WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 —California Democratic leaders called on Senator Clair Engle today to give the public a full report on his health. Otherwise, they told him, he cannot expect their support in his bid for re­election.  The unusual action was an­nounced by Eugene Wyman, the state Democratic chairman, shortly after he and other party leaders met with the Senator and Mrs. Engle at the Engles' Washington home.  Mr. Engle, 52 years old, has made only two brief public ap­pearances since undergoing an operation for a brain tumor last Aug. 24.  He appeared in the Senate on Dec. 19 with his right arm in a sling to cast a vote. On Jan. 5, in a four‐sentence recorded tele­vision statement, he announced his candidacy for a second Sen­ate term.  Mr. Wyman was accompanied at today's meeting by Elizabeth Smith Gatov, Democratic na­tional committeewoman from  “We are all long‐time ad­mirers and supporters of the Senator, and we were pleased to find him sufficiently recovered for a conference on the subject,” Mr. Wyman said.  “We are united in our respect for Senator Engle, both as a person and as a splendid public servant,” he continued. “But we told him we felt that the present situation requires public release of all medical facts about his condition, preferably including relevant medical records from Bethesda Naval Hospital.”  The Senator was a patient at the hospital for more than two months after his operation at Doctors Hospital in Washing­ton.  Mr. Wyman's statement drew expressions of surprise and chagrin from Mrs. Engle.  “It's a strange thing,” she re­marked. “I just don't under­stand it.”  Mrs. Engle said she had told the three party leaders that the Senator's physician, Dr. Roy L. Sexton, was already preparing a statement for release in “the very near future.”  “This will make it look as if it were the result of Mr. Wyman's suggestion, when as a matter of fact the doctor al­ready has been preparing it,” she declared.  The Senator, who has been unavailable for questioning since his operation, remained so today.  Mr. Wyman said he and the other leaders had suggested  “If the facts make it clear that Senator Engle can make a vigorous campaign and serve effectively,” he said, “he will have the party's unified sup­port. His record his ability and his courage command that support.”  California Democrats have long been concerned over the possible effect of Mr. Engle's illness on the party's fortunes. Many were dismayed at his an­nouncement to seek re‐election.  They fear not only that the party might lose the Senate seat but also that Mr. Engle, if ailing, would weaken the  Two Republicans have an­nounced their candidacy for the seat — George Murphy, a film executive and former actor, and Leland M. Kaiser, board chair­man of a San Francisco invest­ment company.  This article can be viewed in its original form. Please send questions and feedback to archive_feedback@nytimes.com
Dem Chmn Wyman and other party leaders, after conf with Engle, tell him to give pub full rept on health, otherwise they will not back re-election bid