Motography (Jan-Jun 1918)

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June 1, 1918 MOTOGRAPHY 1037 Presidential Booms Spring Up M. P. E. L. AGITATED AS CONVENTION NEARS BOOMS of presidential candidates from the ranks of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of America are springing up all over the country as the date of the annual convention in Boston grows nearer. Reiteration by President Lee A. Ochs of his refusal to be a candidate again has added to the strength and interest of the booms. At a recent dinner in Boston a boom for Ernest H. Horstman was set in motion and was so enthusiastically received that it seems certain that Mr. Horstman will be the candidate presented by the section in which the convention and exposition will be held. John O'Donnell Put Forth Similarly, from Philadelphia comes the news of another dinner, held to proclaim the candidacy of John O'Donnell, a member of the executive committee of the league. Without a dinner or an organized boom, persistent calls for Thomas Furness of D'uluth were heard during the recent convention of the exhibitors of the northwest, and Frank Eager of Nebraska and Sydney Cohen of New York are also frequently spoken of. Ochs Insists on Retiring Efforts to induce Mr. Ochs to stand for office again are unavailing. "I really mean it," is his unvarying response. "I am leaving the league at the end of my second term, stronger and more powerful than at the end of my first term, and certainly much more so than when I first took office. That surely is recompense enough." Mr. Ochs is now vice-president of United Picture Theatres of America, Inc., and intends to devote himself exclusively to the furtherance of the cooperative exhibitor movement, which that company is fostering. Fight on for 1919 Convention Besides organizing for the purpose of supporting the booms of local candidates for the national presidency, the exhibitors in various sections of the country are uniting their strength in the hope of bringing back from Boston the award of the location of the 1919 convention and exposition. St. Louis is going to put up a strong bid, and the men from that city and its vicinity say that nothing will stop them from winning it. They will find themselves with a fight on their hands, however, if any weight is to be attached to reports from Chi cago. That city believes itself due for a return engagement on the part of the biggest event in the film world. New York Quiet But— As usual, nothing is being heard from New York, but the chances are that the representatives from that city will have had their say before the convention agrees upon the location to be selected. All planning to attend the convention and exposition are warned to anticipate the lack of sufficient hotel accommodations, and are urged to make reservations as far in advance as possible. There is only one exhibitor who feels absolutely safe in the matter of sleeping quarters, and he is coming on a cat-boat and plans to sleep on the River Charles. Exposition Will Be Success The Boston exposition will without question be the greatest of its kind in history, and in addition to exhibitors from the United States and Canada, the producers, distributors and stars, those of England, France and Italy, will attend. The boosters have got right down to business in selecting committees. More than a hundred hustling, bustling Boston boosters will serve on the various committees to make the Boston show the show of shows. Samuel Grant will be a co-manager with Frederick Elliott in general management. They already have the undivided support of the entire association and plans are already assuming concrete form. The biggest producers in the country with their stars, the men who have built the trade up to its present magnitude as fourth in industrial importance in the world, the accessory dealers, exhibitors and everyone who has to do with moving pictures will participate in the Boston exposition and its success is assured well in advance. Heading the various important committees will be several of Boston's leading exhibitors. Harry Asher, general manager of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation of New England, will serve as chairman of the arrangements committee, and his prominence in the field of film will lend added importance to his position as chairman of the important arrangements committee. Members of Various Committees The other committees are as follows: Arrangement — Harry Asher, chairman; C. Bean, A. S. Black, W. R. Burns, H. F. Campbell, John M. Casey, B. H. Cornell, W. L. Dadmun, J. A. Di Pesa, R. W. Brown, L. S. Eyster, E. J. Farrell, G. M. A. Fecke, H. A. Gillman, T. Golden, A. Goodside, N. H. Gordon, R. L. Gorman, S. Grant, E. R. Gregory, S. W. Hand, C. Harris, C. W. Hodgdon, E. H. Horstmann, F. J. Howard, I. E. Jones, Harry Aken, B. J. Kaplan, Col. H. L. Kincaide, L. S. Levin, J. Lourie, D. Lourie, M. J. Lydon, P. F. Lydon, R. D. Marson, L. B. Mayer, J. J. McGuinness, Max Mitchell, S. M. Moscow, G. K. Robinson. H. Rifkin, C. H. Ross, H. G. Segal, A. E. Somerby, W. E. Spragg, (Continued on page 1062) June Caprice in her new Fox production, "Blue-Eyed Mary.'