Maria M. Sheetz was nominated to the city council of Canon, Colorado by the Populist party in 1894. She served on the Canon school board as well. She was the first president of the Friends in Council, one of the oldest women's organizati...
Louisa P. Yokum was the Populist candidate for city treasurer of Rico, Dolores County, Colorado in 1894. She also served as the secretary of the Populist Convention of Rico in 1894. The following year Yokum was elected as the County Supe...