 Against them was the Responsible Government Association, founded in 1917 by Ethel Tawse Jollie.Wallis, in his biography of Coghlan, "One Man's Hand", gives him the credit for the victory of the responsible government lobby.Lewis Hastings, reviewing Wallis's book, recalls campaigning with Coghlan and says that he was the undisputed leader of the movement—highly competent, with a clear vision, principled and sincere.