In 1852 , Alvan E. Bovay , a future founder of the United State Republican Party , dined with Horace Greeley at Lovejoy 's during the 1852 Whig National Convention . They discussed the need for a new national party , and Bovay suggested it be called the " Republican " party
1852 Whig National Convention
1852 Whig National Convention
Lovejoy's Hotel