Show TiiE LATER retnrn troll the Maine election somewhat change the results as Grot telrgrflphed but tho fact that it has been a democratic or aulro publican triumph cannot be overcome over-come It Ecemi that the congressional congres-sional delegation remains ai it is two grcenbackera and three republicans republi-cans The governor is still in doubt with the chances favoring the fusionist fusion-ist i Plaieled It IP admitted that be hose clear majority over Davis but it has suddenly been discovered by the republicans that the constitutional constitu-tional amendment allowing the governor gov-ernor to be chosen by the highest vote instead of making it necessary for him to obtain n majprity of the total vote polled would be retroactive and therefore unconstitutional were it to go into force in this instance If tho plurality had been in favor of Davis the retroactive question would never have been thought of It is possible that tho new interpretation put upon the constitutional amendment amend-ment should itbo held good as it dSnofiess will bethe Maine court having shown last year that it is republican re-publican and decidedly paitisan will I throw the election into the legislature Tha bcdy having a republican majority ma-jority of course Davis would be chosen governor notwithstanding riaisted IS the choice of the people peo-ple But the Maine election will nevertheless prove a highly satisfabtory victory for the democrats Without a faint idea of carrying the elate they have actually I cast more votes than therepublicans The people of the state have declared kT7ilh emphasis that they want a i 1 < change and have asserted that they arc nol afraid of the ceaseless twad dlo about rebel yell southern warP war-P claim and so on that forms sop so-p i large l element of the republican i j i war cry If staid old New Englanders IJ express themselves so much opposed i t i > r to radioal rule what may be expected from the more liberalminded people I of the waet The Maine triumph tL must encourage the jpters of Indiana i t i Indi-Ana Ohio and other doubtful stales t t to epeak freely and without fear It t r makes democratic victory in Indiana i next month a certainty and insures the election of a democratic president l presi-dent |