#BosMayor Round-Up: Oct. 20, 2013

16 days to Nov. 5. It's Sunday, so both candidates are attending church services. They'll both be spending some time in Jamaica Plain later today. And both get profiles in the Boston Sunday Globe.

CONNOLLY, WALSH CONDEMN OUTSIDE GROUP'S MAILER: City Councillor At-Large John Connolly has come under attack by an outside group backing state Rep. Marty Walsh. A negative flyer repeatedly calling Connolly a "corporate lawyer" and referred to him as "privileged." “The people of Boston deserve better than this,” Connolly said in a statement on Saturday. “I call on Representative Walsh and these outside special interest groups to stop the negative campaigning and personal attacks and to stop distracting from the issues that are truly important to the people of Boston, including high-quality schools, safe and healthy neighborhoods, and economic opportunities for every neighborhood and every community.” Walsh responded with his own statement hours later and condemned the flyer. "This mailer, and the attacks on my opponent’s family, are out of bounds," Walsh said. "John is my friend and there is no place in this campaign for personal attacks like this. To those responsible for this mailing and anyone thinking about doing anything like it, my message is clear: stop, don’t do it, don't even think about it. The people of Boston deserve better." The flyer was put together by Working America, one of the pro-labor groups backing Walsh. American Working Families, another pro-labor group, has been spending money on ads in support of Walsh.

CAPUANO TO BACK WALSH: The Herald reports the congressman from Somerville, who represents part of Boston, will be endorsing Rep. Walsh. (Someone should tell the Herald's Jaclyn Cashman that Congressman Stephen Lynch has been with Walsh for a while, though. Lynch even recorded a GOTV-focused robocall for the Walsh campaign just before the preliminary.)

THE DAY AHEAD: A list of happenings, as provided by the campaigns. Schedule entries are subject to change:

State Rep. Marty Walsh

8:45 a.m. Rep. Walsh will signal the start of the BFF Road Race (Florian Hall, 55 Hallet Street, Dorchester)

10:00 a.m. Rep. Walsh will attend services at Jubilee Church (1500 Blue Hill Ave)

12:00 p.m. Mel King’s 85th Birthday Celebration (City Year, Inc., Lavine Civic Forum, 287 Columbus Avenue)

4:00 p.m. Rep. Walsh will greet voters at a house party (private residence, Roslindale)

6:00 p.m. Rep. Walsh will greet supporters in Jamaica Plain (315 Centre Street)

7:45 p.m. A Night of Comedy for Marty Walsh (Last Laugh Boston, 425 Summer Street)

City Councillor At-Large John Connolly

Attending Services at Various Churches
9:00am - 1:30pm

Meet and Greet in Roxbury
6:00 PM
Event is at a private residence*

Meet and Greet in Jamaica Plain
7:00 PM
Event is at a private residence*

Amigos for Connolly Meet and Greet
8:00 PM
Acapulco, 464 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA

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