To pass, over the presidents veto, H. R. 7237. (p. 8517-2)

On Jun 29, 1918, the House voted 114–186 (HR 7237). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–157, Republicans 122–39, Others 1–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 53 members voted against their own party.

During the 65th Congress (1917–1918), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 114
No: 186
Did not vote: 118
Date: Jun 29, 1918

By party

Democrats14 yes · 157 no · 55 didn’t vote
Republicans122 yes · 39 no · 62 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Zenas Osborne R-CA voted no
James Peter Glynn R-CT voted no
Harry Edward Hull R-IA voted no
Gilbert Nelson Haugen R-IA voted no
Christian William Ramseyer R-IA voted no
Burton Lee French R-ID voted no
Martin Barnaby Madden R-IL voted no
William Johnson Graham R-IL voted no
John Allen Sterling R-IL voted no
Merrill Moores R-IN voted no
Daniel Read Anthony Jr. R-KS voted no
Edward Campbell Little R-KS voted no
Michael Francis Phelan D-MA voted yes
Peter Francis Tague D-MA voted yes
Richard Olney D-MA voted yes
Edward La Rue Hamilton R-MI voted no
Frank Douglas Scott R-MI voted no
Charles Archibald Nichols R-MI voted no
Sydney Anderson R-MN voted no
Jeannette Rankin R-MT voted no
Charles Frank Reavis R-NE voted no
Moses Pierce Kinkaid R-NE voted no
Charles Pope Caldwell D-NY voted yes
Joseph Vincent Flynn D-NY voted yes
James Paul Maher D-NY voted yes
John Joseph Delaney D-NY voted yes
Reuben Locke Haskell R-NY voted no
Daniel Joseph Riordan D-NY voted yes
Thomas Francis Smith D-NY voted yes
Peter Joseph Dooling D-NY voted yes
John Francis Carew D-NY voted yes
Jerome Francis Donovan D-NY voted yes
Daniel Charles Oliver D-NY voted yes
George Winthrop Fairchild R-NY voted no
Charles Bennett Smith D-NY voted yes
Roscoe Conkling Mcculloch R-OH voted no
David Adams Hollingsworth R-OH voted no
John Gordon Cooper R-OH voted no
Thomas Alberter Chandler R-OK voted no
Dick Thompson Morgan R-OK voted no
John Richard Farr R-PA voted no
Robert Douglas Heaton R-PA voted no
Henry Alden Clark R-PA voted no
Stephen Geyer Porter R-PA voted no
Charles Hall Dillon R-SD voted no
John Franklin Miller R-WA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
William Joseph Cary R-WI voted no
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted no
Edward Everts Browne R-WI voted no
Stuart Felix Reed R-WV voted no
Harry Chapman Woodyard R-WV voted no
Frank Wheeler Mondell R-WY voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass, over the presidents veto, H. R…: House Vote, Jun 29, 1918,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/65-H-172/to-pass-over-the-presidents-veto-h-r-7237 (accessed 2026-10-17).