our wonderful soldier boys", "for the children of our land", "for our common cause, without destruction of classes or creeds or the drawing of stringent political lines, for the good of all, the public weal and humanity". Her name did not appear on the ballot because she was late filing her nomination papers. In the general election of 1921 she again put her name forward, offering her support to the Liberal Party. Among the items in her platform were "more pay for the soldiers", "mothers' bonus such as obtains in Ontario", and "return to old high license of a liquor law or such a system as Quebec or British Columbia have, whereby the national debt could be liquidated in two years". On this occasion she presented her nomination papers on time but did not have the $200 deposit required to file the papers. In the general election of 1925 her name appeared on the ballot as an Independent candidate. Her nomination papers were filed and a $200 deposit was paid by an "agent", Helen McKibbin. She was the first woman ever nominated in a federal election in New Brunswick. The seat was won by the Conservative candidate James Kidd Flemming. Minnie Bell Adney, whose campaign slogan was "By their fruits ye shall know them", received 84 votes. Personal life On 12 September 1899, Sharp married Tappan Adney in Woodstock. While studying in New York she had stayed at a boarding house in Manhattan that was owned by Ruth Shaw Adney. At her invitation Mrs. Adney's son Tappan and daughter Mary Ruth visited the Sharp family in New Brunswick in the summer of 1887. Tappan Adney remained in New Brunswick until the fall of 1889 and returned several times in the following decade. Mary Ruth Adney worked with Sharp at the conservatory in Victoria from 1893 to 1896 and Tappan Adney visited the city for five months in 1895. She is buried in the Upper Woodstock Cemetery, Woodstock, New Brunswick. References External links 1865 births 1937 deaths Canadian music educators New Brunswick candidates for Member of Parliament Candidates in the 1925 Canadian federal election People from Woodstock, New Brunswick