MATTER OF HOWE v. COHEN, SIMPSON

Gabriel L. Kaplan for Kenneth F. Simpson, appellant. A. David Benjamin for John R. Crews, appellant. Walter M. Weis for petitioners-respondents. Paul Windels, Corporation Counsel ( Paxton Blair and Russell Lord Tarbox of counsel), for Board of Elections of City of New York, respondent. John T. Dooling for David H. Knott, respondent. Seymour Mork for Harry B. Chambers, respondent. E. Ivan Rubenstein for John J. Dorman, respondent. Charles W. Froessel, in person, respondent. John J. Bennett, Jr., Attorney-General ( Henry Epstein of counsel), appearing in support of constitutionality of subdivision 4 of section 137 of Election Law.