. A half century of Minnesota as territory and state; a concise account of the principal events in the period of discovery, exploration, and settlement, and during the half century of territorial and state government . tical party. Vermont is theonly other state in the Union which haspassed through a similar experience. Gen-eral H. H, Sibley, elected as a democratin 1858. was succeded by a Ramsey, in i860, and then fol-lowed in long succession Governors Henrj^ A HALF CENTURY OF MINNESOTA 39 A. Swift, 1863-4; Stephen Miller, 1864-66;William R. Marshall, 1866-70; Horace Aus-t
. A half century of Minnesota as territory and state; a concise account of the principal events in the period of discovery, exploration, and settlement, and during the half century of territorial and state government . tical party. Vermont is theonly other state in the Union which haspassed through a similar experience. Gen-eral H. H, Sibley, elected as a democratin 1858. was succeded by a Ramsey, in i860, and then fol-lowed in long succession Governors Henrj^ A HALF CENTURY OF MINNESOTA 39 A. Swift, 1863-4; Stephen Miller, 1864-66;William R. Marshall, 1866-70; Horace Aus-tin, 1870-74; Cushman K. Davis, 1874-76;John S. Pillsbury, 1876-82; Lucius F. Hub-bard, 1882-87; A. R. McGill. 1887-89; Wil-liam R. Merriani, 1889-93; Knute Nelson,1893-95; and David M. Clough, l8g8 John Lind, the candidate of thedemocratic and populist parties, was elect-ed governor, breaking the long line of re-publican successes. But on national issuesthe state has always been republican, everyrepublican president from Lincoln to Mc-Kinley having received a plurality. Andwith the exception of Senators Shields andRice, chosen in 1857, all of the states rep-resentatives in the upper house of congress. A. R. Mc(ULL. Governor of Minnesota—1887-lf8ll. have been republicans. All have servedthe state with credit, while Senators Ram-sey, Windom and Davis have been calledto even higher national honors and of the more important legislativeenactments of the state have already beenmentioned. During Gov. Davis adminis-tration, and at his suggestion, the foun-dations were laid for state supervision ofrailroads. The creation of the railroadcommission is justly regarded as one ofthe most important pieces of legislationaccomplished in Minnesota. During administration the system wasperfected. At the same session of the leg-islature the high license system was adopt-ed. Various acts from time to time fixed as a part of the state financiering the cus-tom of r
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