Ralston is father of state parks, primaries, utility commission
Democrat Samuel M. Ralston served as Indiana’s governor from 1913-1917, during an era when governors were not allowed to seek re-election. Ralston, who oversaw the state’s 100th birthday celebration, was responsible for creating a state parks system, a public service commission to regulate utilities, a vocational education act, a child-labor law, an inheritance tax, a […]