[1] Turner was one of two state House members who changed his previous inclination to vote from a no to a yes in August 1920, thus ensuring the passage (and ratification) of the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution.

Notably, rather than simply voting "Nay" as the other opponents had, Turner said, “I wish to be recorded as against the motion to table.” It is thought that pressure from the Democratic governors of Tennessee and Ohio, likely also influenced by Woodrow Wilson, caused Turner to vote against his inclinations towards his local constituency.

[3] Democrats felt that the Nineteenth Amendment was good for them nationally, so Turner was supporting the will of his party.

As the clerk called “Turner,” he arose once again and shouted “Aye.” The resolution had carried by a vote of 49 to 47.

He returned to Gibson County in 1937 to practice law in Trenton, TN.