JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/chosen/1.1.0/chosen.min.css">
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/chosen/1.1.0/chosen.jquery.min.js"></script>
<button type='button' id='tab1b'>Tab1</button>
<button type='button' id='tab2b'>Tab2</button>
<br>
<br>
<div id='tab1' style='display:block'>
    <select class="chosen" style="width:350px;" tabindex="1">
        <option value=""></option>
        <option value="001">Option 1</option>
        <option value="002">Option 2</option>
        <option value="003">Option 3</option>
        <option value="004">Option 4</option>
        <option value="005">Option 5</option>
    </select>
</div>
<div id='tab2' style='display:none'>
    <select class="chosen" style="width:250px;" tabindex="2">
        <option value=""></option>
        <option value="006">Option 6</option>
        <option value="007">Option 7</option>
        <option value="008">Option 8</option>
        <option value="009">Option 9</option>
        <option value="010">Option 10</option>
    </select>
</div>

JavaScript

$(function () {
    $("#tab1b").click(function () {
        $("#tab1").css("display", "block");
        $("#tab2").css("display", "none");
    });
    $("#tab2b").click(function () {
        $("#tab2").css("display", "block");
        $("#tab1").css("display", "none");
        if (!$("#tab2").data("chosen-already-initialized")) {
            $("#tab2").data("chosen-already-initialized", true);
            console.log("initializing chosen for tab2 ...");
            $("#tab2 .chosen").chosen({
                no_results_text: "Oops, nichts gefunden!",
                allow_single_deselect: true,
                search_contains: true,
                disable_search_threshold: 10,
                placeholder_text_single: 'Bitte wählen...'
            });
        }
    });


    $("#tab1 .chosen").chosen({
        no_results_text: "Oops, nichts gefunden!",
        allow_single_deselect: true,
        search_contains: true,
        disable_search_threshold: 10,
        placeholder_text_single: 'Bitte wählen...'
    });
});