Bringing Power to Electrical, Testing Electrical System Prior to Engine Installation Options

[Highland]

If I connect the 12V battery (+) to the 2 red wires from the main wiring harness and the battery (-) to the chassis ground, will the electrical system power up when the ignition key is in the ON position?

The main harness is plugged into the relay board. Neither the alternator, ignition or injection harness are plugged into the relay board, but all the round relays are in place.

By electrical system I'm referring primarily to windshield wipers, headlights, and lights. I want to make sure they work before installing the fuel tank and engine.

[Highland]

Need more help. So I think I may have made a mistake by just plugging in the ignition harness and wiper/turn signal assembly without the steering column. I'm guessing the mounted steering column grounds everything?

When I switched the ignition on it started smoking. I immediately turned it off and tried again with no smoke and a faint clicking, but no lights or blower would turn on. No fuses were blown.

The switch looks fine and I had just sprayed it with dry lock lube, so I'm wondering if that was the source of the smoke. I also ohm'd out the ignition switch and it test per the diagrams I found in this link:
http://914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=275464

So my questions are:

1) Is the issue with the switch not being grounded in the column or is there another issue I'm missing here?

2) If the ignition switch test good with an ohm meter, is the switch still good or did I destroy it?

3) Where does the ignition switch "P" terminal go?