Senate roll call 21 · 65th Congress · Apr 28, 1917
To amend S. 1871, by authorizing the President to conscript 500,000 men if number is not secured by voluntary enlistment within 90 days. (p. 1479, col. 2)
On Apr 28, 1917, the Senate voted 18–69 (S 1871). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–42, Republicans 10–29. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 19 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
- 18
- No
- 69
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Apr 28, 1917
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 42 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 29 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted yes
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted yes
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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