Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I Wisconsin, ka uru a Chase ki te tōrangapū. I tae ia ki te tuatahi
Republican National Convention i te 1856 hei waahanga o te roopu mai i Wisconsin. I whakaingoatia e te huihuinga a John C. Frémont hei kaitono Republican mo te perehitini i te pooti 1856. I taua tau ano, i rere a Chase mo te Wisconsin State Senate a ka pootihia ki te wa e rua tau, e tohu ana i te rohe o Racine.