The San Francisco call., 1898-08-11

! ;. B. Berrill, judge in that precinct, IS accused of the act. When he appeared on the scene this morning with the pal
 lot box he refused to let any one look in 1t. This was insisted on by people
 present and a scuff1e ensued for pos
 session of the box. Terrill finally ob-
 tained the box and ran home. He re-
 turned in about fifteen minutes. He
 made threats of using revolver Ii
 interfered with, but finally consented to
 have the box examined. It was foand
 to be empty. There are grave Suspl-
 cions, however, that the box was stuffed
 when first presented.
 These are but examples of the meth
 ods employed by the gang, and 1t Is sale
 to presume the same work was at-
 tempted by Req men all over the
 county.
 The methods adopted by Boss Req
 will act as boomerang. The cltzens of the county who are opposed to the
 tactics of Buckley, from whom Req has evidently taken lessons, intend carrying the fight to the end. Some Of the most prominent people in the city say tonight that they would rather see the Republican ticket deefated than to win with Rea and his poodle gang in control of affairs.
 That the crooked work of the cleo tioh officers will be investigated is cer- 
 look into the methods of some of the election officers, and it Is not improb- able that many of the gangsters who acted in such a high-handed way to- day will be called upon to explain their conduct.
 Boss" Req is happy tonight. He says he has been Vindicated and that he is now content The vindlcation may afford him some slight comfort at present, but it will cost him consider able uneasiness before the matter Is settled.
 The Good Government League will continue its battle against boss rule and Jim" Req.
 The members of the league" said one of the officers tonight, realize that intimidation, hundreds of Demo- cratic votes and the grossest frauds of every kind tell the story of the farrell cal Republican primary held here to- day. The frauds were not confined to the city. They are to be found all over the county. In Evergreen Precinct, for example, where the highest Republi- eighty-fi 121 votes were boiled to- day Old-t time gang Democrats who never voted the Republican ticket voted in the primaries to-day by the hundred, and, we think, by the thou sand. Ballots were changed by the election officers, not only in San Jose, but in some places in the country, be- fore they were put into the ballot box The boxes were kept out of sight of the public most of the time The election officers refused in many eases to ad- the oath to gang voters when challenged, while to the Good League voters who were challenged they administered, not the oath prescribed by the State Central Committee, but test of their own, fearfuly and wonderfully made.
 But all these irregularities will be duly aired in the contests which we propose making in the county, Congress sional and State conventions. We pro- pose fighting the Rea gang to a finish. We are not beaten. The fight has just begun"
 Another member of the Good Gov ernment League said:
 ''The farcical Republican primary held to-day has aroused intense bit terness among the solid citizens and taxpayers of the Republican League, who were made aware of the gang in- fquities only by being confronted In practical exemplif1cation of primary politics. The gang appointed all the election officers refusing any represen- tation at the polling precincts to the opposition. In many cases the judges and inspectors were candidates them selves and absolutely refused permis- sion to inspect the count or remain in sight of the ballotbox 4-Very evidence of predetermined fraud was visible in the fimsy character of the receptacles for ballots, consisting of paper band boxes and shirt and sock boxes, and ar engagements made for receiving and de- posting the votes. So glaring were the frauds that the whole community feels outraged and insulted, and the open condemnation of Rea's methods is not at all promising for his nominees.
 "The Good Government League pro- poses to contest the county and carry the fight to the State and Congress sional conventions, assiduously, deter minedly and systematically. No quar- ter will be given and there will be no compromise with the rogues. The fight Is on principle and for blood The re- election of Rea's brother with such op- position Is considered hopeless by his most sanguine adherents, and while they feel jubIlant at carrying a pri- mary by stuffing the boxes, voting Democrats and using every fraudulent means to accomplish their ends, they yet feel that only the outposts have been won and that the battle royal Is yet to come at Sacramento and in the Congressional and county conventions"
 "We are in the fight to stay until the end,' said another member of the Good Government League. and Boss Rea and his minions will understand 1t be- fore the campaign is over.
 "The Republican voters left In dis gust More than one-half the votes cast at the polls were cast by Democrats. Many of them openly confessed this fact. The Good Government League dces not look upon this farce as a de- feat It will supply conclusive evidence to prove to the members of the Repub- lican State Central Committee the ille gaiity of the election"
 Req, when seen at midnight, said that he was satisfied that "his friends would represent Santa Clara County at the State convention and that his same good friends would be in the majority in the county convention next Satur- day. The Good Government League, while not admitting defeat, as several of the outlying towns are still to be heard from, declares that while Rea may be on the top of the ladder at present the ladder will be pulled from under him on election day.