Altoona Mayor Substitute Nomination Case

Order

Per Curiam,

The order of the court below is affirmed. Opinion to be filed later.

Mr. Justice Cohen dissents.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

January 7, 1964 :

At the primary election on May 21, 1963, Roy E. Thompson was nominated as the Republican candidate for mayor of the City of Altoona in the election to be held November 5, 1963. On September 3, 1963, he *307formally withdrew as a candidate. By appropriate action (on September 9), the Republican City Committee, in accordance with party rules, selected Robert Smay as the substituted nominee for mayor. On the following day, a substituted…