"On the Eve of Election"

Wadhams, Lucinda M.

In 1894 Lucinda M. Wadhams campaigned for the position of Cook County (Illinois) superintendent.

Sheridan, Marian M.

Marian M. Sheridan was the People's Party candidate for Colorado state legislature in 1894.

Teetor, Sarah

Sarah Teetor was nominated in 1894 for Colorado state representative from Arapahoe County. In local Denver races in the following year she was the Prohibition candidate for City Auditor, but did not win.

Morris, Ellen D.

In 1894 Ellen D. Morris, a resident of Kansas City, ran as a candidate for Missouri state superintendent of schools. She trained as a teacher and later worked for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Morris ran a poor third out of a f...

Tanner, F.M.

F.M. Tanner ran as a candidate for the state assembly in 1894 from Ft. Collins, Colorado.

Sanford, Amelia

In 1894, at the Prohibition Party convention, Mrs. Mary Metzgar nominated Sanford of Bloomington, Illinois for the position of trustee of the state university. Sanford's qualifications included past positions as professor at Adrian Colle...

Semple, Etta

Etta Semple, of Ottawa, Kansas, was nominated in 1894 for the office of state superintendent of instruction. In 1904 Semple ran for the office of County Coroner on the Socialist Party ticket. She probably did not receive any votes. ...

Strickland, M.

M. Strickland, a Nebraska resident, was nominated in 1894 to run for the office of Cerro Gordo county recorder. She was active in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union

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 189...

Shroat, E.M.

E.M. Shroat ran in 1894 as a candidate for Nebraska state representative from Custer County. She was prominent in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.