Description: Roanne Sragow, sworn in as district court judge, requested Alan Dershowitz as speaker at ceremony; Gov. Dukakis forbids his attendance because of feud with William Bulger. Bellotti tries to be diplomatic.
Description: Evelyn Murphy differs from Michael Dukakis on how to balance the budget; she opposes local aid cuts. Frank Bellotti talks about delegates won at Democratic caucuses. Alexander Tennant.
Description: Evelyn Murphy withdraws gubernatorial candidacy and endorses Bellotti. Bellotti pledges commitment to abortion rights. Silber says no excuses remain in now two-person race. Philip Johnston.
Description: Silber campaign issues second anti- Bellotti ad, this one referring to slush funds. Murphy calls for Silber to withdraw candidacy because he implied late abortion is infanticide.
Description: Bellotti and Silber ridicule and chastise the House for inability to solve the budget problem. Silber suggests power alliance with Charles Flaherty and says he wants to serve only one term as governor.
Description: Frank Bellotti defends himself against a Silber ad which misleadingly highlights the word "corruption" in a Globe headline about Bellotti.
Description: Who will be next chair of state Democratic party? James Roosevelt suggests Steve Grossman. Other possibilities are Mark Roosevelt, Marjorie Clapprood, Ann Lewis, John Silber, Frank Bellotti.