The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
Reorganization Of Military Affairs Committee, How ever, Will Include Reese Of TenneSSe
 PERSONNEL OF GROUP IS VITAL TO THE OUTCOME Wainwright, Another Mem Der, Is Adherent Of Weeks, While Doubt Is Felt As To Staples
WASHINGTON BUREAU I
 THE AGE-HERALD Washington. D. C.. Dec. \

In the arrangement of congress- ional committees, there will disappear from the committee on military af- fairs, Representatives Miller of Wash ington, Kearns of Ohio, and Crother of New York.
 MT. Miller, who during a hearing last session, denounced the Gorgas contract as unconscionable. is an ad- herent of the Henry Ford offer for Muscle Shoals, Messrs Kearns and Crother are bitter opponents
 It is learned tonight that new re- publicans on the committee will be Representative Reese Of Tennessee. Wainwright of New York and Staples of Ohio. Reese is regarded as a Ford advocate. Wainwright, who was As sistant Secretary of War, is imbued it is thought probable with the ideas of his former chief, Secretary of War Weeks. There is doubt expressed as to Staples. It is regarded as proba- ble that democrat from the east will be appointed to the vacancy caused by the death of the late Representa- tive Parker of New Jersey, republican and Anti-Ford, on account of the geographical environment of the un- named democrat to succeed ParlSef, t is feared that he might not he as ardent in his espousal of the Ford proposition sH his southern eel- legaues.
 Personnel Important.
 Because of the importance of the personnel of the committee in it's relations to the Ford offer, both sides have been endeavoring to fill vacan- cies with members who will support or oppose. that offer. It is generally recognized that tho real battle will take place before the committed The restricted membership will give anti Ford advocates 8 better opportunity to strangle the proposition than they would have were the bill reported to the House. Tonight the Ford ad- vocates are convinced and surprised that the republicans are apparently not endeavoring to stack the commit tee against Ford. They feel that the proposition can be brought before the House. On the contrary, the opponents of Ford are said to be satisfied. They declare that the chairman, Represen- tative Kahn of California, the vice chairman, Representative Mckenzie of Illinois, and perhaps the most in- fluential republican member, Rep resentative Hull of Iowa, will oppose the expenditure of additional money on the Muscle Shoals property, as would be necessary in the construc- tion of an auxiliary steam plant in the coal fields to take the place Of Gorgas. AS IS known Ford demanded the delivery of Gorgas which was sold to the Alabama Power company. His friends are proceeding on the belief that Ford would accept another plant identical with Gorgas.
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 Madden Powerful Member.
 Repesentrati tive Madden, who as chairman of the appropriations com is one of the powerful mem bers of the House has introduced q bill providing for the construction of a steam plant to serve as an aux Hilary station for the Muscle Shoals He will militantly proceed in behalf of that measure. It will go to the committee of military affairs.
 Alabamians ardently supporting the Ford proposition, will not sponsor any other than the Madden bill. They will not attempt to take the lead. but will permit the republican chairman of the greatest committee of the House to blaze the way.
 This is the strategy of the situa- tion, they believe.