Senate roll call 121 · 66th Congress · Nov 18, 1919
To agree to reservation no. 4 of the versailles treaty, providing that the United States hereby gives notice that it will withdraw from the league of nations, i
On Nov 18, 1919, the Senate voted 10–60. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 10–26, Democrats 0–35. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 10 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
- 10
- No
- 60
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Nov 18, 1919
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 35 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 26 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Boies Penrose R-PA 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
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- 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
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- 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
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- 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
- Wesley Livsey Jones 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
- 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
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- 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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