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Show MAY NOT VISIT WEST. Illness of Mrs. Taft Will Cause Post-. Post-. ponement of President's Trip. Washington Presldont Tart on Friday Fri-day sent ror Senator Guggenheim of Colorado, who has been active In urging urg-ing tho president to visit tho west this summer nnd Informed him t'liat owing to tho continued Illness of Mrs. Tart he would bo unable to mako his western trip as early as he had expected ex-pected and would havo to postpono It until some time In tho fall. Tho president had planned to go west In August to attend the Grand Army encampment en-campment at Salt Lnke City, August 10; Trans-Mlsslsslppi congress at Denver, August 10; formal opening ; of tho Gunnison Irrigation project, August 19; nnd Important meetings at other western cities. . Ho also had considered extending jijils ,vslt to Alaska. His chango In 71lnns,wlll mako It necessary to give up thpso engagements which, however, how-ever, had been made but tentative. Tho president expressed much regret that ho would be unablo to carry out his original program and that ho. would havo ot dlsappoln bo many friends and organizations from whom ho had recolvcd Invitations. |