Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-09
MISS EUGENIA ]. BRAHAN.

MISS EUGENIA j. BRAHAN,
of Seguin, who polled the mammoth
vote of 100000 against the $4,000 of
our candidate. The battle was hotly
contested until up to the last day,
when Miss Brahan jumped from 81,
600 to 100000. Our candidate wired
her congratulations to her successful
competitor for the honor and
accepted her defeat cheerfully.
The vote far surpassed any ones
expectations.
In the battles of life all cannot be
the victors, and while BRENNAN
mourns the defeat of its favorite
after having worked faithfully for
her success, it was among the first
to send congratulations to the sue
cessful young lady.
The friends of Miss Estes made a
gallant fight in the Houston Post
contest for the Hamilton college
scholarship, and those having in
charge the management of the me-
morable campaign having nothing to
regret and everything to be proud
of. They made no charges against
any one, no boasts, giving the oppo-
nents all credit they deserved, but run
their candidate upon her merit alone.
The strong endorsements of her
friends and teachers and the large
vote she polled, coming as it did,
not from rich relatives OF a few in
fuential friends, but from all over
the broad State and even beyond its
confines, was indeed gratifying to
her Brennan friends, and a high
compliment to her true worth; and
even had she lost the opportunity of
going to Hamilton, she had reason
to be proud of the part she had ia
ken in the contest, but she goes,
thanks to the generosity of the
Houston Post, recognizing as it did,
to quote its own language: "the
very great popularity she developed
as candidate, as evidenced by the
very heavy vote cast, and in recogni-
ton of the worth of the young lady,
as evidenced so clearly by the action
of her friends, scattered as they are
shown to be all over the broad
State of Texas, and even far beyond
its borders, must beg to be allowed
to present her with scholarship at
Hamilton, just the same as has been
awarded those receiving the great
est number of votes. In no other
way does The Post feel that it
could SO we'll apply a part of the
proceeds of the contest as in thus
testifying its high admiration for
the young lady herself, and also for
the fealty of her friends. That she
may rank as the peer of the flower
of the South and reap laurels to
wear hereafter in her Texas home is
its sincere wish.
The BANNER joins the Post in its
good wishes. and feel safe in essur-
ing 1t that its Brennan representa-
tive at Hamilton will frank as the
peer of the flower of the South and
WIN laurels to wear hereafter in her
Texas home" and when the Post
hears from her at Hamilton it will
feel proud of its representative, as
will her Brennan friends.
The idea that the Post was work
ing the contest solely for the money
there was in it has been disabused
by its generous distribution of the
funds, for instead of two contestants |
going to Hamilton five will go.
Monday night banquet and ball
was given at Eldridge hall in honor
Of ''Our Nettie," and toasts were
drank to her success, but at this
ate hour it is impossible to even
give synopsis of this most enioya-
Die entertainment.
MEssRs. B. S. ROGERS, W. q.
Smell, E. l.. Sally, W. II. Lockhart