Ross ran for re-election in 1926 , with the help of Cecilia Hennel Hendricks , but was narrowly defeated . She blamed her loss in part on her refusal to campaign for herself and her support for prohibition . Nevertheless , she remained active in the Democratic Party and campaigned for Al Smith in the 1928 presidential election though the two disagreed on prohibition . At the 1928 Democratic National Convention , she received 31 votes from ten states for vice president on the first ballot . She also gave a speech seconding Smith 's nomination . After the convention , she served as vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee and as director of the DNC Women 's Division
1928 Democratic National Convention
1928 Democratic National Convention
Nellie Tayloe Ross