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"The Democratic State Convention had not yet even been called to order across Tiffany Charm Street at the DCU Center, and already the wraparound bar at Viva Bene was packed with supporters of Worcester County Sheriff Guy W. Glodis, a candidate for state auditor. About Scottie Charm, after a few speeches inside the convention hall, the popular downtown nightspot was standing room only. A small roar went up as Mr. Glodis, decked out in a shiny suit, swept in with his entourage. The buzz among conventioneers was that Pink Heart Charm Signature Necklace, the subject of an unflattering piece last week in the alternative weekly newspaper, the Boston Phoenix, has furiously been working gay Democrats and liberals in an effort to reverse perceptions that he is too right-wing for the rock star guitar charm Party. "I'm not going to reinvent myself just to run for political office. I'm not a cookie-cutter, politically correct candidate," Mr. Glodis told a reporter at the bar, as he wiped sweat from his brow on the humid night. "But I've obviously grown and matured since I was first elected in my 20s." A few feet away, another political maverick was energetically shaking hands with anyone who would offer theirs. It was none other than the independent candidate for governor, state Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill, who, while not allowed inside the convention, was here with his supporters last night and plans to be outside the hall today, working the Democrats just as he did the Republican state convention in April.