Due to Reece's homosexuality scandal in the early 1920s, he failed to rule [[Wayne L. Hays]] (no relation to Brooks Hays) out of order in the hearings when the latter exhibited excessively rude behavior, as the Ohio representative could then publicize the incident in retaliation.<ref name=thenewamerican/> | Due to Reece's homosexuality scandal in the early 1920s, he failed to rule [[Wayne L. Hays]] (no relation to Brooks Hays) out of order in the hearings when the latter exhibited excessively rude behavior, as the Ohio representative could then publicize the incident in retaliation.<ref name=thenewamerican/> |