State party leaders asked him to run against Al Smith in New York 's 1926 gubernatorial election , and some national party leaders suggested that he run for president in 1928 , but Hughes declined to seek public office . After the 1928 Republican National Convention nominated Herbert Hoover , Hughes gave Hoover his full support and campaigned for him across the United States . Hoover won the election in a landslide and asked Hughes to serve as his Secretary of State , but Hughes declined the offer to keep his commitment to serve as a judge on the Permanent Court of International Justice
1928 Republican National Convention
1928 Republican National Convention
Charles Evans Hughes