Show t midwest opens 1936 campaign first shots in the 1930 campaign were fired as bow midwest mid west republicans gathered at springfield IL III in a grass roots conference which they think s sounded ded the keynote of the 0 0 11 19 1036 36 fight for the presidency save the constitution and democratic government in america was the pervading perva digg theme from the opening keynote of frank 0 lowden furmer former governor or of illinois with this as a basis the delegates declared they have formulated an expression of 0 midwest thought at excelsior springs mo james roosevelt son of the president departed from a prepared address to charge that the republican party Is dead and that the springfield convention Is looking for the body the republicans are seeking to raise a false issue in the constitution roosevelt said republican leaders however assert that the constitution will be the lead jing ing issue of the presidential cam palan and that new deal principles will be repudiated by the voters only time can tell which Is right |