Senate roll call 122 · 66th Congress · Nov 18, 1919
To agree to reservation no. 5 of the versailles treaty, providing that the united state will withdraw from the league of nations, whenever any member shall atte
On Nov 18, 1919, the Senate voted 19–51. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–20, Democrats 3–32. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 19 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
- 19
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Nov 18, 1919
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 32 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 20 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- Davis Elkins R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- 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
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- 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
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- 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
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- 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
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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