Ka kammala wannan magana: A shekara ta 1855, ya kafa "Jamhuriyar Baraboo", jarida ta farko da aka buga a Baraboo. A wannan shekarar an zabe shi zuwa Majalisar Wisconsin don zaman na 1856. Kuma daga baya a wannan shekarar ya kasance wakili ne ga
Taron Jam'iyyar Republican na kasa.