dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ɡjˌuːbɚnɐtˈoːɹɪəl ɹˈeɪs, tʃˈeɪs ˈɔːθɚd ɐ bˈʊk "ɑːɹ ðeɪ kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪsts ɔːɹ kˈætspɔːz: ɐ ɹˈɛd bˈeɪɾɪŋ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl", tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə pɹˈuːv ɐ lˈɪŋk bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ɪŋkˈʌmbənt fˈɑːɹmɚlˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ænd ðə kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst pˈɑːɹɾi, haʊˈɛvɚ ðə bˈʊk blˈeɪtəntli ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ˈæntaɪsˈɛmɪtˌɪzəm ˌɪntʊ mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə pˈɑːlətˌɪks æz ˈɔːl ʌv hɪz ɛɡzˈæmpəlz wɜːɹ ɐdɹˈɛsɪŋ dʒˈuːz.
During the 1938 gubernatorial race, Chase authored a book "Are They Communists or Catspaws: A Red Baiting Article", trying to prove a link between the incumbent Farmer-Labor Party administration and the Communist Party, however the book blatantly introduced anti-Semitism into Minnesota politics as all of his examples were addressing Jews.