From 1891 to 1902 Park served as chair of the Democratic executive committee for Worth County, Georgia.
From 1902 through 1904 Park was the chair of the Democratic congressional committee for Georgia's 2nd congressional district.

Despite his affiliation with the Democratic party, in February 1909, Judge Park helped organize a banquet to honor Republican President-elect William Howard Taft.
The dinner, for 500, was held at the newly constructed Armory-Auditorium (now the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium).
The feast was prepared by the head chef of the Piedmont Hotel, with the assistance of three cooks from Park's plantation.
The event was hosted by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, with Asa Candler, founder of The Coca-Cola Company acting as toastmaster.
Judge Park volunteered to provide 100 "fat possums", captured from the wilds of Worth County, as the headline feature of the banquet.
The "Possum and 'Taters" dinner, as it came to be known, also included 100 gallons of persimmon beer.
The chief chef of the Piedmont Hotel created a special opossum basting sauce for the occasion.
In addition to the opossum and sweet potatoes ('Taters), the menu included turtle soup, broiled Georgia shad, spiced watermelon, boiled wild turkey with oyster sauce, and quail en casserole.

The opossum was brought to President-elect Taft in a chafing dish.
It was reported that "Five hundred eyes were on the President-elect as he lifted the top of the dish and gazed at the boast of Georgia."
Taft is said to have  remarked that it was "The best dish I have toasted in weeks".
After the dinner, boosters presented Taft with a small plush marsupial they dubbed "Billy Possum".
Their expectation was that Billy Possum would soon outshine Taft's predecessor's famous plush toy, the Teddy Bear.
Stone and Webster Public Service Journal wrote that "Thousands of little possums are being made, which promise to be as favorably received as was the teddy bear".
While that was not to be, public reaction to the dinner was exceptionally positive.
Response to the dinner was so positive that the chef of the Piedmont Hotel received letters from New York restaurants stating that they had placed "Possum and 'Taters" on their menus, and requesting quantities of persimmon beer.
From 1891 to 1902 Park served as chair of the Democratic executive committee for Worth County, Georgia. From 1902 through 1904 Park was the chair of the Democratic congressional committee for Georgia's 2nd congressional district.
Despite his affiliation with the Democratic party, in February 1909, Judge Park helped organize a banquet to honor Republican President-elect William Howard Taft. The dinner, for 500, was held at the newly constructed Armory-Auditorium (now the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium). The feast was prepared by the head chef of the Piedmont Hotel, with the assistance of three cooks from Park's plantation. The event was hosted by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, with Asa Candler, founder of The Coca-Cola Company acting as toastmaster. Judge Park volunteered to provide 100 "fat possums", captured from the wilds of Worth County, as the headline feature of the banquet. The "Possum and 'Taters" dinner, as it came to be known, also included 100 gallons of persimmon beer. The chief chef of the Piedmont Hotel created a special opossum basting sauce for the occasion. In addition to the opossum and sweet potatoes ('Taters), the menu included turtle soup, broiled Georgia shad, spiced watermelon, boiled wild turkey with oyster sauce, and quail en casserole. 
The opossum was brought to President-elect Taft in a chafing dish. It was reported that "Five hundred eyes were on the President-elect as he lifted the top of the dish and gazed at the boast of Georgia." Taft is said to have  remarked that it was "The best dish I have toasted in weeks". After the dinner, boosters presented Taft with a small plush marsupial they dubbed "Billy Possum". Their expectation was that Billy Possum would soon outshine Taft's predecessor's famous plush toy, the Teddy Bear. Stone and Webster Public Service Journal wrote that "Thousands of little possums are being made, which promise to be as favorably received as was the teddy bear". While that was not to be, public reaction to the dinner was exceptionally positive. Response to the dinner was so positive that the chef of the Piedmont Hotel received letters from New York restaurants stating that they had placed "Possum and 'Taters" on their menus, and requesting quantities of persimmon beer.
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