested, multi-candidate race, she received 15.2 percent ...