Senate roll call 63 · 66th Congress · Nov 4, 1919
To amend the versailles treaty by eliminating articles 156 to 158, compelling germany to renounce to japan, all right, title and interest which germany heretofo
On Nov 4, 1919, the Senate voted 26–41. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 24–12, Democrats 4–31. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 26
- No
- 41
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Nov 4, 1919
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 31 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans24 yes · 12 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted no
- Knute Nelson 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
- 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
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-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
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson 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
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- 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
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To amend the versailles treaty by…: Senate Vote, Nov 4, 1919,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/66-S-63/to-amend-the-versailles-treaty-by-eliminating-articles-156 (accessed 2026-10-17).