But although Fisher was careful not to criticise Dudley in public, the Governor-General had acquired a reputation as "anti-Labor," which made him unpopular with half the Australian electorate.
Obwohl Fisher bedacht war, Ward nicht in der Öffentlichkeit zu kritisieren, hatte der Generalgouverneur einen Ruf als "Anti-Labor" erlangt, was ihn unpopulär bei der Hälfte von Australiens Wahlvolk machte.