*While it was voted on before 1900, obviously its effects were mostly felt after the start of the 20th century, and so I put it here.
The treaty following the Spanish-American War passed by a single vote. It's worth noting that while William Jennings Bryan was against annexation, he voted for the treaty.
For those that don't know, the treaty gave the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, other islands in the West Indies to the United States, and Spain gave up its right to Cuba. Suppose that William Jennings Bryan had voted his conscience. What are the effects? Senator Henry Cabot Lodge had speculated that it would keep us in a state of war.
The treaty following the Spanish-American War passed by a single vote. It's worth noting that while William Jennings Bryan was against annexation, he voted for the treaty.
For those that don't know, the treaty gave the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, other islands in the West Indies to the United States, and Spain gave up its right to Cuba. Suppose that William Jennings Bryan had voted his conscience. What are the effects? Senator Henry Cabot Lodge had speculated that it would keep us in a state of war.