No start, wire on coil

The positive side of the coil needs 12 volts and the negitive side of the coil goes to the dist / points for ground.

Typically the wires in the harness are the positive wires, some cases like map lights etc are ground wires

The basic path it ignition switch to ballast resister to positive coil. There is another path while cranking which is ignition switch to coil positive.(bi-passing) the ballast resister.