One of them didn't go because he didn't have any toothbrush.
"_Senator Burrows_.

Did he give that as a reason?
"_Admiral Dewey_.

Yes; he said, 'I have no toothbrush.'" [100] However, Dewey ultimately yielded to the pressure exercised on him by Pratt and Wildman, and allowed Aguinaldo and some of his associates to be brought to Manila.

Having them there he proposed to get assistance from them, not as allies, but as a friendly force attacking a common enemy, in its own way.
Let us continue with his testimony as to cooperation between Aguinaldo and the naval forces of the United States:-- "_Senator Patterson_.

Then, Admiral, until you knew that they were going to send land forces to your assistance you thought there was a necessity to organize the Filipinos into land forces, did you?
"_Admiral Dewey_.