Expulsion From Labor Party
During the ALP split over conscription in World War I he opposed the Labor Party's anti-conscription policy but did not follow Holman in joining the Nationalist Party. He subsequently resigned from the government and was expelled from the Labor Party. He contested the 24 March 1917 election as an independent labor candidate but was defeated by William O'Brien the official ALP candidate.
Griffith was one of the best known middle-class, professional supporters of the Labor party in its first 25 years. He maintained a socialist and republican stance throughout his public career.
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