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==In the Senate==

==In the Senate==

From the outset, Robinson delivered well-crafted speeches and mastered the complicated rules and practices of the Senate. He arrived at the Senate early, left late, and studied legislation in his [[Washington, D.C.]], apartment. He championed the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act and the regulation of [[railroad]]s and other industries. He led the Senate to arm merchant ships and voted to declare war on [[Germany]]. He also led the unsuccessful effort in the Senate to ratify the failed [[Treaty of Versailles]].<ref name=ency>{{cite web|url=http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=121 |title=Joseph Taylor Robinson (1872–1937) |publisher=Encyclopedia of Arkansas|accessdate=February 24, 2021}}</ref>

From the outset, Robinson delivered well-crafted speeches and mastered the complicated rules and practices of the Senate. He arrived at the Senate early, left late, and studied legislation in his [[Washington, D.C.]], apartment. He championed the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act and the regulation of [[railroad]]s and other industries. He led the Senate to arm merchant ships and voted to declare war on [[Germany]]. He also led the unsuccessful effort in the Senate to ratify the failed [[Treaty of Versailles]] of 1919.<ref name=ency>{{cite web|url=http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=121 |title=Joseph Taylor Robinson (1872–1937) |publisher=Encyclopedia of Arkansas|accessdate=February 24, 2021}}</ref>

Robinson gained influence in the Senate and later was the chairman of the 1920 Democratic National Convention. Robinson was re-elected to the Senate in 1918, 1924, 1930, and 1936.  In 1923, the Senate Democratic floor leader, Oscar Wilder Underwood (1862-1929) of [[Alabama]], resigned because of illness.<ref name=senate/>  Senior Democratic Senator Furnifold McLendel Simmons (1854-1940) of  [[North Carolina]] was expected to succeed Underwood but withdrew from consideration after Robinson challenged him.<ref name=opqiz />  By unanimous acclamation, Robinson became the Democratic leader, a position he would hold until his death in 1937.<ref name=senate/>

Robinson gained influence in the Senate and later was the chairman of the 1920 Democratic National Convention. Robinson was re-elected to the Senate in 1918, 1924, 1930, and 1936.  In 1923, the Senate Democratic floor leader, Oscar Wilder Underwood (1862-1929) of [[Alabama]], resigned because of illness.<ref name=senate/>  Senior Democratic Senator Furnifold McLendel Simmons (1854-1940) of  [[North Carolina]] was expected to succeed Underwood but withdrew from consideration after Robinson challenged him.<ref name=opqiz />  By unanimous acclamation, Robinson became the Democratic leader, a position he would hold until his death in 1937.<ref name=senate/>