▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁when ▁inc umb ent ▁Al ▁Smith ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁H ack ett ▁indicated ▁to ▁friends ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁that ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁campaign ▁for ▁governor ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁pres uming ▁that ▁Smith ▁won ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁president ial ▁race ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁Death ▁H ack ett ▁was ▁visit ing ▁Cuba ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁when , ▁without ▁warning , ▁the ▁car ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁passenger ▁hit ▁an ▁obst ruction ▁or ▁a ▁rough ▁patch ▁of ▁road . ▁H ack ett ▁was ▁e ject ed , ▁and ▁sust ained ▁severe ▁head ▁inj uries . ▁He ▁l inger ed ▁in ▁a ▁Hav ana ▁hospital ▁for ▁about ▁two ▁weeks , ▁but ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁his ▁inj uries ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁H ack ett ' s ▁remains ▁were ▁returned ▁to ▁Alb any , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Alb any ▁R ural ▁C emetery , ▁section ▁ 1 0 8 , ▁lot ▁ 8 0 . ▁ ▁Political ▁ram ifications ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁H ack ett ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁next ▁turned ▁to ▁Ed win ▁Cor ning ▁as ▁their ▁likely ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁governor ▁in