Article: CONVENTION PARTIES FACE LIKELY BOYCOTT

At least four state Democratic party chairmen urged their delegations this week to boycott Boston's welcoming receptions on the eve of the Democratic National Convention rather than cross union picket lines, raising the possibility that some parties will be canceled.

Democratic party chairmen from California, Ohio, Tennessee, and Maine have written letters or phoned delegates asking them to stay away from the parties to be hosted by Mayor Thomas M. Menino in neighborhoods throughout the city. They are also asking delegates to boycott Menino's speech on the convention floor Monday night. The moves would amount to a major embarrassment for Menino.

"No staff member of the Ohio Democratic Party, ...

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