The San Francisco call., 1898-07-24
State Central Committee Issues a Call and Adopts Plans for EleCting
 Delegates.
Boss Req SCathingIy Denounced for His BraZen Attempt to Control the Santa Clara
 Contingent,

Jim" Req, for years the Republican boss and bully of Santa Clara County known throughout the State as poiitl- cal trickster of the worst possible de- scription. has received his quietus at the hands of the reputable members of his party.
 During the opening meeting of the RclUbIcan State Central Committee yesterday, Req was scathingly de- nounced by Chairman Frank McLaugh- lin and other members of the commit tee. and to all intents and purposes Sriven forth from the ranks of the Barty he has Gisgraced for so many years.
 The scheme by which he had hoped to fasten his clutch on the party in Santa Clara County was defeated by a unanimous vote, and the people will be given their first opportunity in years to express their views at an honest prim- ary and to rid themselves of Rea and his reprehensible methods.
 The denunciation and downfall of Req was as sudden as it was effectuaI. The State Central Committee had met at Golden Gate Hall to adopt a call for the Republican State convention. The call, drafted by the executive commit tee the night before, had been read and the preamble adopted after which 1t was voted to take up the various sec tions separately.
 The call named the date for the con vention as August 23, but left the place blank 4 motion making Sacramento the meeting place was adopted, only three members voting infavor of Ruef's s amendment to hold the convention in San Francisco. Then there was some debate on the date, a few favOring Au- gust 50 but the executive committees recommendation prevailed.
 The appOrtionment of delegates, one to every 200 votes cast for the leading Republican electOr two years ago, was agreed to, with an amendment proyid- ing for one delegate at large from each county, and then came the fight on the manner of electing delegates and the eclipse of Boss Req.
 The call as submitted provided for the election Of delegates to the convention by primaries in counties containing three or more Assembly districts. Some confusion followed, the delegates from several interior counties stating that their delegates had already been se- lected and demanding to know whether the proposed resolution would neceSsi- tate the Te-election of delegates.
 Req watched his opportunity, and when he thought the members had be- come sufficiently mystified over the matter and ready to have 1t decided in any manner as long as a decision was reached, made long talk on the hard ships of holding primaries in the coun- try counties, concluding by offering an amendment to hold primaries only in counties containing four or more As sembly districts.
 It was a clever scheme, and, had it carried, it would have exempted Santa Clara County from the primary rule, thus giving the naming of those dele gates into Bea's hands as engineer-in- chief of the party machine in that county. But there were members on the floor who were watching for just such jokers from Req and others of his ilk, and the amendment was bitterly denounced by Von Schmidt of Ala meda, Flint of Los Angeles and others, Flint making little or no attempt to conceal the personality Of his remarks, which were directed straight at Req.
 The boss of Santa Clara was insist ent, however, nor did he subside until Chairman Frank Mclaughlin, enraged at the barefaCed attempt to use the State Committee to further Reas foul job to capture his county delegation, sprang to his feet, and in a voice trem-