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Show EXPERTS WATCH ! HARE SYSTEM '. Ashtabula to Elect Seven Councilmen by Proportional Representation Plan City Manager to be Chosen. Ashtabula, 0., Nov. 2.Expert3 from different parts of the countrv . were hero today to watch Ashtabula's experiment with the Hare systom of proportional representation which is at stake in the municipal election here for the first time in the United States. Seven councilmen will be elected and they will choose a city manager. The Hare systom, as employed here under the new charter, provides that any faction must securo the strength of one more than one-eighth of the total voting strength of the city may secure representation in the council. Their aro sixteen candidates for the seven seats. |