Senate roll call 118 · 66th Congress · Nov 18, 1919
To agree to reservation no 1 of the versailles treaty, preventing the United States from being obligated to help great britain put down a rebellion in ireland,
On Nov 18, 1919, the Senate voted 24–49. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 20–17, Democrats 4–32. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 members voted against their own party.
During the 66th Congress (1919–1920), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 49
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Nov 18, 1919
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 32 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 17 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO voted no
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted no
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted no
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI voted no
- Howard Sutherland R-WV voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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