To move the previous question on H. R. 12224, punishing the carrying of concealed weapons in the district of columbia.

On Aug 26, 1918, the House voted 97–145 (HR 12224). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 71–55, Republicans 26–87, Others 0–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 81 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: 97
No: 145
Did not vote: 213
Date: Aug 26, 1918

By party

Democrats71 yes · 55 no · 100 didn’t vote
Republicans26 yes · 87 no · 110 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 3 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Brockman Bankhead D-AL voted no
Otis Theodore Wingo D-AR voted no
Clarence Frederick Lea D-CA voted no
John Edward Raker D-CA voted no
Charles Forrest Curry R-CA voted yes
John Ignatius Nolan R-CA voted yes
Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
Frank Park D-GA voted no
Charles Robert Crisp D-GA voted no
James William Good R-IA voted yes
Christian William Ramseyer R-IA voted yes
James Mcandrews D-IL voted no
Thomas Gallagher D-IL voted no
Charles Eugene Fuller R-IL voted yes
Henry Thomas Rainey D-IL voted no
Thomas Sutler Williams R-IL voted yes
William Ernest Mason R-IL voted yes
Milton Kraus R-IN voted yes
Henry A. Barnhart D-IN voted no
William Augustus Ayres D-KS voted no
John Wesley Langley R-KY voted yes
Ladislas Lazaro D-LA voted no
Michael Francis Phelan D-MA voted no
Richard Olney D-MA voted no
Samuel Willard Beakes D-MI voted no
Carl Edgar Mapes R-MI voted yes
William Francis James R-MI voted yes
Clement Cabell Dickinson D-MO voted no
Perl D. Decker D-MO voted no
Thomas Lewis Rubey D-MO voted no
Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
Thomas Upton Sisson D-MS voted no
James William Collier D-MS voted no
Edward William Pou D-NC voted no
Charles Manly Stedman D-NC voted no
Zebulon Weaver D-NC voted no
George Morley Young R-ND voted yes
Patrick Daniel Norton R-ND voted yes
Dan Voorhees Stephens D-NE voted no
Ashton Cokayne Shallenberger D-NE voted no
William Bell Walton D-NM voted no
John Francis Carew D-NY voted no
Walter Marion Chandler R-NY voted yes
Daniel Charles Oliver D-NY voted no
Harry Hayt Pratt R-NY voted yes
Warren Gard D-OH voted no
Benjamin Franklin Welty D-OH voted no
Charles Cyrus Kearns R-OH voted yes
John Alexander Key D-OH voted no
George White D-OH voted no
John Gordon Cooper R-OH voted yes
Thomas Alberter Chandler R-OK voted yes
Thomas Deitz Mckeown D-OK voted no
James Vernon Mcclintic D-OK voted no
Dick Thompson Morgan R-OK voted yes
Henry Joseph Steele D-PA voted no
Earl Hanley Beshlin D-PA voted no
Stephen Geyer Porter R-PA voted yes
Harry Luther Gandy D-SD voted no
Sam Riley Sells R-TN voted yes
Eugene Black D-TX voted no
James Young D-TX voted no
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn D-TX voted no
Rufus Hardy D-TX voted no
Joe Henry Eagle D-TX voted no
James Paul Buchanan D-TX voted no
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
John Nance Garner D-TX voted no
Atkins Jefferson Mclemore D-TX voted no
Schuyler Otis Bland D-VA voted no
Edward Everett Holland D-VA voted no
Thomas Walter Harrison D-VA voted no
Charles Creighton Carlin D-VA voted no
Henry De La Warr Flood D-VA voted no
John Franklin Miller R-WA voted yes
Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted no
William Joseph Cary R-WI voted yes
Stuart Felix Reed R-WV voted yes
Harry Chapman Woodyard R-WV voted yes
Edward Cooper R-WV voted yes

And 1 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To move the previous question on H. R…: House Vote, Aug 26, 1918,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/65-H-187/to-move-the-previous-question-on-h-r-12224 (accessed 2026-10-17).