Senate roll call 156 · 64th Congress · Jun 26, 1916
To agree to the amendment of the committee on military affairs, to H.J.RES. 242, (c 211, 39 stat. 339, 7-1-16), authorizing the President to draft members of TH
On Jun 26, 1916, the Senate voted 45–30 (HJR 242). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 24–23, Republicans 22–8. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 31 members voted against their own party.
During the 64th Congress (1915–1916), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 45
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jun 26, 1916
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 23 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 8 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted no
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted no
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted no
- John Worth Kern D-IN voted no
- Thomas Taggart D-IN voted no
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted no
- Blair Lee D-MD voted no
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME voted no
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted no
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted no
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
- Harry Lane D-OR voted no
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted no
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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