Below are the highlights of this chapter. You can read the whole chapter on the Iowa History Site. History of Iowa Vol 3. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHAPTER VI George W. McCrary in the Cabinet - Financial Condition of Iowa - An Important Decision of the Supreme Court - The Political Conventions of 1877 - The Southern Policy of President Hayes - John H. Gear Elected Governor - A Terrible Railroad Disaster - The Seventeenth General Assembly - Repeal of the "Granger Railroad Law" - Interesting Statistics - Political Conventions of 1878 - Election of the Republican Candidates - Conventions and Platforms of 1879 - Governor Gear Re-elected - The Eighteenth General Assembly - National Conventions of 1880............... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/