Show THE MAINE ELECTION THE tam result of the maine election is a clean sweep tor lot the republicans Republic anist they having elected the governor state ticket all the members of congress and an overwhelming majority malo rity in the legislature which elects a united states senator for this choice political plum the sitting member senator hale a staunch blaine partisan will doubtless succeed himself the election possesses something of significance apart from the mere fact of determining ter mining the p present besent political complexion lexion of the 8 state to as ithe plumed knight enter entered d vigorously into the canvass and in made ad e it virtually his own light the national contest in 1888 being of course coarse the object conspicuously in view in this connection it way may be asked whether or not mr blame blaine has his campaign too early of course he places himself mere mee prominently before his party and the country by reason of his achievement but more than two years are left in which to mature plans for his bis defeat and in the light ot of past events and the fact that he Is now in earnest arnest e in his efforts to secure the P residential presidential prize will not the fo forewarning result in fore arming on fe the part of his bis enemies that ne lie is an able even a brilliant politician cannot be denied but the united states and of late years the republican party have been in the habit of sitting down down on brilliant men |