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Show I I MM I BARNES II BETIBE FROM GQUHCIL Veteran Third Ward Democrat Says He Has Had Enough v ' of Public Life. Arthur F. Barnes, the veteran Coun-' Coun-' cIImanN from the Third ward, has announced an-nounced to his Democratic friends that he will not bo a candidate for renomi-natlon renomi-natlon this fall. Mr. Barnes says ho Js too busy to attend further to his Councilmanic duties, and for that rea- son will retire. His party would probably prob-ably renominate him unanimously wero he to signify a wish for another term. Mr. Iiarncs served two years In tho Council In 1S0S and 1S09. lie was the Democratic nominee for Mayor against Ezra Thompson in 1S09. and was defeated. de-feated. In 1904 ' he again entered t he f Council, and has been servlpg there ever ,i since. L The Third ward is also tho home of F. S. Fernstrom, tho "Terrible Swede," W - who Is the undisputed leader of the Dem-i Dem-i ocratlc minority in the Council, and who. m vas never accused of being a fool even wj by his bitterest foes. Fernstrom says " that he Is not a candidate for re-election, i but that If "de peeples wants me" lie will run again, i t Fernstrom was turned down for rcnom-Jn'i rcnom-Jn'i inatlon two years ago. Th Mormon church, of which he-Q? a siilnlng light, urn wanted him In tho Council, however, so M the good brother who was nominated in SI his place was forced to get off the ticket , 'HS and Fernstrom was substituted for him. SM ' Since then the Third ward Democrats-SnB Democrats-SnB have 3een no reason for turning Ferns'! Fern-s'! strom down, because the church will son Sfl to it that he gets into the Council any-3fl any-3fl way, so he is not likely to have oppo-IJ oppo-IJ eitlon this year. |