▁the ▁political ▁activities ▁of ▁Ho os ier ▁women ▁and ▁their ▁counter parts ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁helped ▁to ▁shape ▁public ▁opinion ▁on ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁and ▁other ▁topics . ▁Grace ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Julian ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁five ▁different ▁parties ▁during ▁his ▁political ▁career . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Wh ig ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁General ▁Assembly ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁five ▁terms ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁So il ▁Party ▁and ▁four ▁as ▁a ▁Republican . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁Free ▁So il ▁Party ' s ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁U . S . ▁vice ▁president ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁election , ▁but ▁Julian ▁and ▁John ▁P . ▁H ale , ▁the ▁party ' s ▁president ial ▁nom ine e , ▁were ▁defeated ▁without ▁winning ▁a ▁single ▁elect oral ▁vote . ▁Julian ▁joined ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Republic ans ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁Julian ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁sta unch ▁opposition ▁to ▁sla very , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁support ▁of ▁land ▁reform ▁and ▁women ' s ▁suff rage . ▁Julian ▁counter ed ▁the ▁frequent ▁critic isms ▁for ▁switching ▁his ▁political ▁al li ances ▁by ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁parties ▁had ▁alter ed ▁their ▁positions ▁on ▁political ▁issues