The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" id="mwsA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" id="mwsQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States">United States</a> held its first convention in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson,_Michigan" id="mwsg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Jackson, Michigan">Jackson, Michigan</a>.