 In this context, the 1895 Rylstone election was seen as a public scandal and was subject to an investigation and Report to the NSW Parliament.Wall stood in the 1898 NSW State Election for the seat of Botany, but polled only 2.3% of the vote.He was a supporter for Federation which in the 1898 NSW Referendum had failed to reach the 80,000 'yes' votes necessary to proceed.