▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁Cor ning ▁was ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁O ' Con nell ▁organization , ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁elected ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁However , ▁Cor ning ▁began ▁to ▁suffer ▁health ▁problems , ▁and ▁decl ined ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁candidate . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁H ack ett ' s ▁death ▁and ▁Cor ning ' s ▁poor ▁health , ▁New ▁York ▁Democr ats ▁turned ▁to ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁governor ' s ▁race . ▁He ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁acc lim ation ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁party ▁convention , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁defeat ▁Republican ▁Albert ▁Ott inger ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Alb any ' s ▁William ▁S . ▁H ack ett ▁Junior ▁High ▁School ▁( now ▁Middle ▁School ) ▁was ▁constructed ▁on ▁Del aware ▁Avenue ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁H ack ett ' s ▁honor . ▁ ▁H ack ett ▁Bou lev ard , ▁which ▁runs ▁from ▁Holland ▁Avenue ▁to ▁South ▁Mann ing ▁Bou lev ard ▁in ▁Alb any , ▁is ▁also ▁named ▁for ▁H ack ett . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Home ▁page , ▁William ▁S . ▁H ack ett ▁Middle ▁School ▁William ▁S . ▁H ack ett ▁Middle ▁School ▁at ▁City ▁School ▁District ▁of ▁Alb any ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁personnel ▁from