New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17
BOTRGET AND ZOLI.
LAST WEEKS CONTEST FOR CHAIR ANoSo
THE IaiMORTAIS.

LAST WEEKS CONTEST FOR 4 CHAIR AMoSo
THE IMMORTALs.
The election on Thursday OF ". Paul Bourge'
the chair left vacant In the French Academy by INC
death OF Maxine du Camp ana OF NJ Aloer' s"''
20 that formerly occupied by VI. Tame. and me En-
tire collapse for the time. OF NJ Ioas chrome oAH'
dhacy were events by no means Unforeseen w
The contrary they were ten days before conndenW
expected. It IL true that NJ Bourgeois oAn'"aS'
was announced only a fortnight ago, ana was
decided surprise But as soon as he entered 10
race Il was generally felt that he would su'."
win and this last remark may be- repeated IN T.r
ton TO NJ Sorel The other candidates were ~
Jean Aichard and 81. Deschanel against NJ bourse-
and N Nontegut against NJ SOrsl while NJ Io~
who is a perpetual candidate for any and every Va
cancy was against them both. As NJ bourse' ~.
on two or three former occasions refused 10 'S'
against his particular friend. NJ Zola, there was
suspicion that arrangement had no" o0'' w
between them. But such was not the case
lola himself was prompt 10 repudiate the mes'
"I knew Paul Bourget" he said TO an intere"...
..when he first came before the public II was u
1876 Myself and friends had started monthly oe-
ouet called lie Diner du Boeuf Nature bo"e'
Joined H. and Coppee also one or our conp~'
AT that time Bourget often came TO see 10.
Batignolles where | lived in small house "s
garden was then writing the 'Assomno"' -.
since that moment our relations nave pee" "a
most friendly nature. and not the slgntes' ~
has ever dimmed them. have had OCCASION 70 20 ~.
OF him many times in public. and | am surs 10, 20,
always done so pleasantly Neither has he chanse-
and have always found him charming as u ~.
old DAYS Perhaps we have seen less OF eacn 49,
during recent years. but that has peeh V,.A
Bourget was attracted by society while ! rr EACH
in my corner. Our afectionate feelings iO'
other. however, are as strong as rNcI. ,,.a among
Speaking OF his own candidacy for piaSe III
the Immortals and OF the oppositl9n tnefe nut UP
author OF La Terre" continued; "When ! ne OF
for the Academy | felt sure that sli are .ons 70
two elections, the Bourget question wcuiu QUIZ made
the fore on one occasion an attempt w wasd not
listen TO IT, and on his refusal Iis sads Bourge.
he said Zola is Of the masters Of sor hs
neous literature. | his junior ana ia !. - n this
10 enter the Academy first when near COR a. and
also asked Coppee to tell him how deeply. ~ II.
touched But. after two fresh checks and was &C;
r risO@ Of 0f 6sns the way to sghS
Immediately replied that WAS very JecIarsd that
more me- than anybody wished % see him In, intend aad
Academlcan. and that. though dlI ho mi beg ny
yrsDs. TO my Vote fSr came S. S
vacancy caused by the death OF RemS mast favorable
f"r Rourre, saw Coppee and prayed nnrIesent
write 10 our absent friend, asking MN hin my
himself d as tas SSn Rsnah sad and YOU loved h a
Come back II Is YOU who Ousnt - az letters had
He answered from pisa' sai hs was going Pss
line and could not come back al Is, returned
days learned hn d ne h hI a. and repeat KY KY
and Hte s,Ss 70 10 see him an Academe,nna
esndatr mean. s6d to n mSt nt S ySp
matter OF FORM c all. Win all my heart he
your Bo SsfSss BY eG Gopp ss @
S Sa vas standing for the seat OF MaHs az which
THIS W" tie ruth tn he 'o %snae@y
very s,np and more frisn1dd IN ,u
mere Mere no other reason that w9I his Sec,a
nclent one for me cordaly .o in Paris that -
lola win continue TO be a eaha''"'s
secures election.