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.
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.