This meant that for the second round of voting Brown and Stevenson - since tied - had to cut cards to determine who would go forward for the final ballot against Jack.
Peter Brown decided to pull out of the vote to let Stevenson go forward without cutting cards.
The Edinburgh side had claimed that they were owed a six figure sum from the Scottish Rugby Union.
Ultimately, this means that if Edinburgh decides to press its claims through the courts we will, albeit with a heavy heart, defend our position vigorously."
However set against this robust defence of the SRU finances was the closure - during Jack's presidency - of Scotland's third professional side: the Border Reivers.