▁un anim ous ▁disapp ro val ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁and ▁was ▁dropped . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁Charles ▁Ed ison ▁proposed ▁a ▁re organ ization ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁retained ▁the ▁Bureau ▁system , ▁but ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁provide ▁coord ination ▁of ▁mater iel ▁through ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁Sh ore ▁Est ab lish ments , ▁and ▁in ▁this ▁way ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁more ▁effective ▁and ▁more ▁harm on ious ▁relationships ▁between ▁the ▁command , ▁civil ian , ▁and ▁staff ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁Department . ▁ ▁Fish er ▁served ▁as ▁Secretary ' s ▁sp okes man ▁and ▁principal ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁the ▁plan ▁at ▁the ▁Committee ▁H ear ings , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations ▁( C NO ), ▁Admir al ▁Harold ▁R . ▁St ark ▁and ▁was ▁dropped . ▁The ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁in ▁such ▁matters ▁gradually ▁decl ined ▁and ▁a ▁corresponding ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁Sh ore ▁Est ab lish ment ▁by ▁C NO ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁Fish er ▁continued ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁maintain ▁order ly ▁and ▁responsible ▁procedures ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁of ▁department al ▁administration . ▁He ▁was ▁particularly ▁concerned ▁over ▁the ▁growing ▁practice ▁of ▁by pass ing ▁the ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary , ▁thus ▁keeping ▁that ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁dark ▁about ▁matters ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁was ▁responsible . ▁ ▁New ▁C NO ▁and ▁Fish er ' s ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁class mate , ▁Admir al ▁Ernest ▁King