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Howe, supported Radical Republican governor Lucius Fairchild in Wisconsin, and in return received the backing of the state GOP machine. Despite the Wisconsin Republican caucus previously aligned with anti-Radicals who favored Johnson's racist policies, it shifted by 1873, under the direction of Elisha Keyes, to full united support for Howe and reelected him without a nomination.<ref name=pp95-96/>

Howe, supported Radical Republican governor Lucius Fairchild in Wisconsin, and in return received the backing of the state GOP machine. Despite the Wisconsin Republican caucus previously aligned with anti-Radicals who favored Johnson's racist policies, it shifted by 1873, under the direction of Elisha Keyes, to full united support for Howe and reelected him without a nomination.<ref name=pp95-96/>

In 1873-74, the Democratic Party seized upon the Panic of 1873 and blamed the economic policies of the Grant Administration as well as the Republicans in general, reclaiming control of numerous political offices, including the Wisconsin governorship. Howe was offered an appointment to the [[United States Supreme Court]] following the death of Chief Justice [[Salmon P. Chase]], though declined since his act of resigning would result in a Democrat succeeding him in the Senate.<ref name=pp97-99>''Timothy O. Howe, Stalwart Republican'', pp. 97-99.</ref>

In 1873–74, the Democratic Party seized upon the Panic of 1873 and blamed the economic policies of the Grant Administration as well as the Republicans in general, reclaiming control of numerous political offices, including the Wisconsin governorship. Howe was offered an appointment to the [[United States Supreme Court]] following the death of Chief Justice [[Salmon P. Chase]], though declined since his act of resigning would result in a Democrat succeeding him in the Senate.<ref name=pp97-99>''Timothy O. Howe, Stalwart Republican'', pp. 97–99.</ref>

====Hayes years, Stalwart politics====

====Hayes years, Stalwart politics====