The railroad trust was created by J.P Morgan, James J. Hill, J.D Rockfeller, and their other associates which granted them the right over Northern Pacific Railway, Great Northern Railway, and other associated lines which basically give them a huge economic power in Northern America
In 1902, the Justice Department under Theodore Roosevelt filed the first anti-trust cases against corporate interest, creating opportunities for other business to develop
The party of the candidate who wins the most votes in the state elects his commission and the candidate (or candidates) who loses in that state does not win any delegates. On the Monday after the second Wednesday of December, elected delegates meet in the capital of their state to then choose the president.