Kammala wannan jumla: Jam'iyyar Republican ta kaddamar da taron farko na kasa a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania a ranar 22 ga Fabrairu, 1856. Wannan taron ya zabi Kwamitin Gudanarwa na Kasa kuma ya zartar da shawarwari da ke kira ga soke dokokin da ke ba da damar bautar da bayi a yankuna masu 'yanci da "tsayayya ta hanyar Tsarin Mulki na Bauta a kowane yanki", kare mutanen da ke adawa da bautar a Kansas waɗanda ke fuskantar hare-hare ta jiki, da kuma kira don "tsayayya da kuma juyar da Gwamnatin Kasa ta yanzu" na Franklin Pierce, "kamar yadda aka gano tare da ci gaban ikon Bautar zuwa ga mulkin kasa". Da shi
An gudanar da taron farko na kasa da aka yi a watan Yuni 1856 a Philadelphia. John C. Frémont ya yi aiki a matsayin dan takarar Republican na farko a matsayin shugaban kasa a 1856 a bayan taken "Free ƙasa, azurfa kyauta, 'yanci maza, Frémont da nasara!" Kodayake tayin Frémont bai yi nasara ba, jam'iyyar ta nuna tushe mai ƙarfi. Ya mamaye New England, New York da arewacin Midwest kuma yana da karfi a sauran Arewa. Kusan ba shi da goyon baya a Kudu, inda aka yi masa hukunci a shekara ta 1856-1860 a matsayin mai rarraba ra'ayi wanda ya yi barazanar yakin basasa.