Theodore Judah was the person who convinced the railroad officials that it was possible to build a railroad line across line across the Sierra Nevada Mountains.He is also considered as the "Father of first Transcontinental Railroads.Judah had many opportunities that the people prior to him did not have.
The Democrats held the majority of the seats in the house and senate.
United States train travel had changed dramatically by this time, since the transcontinental railroad had been completed, which stretched all the way from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
As the twentieth century progressed, the size of the United States Federal Government expanded dramatically. This naturally resulted in the Vice President having to take on more of the responsibilities that the President simply didn't have time to take care of.
