To concur to reservation no. 15 of the versailles treaty, providing that the United States adheres to the resolution of sympathy with irish aspirations for inde

On Mar 18, 1920, the Senate voted 45–38. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 26–19, Republicans 20–20. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 39 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: 45
No: 38
Did not vote: 16
Date: Mar 18, 1920

By party

Democrats26 yes · 19 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans20 yes · 20 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted no
Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE voted no
Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE voted no
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
Park Trammell D-FL voted no
Hoke Smith D-GA voted no
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
Harry Stewart New R-IN voted no
John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
Edward James Gay D-LA voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted no
Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO voted no
John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted no
Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted no
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted no
Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted no
Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted no
Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
William Henry King D-UT voted no
Carter Glass D-VA voted no
Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted no
Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI voted no
Davis Elkins R-WV voted no
Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To concur to reservation no. 15 of the…: Senate Vote, Mar 18, 1920,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/66-S-257/to-concur-to-reservation-no-15-of-the-versailles (accessed 2026-10-17).